Sports體育運動

1. Many international sports were introduced by the British who take their leisure time very seriously. There is widespread participation in sport in Britain.

英國人很重視休閑時光，許多國際體育項目是由他們推廣開來的，在英國，人們廣泛參與體育活動。

2. Football (or "soccer" as it is colloquially called), the most popular sport in England as well as in Europe, has its traditional home in England where it was developed in the 19th century.

足球（口語叫“soccer”）,在英格蘭和歐洲是最受歡迎的運動，其傳統老家在英格蘭，在19世紀得到發展。

3. The game "Rugby" was invented at Rugby School in Warwich shire in the early 19th century.

英式橄欖球（又稱拉格比足球）于19世紀初發明于沃爾威克郡的拉格比學校，因此而得名。

4. Cricket, the most typically English of sports, has been in existence since the 16th century. On an international level, 5-day Cornhill Test Matches.

板球，是英國人最典型的體育運動，自從16世紀以來已存在。國際比賽是為期5天的康希爾決賽。

5. Although tennis has been played for centuries, the modern game originated in England in late 19th. The main tournament is the annual Wimbledon fortnight, one of the 4 tennis "Grand Slam" tournaments.

盡管網球已打了好幾個世紀，但現代比賽卻起源于19世紀末的英格蘭。主要比賽是一年一度的溫布爾登兩周賽，這是四大滿貫網球錦標賽之一。

6. There is a considerable following and participation of athletics in Britain. For example, the London Marathon, which takes place every spring.

英國參加田徑的人很多，例如倫敦的馬拉松塞，每年春季舉行。

7. The home of golf is Scotland where the game has been played since the 17th century and naturally the oldest golf club in the world is there: The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers. The most important national event is the Open Championship with the Walker Cup for amateurs and the Ryder Cup for professionals.

高爾夫球的故里是蘇格蘭，自從17世紀以來這項運動就在那兒盛行。全世界最古老的高爾夫俱樂部也在那里：愛丁堡高爾夫球會員榮譽公司。全國最大的比賽是沃爾克杯業余公開賽和雷德爾杯職業公開賽。