9 Basketball

Basketball written by John Lockyer

约翰·洛克耶写的《篮球》

Can you jump? Can you run forward and back? Can you pass, catch, and bounce a large ball? If you can do these things, then the wonderful world of basketball is at your fingertips. People have played the game of basketball for hundreds of years. The first basketball was a soccer ball, and the first goals were fruit baskets. There were nine players in each team.

你会跳吗?你能前后跑吗? 你能传、接、弹一个大球吗? 如果你能做到这些，那么精彩的篮球世界就在你的指尖。 人们打篮球已经有几百年了。 第一个篮球是足球，第一个目标是水果篮。 每队有九名队员。

shooting Basketball players must learn useful skills. Shooting is an important skill. Good players can shoot the ball into the basket from anywhere close to the goal. When they shoot, they must concentrate on the basket. Another important skill is dribbling the ball. Dribbling is when players bounce the ball as they move up and down the court. Every player needs to dribble the ball at some time in a game.

篮球运动员必须学习有用的技术。 射击是一项重要的技能。 优秀的球员可以从靠近球门的任何地方把球投进篮筐。 当他们投篮时，他们必须把注意力集中在篮筐上。 另一个重要的技巧是运球。 运球是指球员在球场上下移动时将球弹起。 在比赛中，每个球员都需要在某些时候运球。

Sometimes a player will miss a goal. When the ball bounces off the backboard, anyone can grab it. This is called rebounding. Lots of practice in jumping up helps players to become better rebounders. There are many different basketball passes: chest pass, bounce pass, overhead pass and baseball pass. All passes on the court should be fast and straight.

有时球员会失球。 当球从篮板上弹起时，任何人都可以接住它。 这就是所谓的反弹。 大量的弹跳练习有助于球员成为更好的篮板手。 有许多不同的篮球传球:胸部传球，弹跳传球，头顶传球和棒球传球。 在球场上所有的传球都应该是又快又直。

defending Players are defending when they try to stop the players in the other team from scoring a goat. Stealing or taking the ball cleanly from another player is the best way to defend. Playing the game is the best fun, but there are rules. Each team has five players. The game starts with a tip-off. The referee throws the ball up, and one player from each team tries to tap it to a teammate.

当球员试图阻止对方球员得分时，他们就是在防守。 从其他球员手中干净利落地抢球是最好的防守方式。 玩这个游戏是最有趣的，但也有规则。 每队有五名队员。 比赛以一个提示开始。 裁判将球抛起，两队各有一名球员试着将球轻拍给队友。

dribbling The player who has the ball must dribble to move forward or back. But it is against the rules to dribble, pick up the ball, then start dribbling again. It must be passed to someone else. No player can hit, push, or charge into another player. This is called fouling. If a player is fouled when she is shooting, she gets extra shots. If a player gives five fouls, she must leave the game.

持球队员必须运球才能向前或向后移动。 但是运球，拿起球，然后再开始运球是违反规则的。 它必须传递给其他人。 任何玩家都不能打、推或冲撞其他玩家。 这叫做犯规。如果一个球员在投篮时被犯规，她会得到额外的投篮机会。 如果一名球员犯规五次，她必须离场。