Did you know that many of the world's most popular sports originated in the United Kingdom? Since the middle of the 19th century, more than 10 official sports have been created in the UK!

　　你知道嗎?很多世界最受歡迎的體育項(xiàng)目都起源于英國。從19世紀(jì)中期開始，英國就產(chǎn)生了10多項(xiàng)正式體育項(xiàng)目!

　　Examples of team sports:

　　團(tuán)體體育項(xiàng)目：

　　– Football: Probably the most popular sport created in England, football rules were first written in 1863!

　　足球：足球可能是英國創(chuàng)造的最流行的體育項(xiàng)目，比賽規(guī)則最初寫于1863年!

　　– Rugby: Rugby is also a kind of football game. “The Rugby Football Union” was created in the UK in 1871! However, unlike Football, this game needs 2 teams of 15 players and you need to use your hands to get the ball into the enemy zone to win points.

　　橄欖球：橄欖球也是足球比賽的一種。英式橄欖球協(xié)會(huì)于1871年在英國成立!然而與足球不同的是，參加這項(xiàng)比賽的2個(gè)隊(duì)各有15名球員，需要用手把球帶進(jìn)對(duì)方區(qū)域得分。

　　– Hockey: The first hockey club was created in 1849 but the word 'hockey' was actually recorded by King Edward III in 1363! The game is similar to football as there are 11 players in each team and players need to use hockey sticks to hit the ball.

　　曲棍球：第一個(gè)曲棍球俱樂部成立于1849年，但“曲棍球”這個(gè)詞在1363年就被愛德華三世記載過!這個(gè)比賽和足球類似，每隊(duì)11名球員，需要用球棍擊球。

　　– Curling: Curling was invented in Scotland in the medieval period, around the year 1540. Two teams of 4 players take turns to slide a stone on ice to a circular target. It takes a lot of skill to make sure the stones stop inside the target and players often knock their opponents' stones out of the way too!

　　冰壺：冰壺起源于1540年左右中世紀(jì)時(shí)期的蘇格蘭，兩隊(duì)各4名選手輪流在冰上把冰壺滑到營壘中心，確保冰壺停在目標(biāo)區(qū)域內(nèi)需要很多技巧，同時(shí)要把對(duì)方的冰壺撞跑!

　　Examples of individual sports:

　　個(gè)人體育項(xiàng)目：

　　– Tennis: The modern game of tennis was created between 1860 and 1865 in Birmingham, England.

　　網(wǎng)球：現(xiàn)代網(wǎng)球比賽于1860年至1865年間起源于英國伯明翰。

　　– Badminton: Badminton was created in the mid 1800's in Badminton House, Gloucestershire.

　　羽毛球：羽毛球是在19世紀(jì)中期誕生于格洛斯特郡的拜明頓莊園。

　　– Boxing: Boxing appeared in the 1700s in England. A match can stop any time if an opponent is incapable to continue.

　　拳擊：拳擊在18世紀(jì)出現(xiàn)在英國。比賽中如果有一方無法繼續(xù)可以隨時(shí)終止比賽。

　　– Table tennis: Table tennis originated in England and was created at the end of the 1800s. Similar to tennis and badminton, a player only wins a point if the opponent cannot return the ball on the correct part of the table.

　　乒乓球：乒乓球運(yùn)動(dòng)起源于英國， 19世紀(jì)末出現(xiàn)。和網(wǎng)球、羽毛球類似，如果對(duì)方不能把球打回球臺(tái)的正確區(qū)域就能得分。