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Baseball Baseball is played with a bat and a ball on a field. A player called the pitcher throws the baseball, and the batter tries to hit it. A batter who hits the ball tries to run to three bases and then run to home plate. Players on the other team try to stop the base runner by throwing the ball to a base before the runner reaches it, or by catching the ball and touching the runner with it. If the runner touches all three bases and home plate without being stopped—called out—he or she scores a run! Wearing a mitt makes it easier for a player to catch the ball. It's a fact! Baseball has been popular in the United States for over 100 years. It is sometimes called "the national pastime. The catcher squats behind home plate to catch the ball.

棒球是在球场上用球棒和球来玩的。 一名被称为投手的球员投掷棒球，击球手试图击中它。 击球的击球手试图跑到三垒，然后跑到本垒。 对方队员试图在跑垒员到达垒前把球扔到垒上，或者接住球并用球碰到跑垒员，以此来阻止跑垒员。 如果跑垒者触碰到所有的三个垒和本垒板而没有被阻止——叫出局——他或她就得一分!戴手套使运动员更容易接球。 这是事实!棒球在美国已经流行了100多年。 它有时被称为“国民消遣”。 接球手蹲在本垒后面接球。

The batter tries to hit the ball out of the reach of the other team's players in the field. A baseball is a small, hard, round ball. A baseball bat is a long piece of wood or metal. It is rounded at the top end. A baseball field has three bases and a home plate arranged in the shape of a diamond.

击球手试图把球打到对方队员够不着的地方。 棒球是一种又小又硬的圆球。 棒球棒是一根长木头或金属。 它的顶端是圆形的。 棒球场有三个垒和一个菱形的本垒板。

Basketball Basketball is played in a space called a court. This sport can be played indoors or outdoors. It is played between two teams. Players move the ball around the court by dribbling (bouncing) or passing it. They try to stop the players on the other team from scoring. Players score points by throwing the ball through a hoop and net called a basket. A slam dunk is when a player jumps and pushes the ball into the basket. It's a fact! The first basketball hoops were peach baskets.

篮球运动在一个叫做球场的地方进行。 这项运动可在室内或室外进行。 比赛在两队之间进行。 球员通过运球(弹跳)或传球在球场上移动球。 他们试图阻止对方队员得分。 球员通过把球投进一个叫做篮子的篮框和网来得分。 扣篮是指球员跳起来把球推入篮筐。 这是事实!第一个篮筐是桃篮子。

The player dribbles the big, round basketball. The ball must pass through the basket's hoop and net to score points. The edge of the basket is attached to the backboard.

球员运球，大，圆的篮球。 球必须通过篮框和网才能得分。 篮筐的边缘系在篮板上。