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Cheerleading
啦啦隊
Cheerleaders are part of athletic competitions throughout the United States.
啦啦隊是美國運動比賽的一部分，
They lead the crowd in cheering for the team it likes best.
引領著觀眾為他們最喜歡的球隊歡呼吶喊。
Most cheerleaders in the early years were men.
早期的啦啦隊成員大多是男的。
That changed during World War II,when large numbers of young men left the country to fight.
二戰期間，大批男青年奔赴戰場。
From that time on, more than 90% of cheerleaders have been female.
自那時起，啦啦隊超過90%的成員是女的。
Today most American high schools include cheerleading among their student athletic activities.
如今大多數美國高中的體育活動中都包括啦啦隊。
The cheerleaders must be in good physical condition.
啦啦隊隊員必須要有良好的身體素質，
They must be able to jump high, turn circles in the air and lift each other.
她們必須能夠跳得很高,在空中轉圈并且能夠互相舉起對方。
Many girls attend cheerleading camps in the summer to improve their skills and learn new moves.
很多女孩在夏天參加啦啦隊營地去提高她們的技巧并學習新的動作。
Some people say cheerleading is not a sport because it does not have unified rules.
有些人說啦啦隊不是一種運動,因為它沒有統一的規則。
Rules for competitions among cheerleading teams are different,depending on the group organizing the contest.
在啦啦隊團隊間的比賽規則是不同的,這取決于組織比賽的團體。
However, cheerleading is an athletic activity requiring physical skill,and cheerleaders add to the excitement of an athletic event.
然而,啦啦隊擅長多種高難度的體操技巧。而且啦啦隊的表演為比賽增色不少。
