Hockey

Hockey, written by Luanne Silver. Focus question. What is hockey, and what makes it a unique sport?

《冰球》，作者：卢安·西尔弗 思考问题 冰球是什么？它为什么是一项独一无二的运动呢？

Miracle on Ice The date is February 22, 1980. The location is Lake Placid, New York, at the Winter Olympic Games. The U .S. National Hockey Team faces the Soviet Union National Team, which has won gold in six of the last seven Olympic Games. Everyone thinks the Soviet team will win. The U .S. team is ahead 4 -3, with only 10 minutes left in the game. As television newsman Al Michaels counts down the last seconds on the clock, he says, Do you believe in miracles? Yes. Team USA beats the Soviets and then beats Finland to win Olympic gold. The energy of these types of exciting wins, the speed of the game, and the talent of its

冰上奇迹 这一天是1980年2月22日 比赛地点在纽约州普莱西德湖，这里正在举办冬季奥运会 美国国家冰球队对阵苏联国家冰球队——苏联队已经在过去七届奥运会中拿下了六枚金牌 所有人都认为苏联队会赢 比赛只剩10分钟时，美国队以4比3领先 电视解说员阿尔·迈克尔斯读秒的时候问道：你相信奇迹吗？ 是的！ 美国队击败苏联队，之后又战胜芬兰拿下奥运金牌 这种激动人心的胜利、风驰电掣的比赛节奏，还有选手们的

playing to win. The National Hockey League, NHL, began in 1917 with five Canadian teams. It now has 30 teams, with about one -fourth based in Canada. Hockey is the sixth most popular team

拼搏精神，都在为胜利而战。 国家冰球联盟简称NHL，1917年成立，最初只有5支加拿大球队 如今它一共有30支球队，约四分之一的球队设在加拿大 冰球是全球第六受欢迎的团体

Hockey around the globe Hockey is played in over 70 countries. As of 2013, there were over a million and a half hockey players around the world. Canada and the United States have by far the most hockey players. Hockey is usually played indoors so the ice can stay frozen all year long. However, in cold parts of the world, it can also be played outdoors on frozen ponds and lakes. Men's hockey has been part of the Olympic Winter Games since 1924. Women's hockey was added in 1998.

世界各地的冰球运动 全球有超过70个国家开展冰球运动 截至2013年，全世界冰球运动员总数超过150万人 加拿大和美国的冰球运动员数量远远超过其他国家 冰球通常在室内进行，这样冰面可以一整年保持冰冻 不过在气候寒冷的地区，人们也会在户外结冰的池塘和湖面上打冰球 男子冰球从1924年起就成为冬奥会的比赛项目 女子冰球在1998年被正式加入冬奥项目

The Dawn of Hockey. Modern hockey is played on ice with a hard rubber puck, but the game didn't start out that way. Long ago, the sport was played with a ball, which was dangerous because the ball was hard to control on ice. The first hockey rules were created in eastern Canada. On March 3, 1875, the first hockey game with a puck was played in the city of Montreal. Hockey soon became popular across Canada. The game later spread south into the United States.

冰球的起源 现代冰球是在冰上用硬橡胶冰球进行的，但这项运动一开始并不是这样 很久以前，人们打冰球用的是球，这种球在冰上很难控制，十分危险 最早的冰球规则制定于加拿大东部 1875年3月3日，第一场使用冰球的比赛在蒙特利尔举办 冰球很快就在加拿大流行开来 之后这项运动向南传播，来到了美国

Playing the Game Hockey is a fast and exciting team sport played on a smooth ice rink with a rubber puck and a long, thin stick. Players use their sticks to stick handle, control, pass, and shoot the puck. Imagine doing that while skating at 20 miles per hour, 32 kilometers per hour, or more. Players score goals by getting the puck into the other team's net. The team with more goals at the end of the game wins. Each team is always trying to gain control of the puck so they can score goals. The team that has the puck is on offense and the other team is on defense.

如何打冰球 冰球是节奏快、充满乐趣的团队运动，在光滑冰面上开展，用细长冰杆击打橡胶冰球 球员用球杆运球、控球、传球和射门 想象一下，你要踩着冰刀，以每小时20英里也就是每小时32公里，甚至更快的速度完成这些动作 球员把冰球打入对方球门就能得分 比赛结束时得分更多的队伍获胜 每支队伍都一直在努力抢下冰球控制权，这样才能射门得分 控制冰球的队伍处于进攻状态，另一支队伍处于防守状态