英语六级必读美文022：敢冲敢抢橄榄球
<p> <span word="To">To</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="uninitiated">uninitiated</span>, <span word="rugby">rugby</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bunch">bunch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="powerfully">powerfully</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="throw">throw</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="pursuit">pursuit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="oval">oval</span> <span word="ball">ball</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="ancestor">ancestor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="modernAmerican">modernAmerican</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Canadian">Canadian</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="organized">organized</span> <span word="brawl">brawl</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="technical">technical</span> <span word="sport">sport</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="complex">complex</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rules">rules</span>. <span word="Apart">Apart</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="chaotic">chaotic</span> <span word="demeanor">demeanor</span>, <span word="rugby">rugby</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="unusual">unusual</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="origins">origins</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="traced">traced</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span>, <span word="seminal">seminal</span> <span word="event">event</span>.</p><p> 在外行的眼中，橄榄球赛只不过是一大群身材健壮的男人相互冲撞推挤，为了一颗椭圆形的球你争我夺的比赛。事实上，这个现代美国和加拿大地区足球的始祖，看起来更像是一场有组织的争吵，而不像是遵循复杂规则、讲究高度技巧的运动。 与其他现代运动相比较，橄榄球的不寻常之处，除了屡见不鲜的混乱场面之外，还在于它的起源，它可以追溯到某 重要的事件。</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1823, <span word="during">during</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prestigious">prestigious</span> <span word="Rugby">Rugby</span> <span word="School">School</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="England">England</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="impulsively">impulsively</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="William">William</span> <span word="Webb">Webb</span> <span word="Ellis">Ellis</span> <span word="rash">rash</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="practically">practically</span> <span word="suicidal">suicidal</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="novel">novel</span> <span word="approach">approach</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="students">students</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="style">style</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="football">football</span>. <span word="Known">Known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Rugby">Rugby</span> <span word="football">football</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="throwing">throwing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="kicking">kicking</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p> 1823年，一场英格兰中部享有盛名的拉格公学举行的足球赛中，一名球员一时冲动，把球拿起来带着跑。以当时的足球玩法，威廉 韦伯 艾利斯的鲁莽行动无疑是 自寻死路 。但他的这种新打法竟被其他学生接过来，继而发展成一种新式的足球 被称为橄榄球，它以传球和带球跑为主，而不去踢球。</p>
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