Chapter 10：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.

許多國際體育項目是由認真對待休閑時間的英國人引進的，在英國，人們廣泛參與體育。

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，出現于19世紀。

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

拉格比球比賽19世紀初創立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 Walker Cup for amateurs and the Ryder Cup for professionals.