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Do you know when basket ball was invented?
你知道籃球是什么時候發(fā)明的嗎？
If you travel around China you will notice a very popular activity everywhere you go-basketball.
如果你到中國各地旅游，無論你到哪個地方你都將注意到一項非常受歡迎的運動——籃球。
This much-loved and active sport is enjoyed by many, for fun and exercise.
這項備受熱愛的、活躍的運動作為娛樂和鍛煉項目被很多人喜歡。
The sport of basketball is a little over a hundred years old.
籃球運動有100多年的歷史了。
It is played by more than 100 million people in over 200 countries including China,
包括中國在內(nèi)的200多個國家有一億多人打籃球，
where basketball has been played in parks, schools, and even in factories.
在這些國家里，人們在公園、學(xué)校，甚至在工廠里都打籃球。
Basketball was invented by a Canadian doctor named James Naismith, who was born in 1861.
籃球是加拿大一位名叫詹姆斯·奈史密斯的醫(yī)生發(fā)明的，他出生于1861年。
When he was at college,his class was once asked to invent a new game that could be played indoors during the long winters.
當(dāng)他上大學(xué)的時候，他的班級曾被要求發(fā)明一種能夠在漫長的冬季里在室內(nèi)進(jìn)行的新的活動。
Dr Naismith created a game to be played on a hard wooden floor, so the safety of the played was important.
奈史密斯醫(yī)生創(chuàng)造了一種在硬的木質(zhì)地板上進(jìn)行的活動，因此，選手的安全就重要了。
Knocking into players and falling down would be dangerous.
撞到別人和跌倒都是危險的。
Dr Naismith divided the men in his class into two teams and taught them how to play his new game.
奈史密斯醫(yī)生將他班里的男生分成兩隊并教他們怎樣玩他的新游戲。
The aim of basketball is for players to get a ball into the "basket": a net hanging from a metal hoop.
籃球的目標(biāo)對選手們來說是把球投進(jìn)“籃子”里：“籃子”是一個掛在金屬圈上的網(wǎng)。
Players shoot from below the basket and may use the "backboard" for guiding the ball into the basket.
選手們從籃下投球，并可能用“籃板”來指導(dǎo)球進(jìn)入籃內(nèi)。
Players move towards one end of the court while throwing the ball to each other.
選手們在互相傳球時朝球場的一端移動。
It is believed that on December 21st, 1891, the first basketball game in history was played.
人們認(rèn)為歷史上的首次籃球賽是在1891年12月21日舉行的。
Then in 1936 in Berlin, it became an Olympic event.
后來，1936年在柏林，它成為奧運會項目。
A team from China took part, and although they didn't win they used the experience to help develop the game at home.
來自中國的一個隊參加了這屆奧運會，盡管他們沒有獲勝，但他們用自己的經(jīng)歷來幫助這項運動在國內(nèi)得以發(fā)展。
Since then,the popularity of basketball has risen worldwide,and the number of foreign players in America'sNBA (National Basketball Association) has increased.
從那時起，籃球在世界范圍內(nèi)普及開來，并且在美國NBA（國家籃球協(xié)會）的外國選手的數(shù)目也有所增加。
Basketball has also become a more popular sport for people to watch, and many young people dream of becoming famous basketball players.
籃球也成為更受觀眾喜愛觀看的體育運動，很多年輕人夢想成為著名的籃球運動員。
