Lacrosse

Lacrosse, written by Patricia South. Focus question. What makes lacrosse a unique sport?

《长曲棍球》，作者：帕特里夏·索斯 重点问题 是什么让长曲棍球成为一项独特的运动呢？

A fun game. The sport of lacrosse is exciting to play. It is ancient, fast, and fun.

一项好玩的运动 打长曲棍球非常刺激 它历史悠久、节奏快，还特别有趣

An old sport. Lacrosse comes from a First Nations team sport. Tribes in North America played lacrosse hundreds of years ago. It was an important game to them.

一项古老的运动 长曲棍球源自第一民族的团体运动 数百年前，北美洲的部落就开始打长曲棍球了 对他们来说，这是一项非常重要的运动

Long ago, people from Europe settled in North America. They saw First Nations people playing lacrosse. The settlers liked the game and started playing it. Sometimes they played with First Nations people.

很久以前，欧洲人来到北美洲定居 他们看到第一民族的人在打长曲棍球 这些定居者很喜欢这项运动，也开始学着打 有时候他们还会和第一民族的人一起打球

For a while, mostly settlers in Canada played lacrosse. Then, some schools in the United States began playing. Still, the game wasn't popular. The sticks used in the game were handmade and hard to get. Later, sticks were made more simply. Over time, people began playing the game across the country.

有一段时间，打长曲棍球的大多是加拿大的定居者 后来，美国的一些学校也开始开展这项运动 不过当时这项运动还不算普及 因为比赛用的球棍是手工制作的，很难买到 后来，球棍的制作工艺变得更简单了 渐渐地，全美各地都有人开始打长曲棍球了

Lacrosse Today. Today, men, women, boys, and girls play lacrosse. Lacrosse teams usually play outside in a field. Sometimes they play indoors. This is called box lacrosse. Lacrosse is popular in schools. There are two leagues in North America.

如今的长曲棍球。 现在，男女老少都可以打长曲棍球 长曲棍球队通常在室外场地上比赛， 有时候也会在室内打 这叫室内长曲棍球。 长曲棍球在学校里很受欢迎， 北美洲一共有两个职业联赛