英语六级必读美文021：英国体育运动
<p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="passionate">passionate</span> <span word="lovers">lovers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="competitive">competitive</span> <span word="sports">sports</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="neither">neither</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p> 英国人是竞技运动的爱好者,他们就会谈论和思考它们。当他们不打球和不看比赛的时候.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="peculiarly">peculiarly</span> <span word="associated">associated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="cricket">cricket</span>. <span word="Nearly">Nearly</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="England">England</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="cricket">cricket</span> <span word="club">club</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="first">first</span>-<span word="class">class</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="lasts">lasts</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="day">day</span></p><p> 英国特有的运动是板球。在英格兰，几乎每个村子都有自己的板球俱乐部.一场一流的比赛要持续长达5天的时间，每天要打上6个小时。</p><p> <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cricket">cricket</span>. <span word="Professional">Professional</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="business">business</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="Final">Final</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="May">May</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="London">London</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="ofthe">ofthe</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="matches">matches</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p> 不过，对于多数英国人来说，前后长达8个月的足球季节要比4个月的板球更加重要。职业足球是一个大的体育项目。每年5月在伦敦举行的足总杯是足球赛季的头等大事，也是全世界最闻名的足球赛事之一。</p><p> <span word="Rugby">Rugby</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="egg">egg</span>-<span word="shaped">shaped</span> <span word="ball">ball</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="protective">protective</span> <span word="clothing">clothing</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sport">sport</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="originated">originated</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="Rugby">Rugby</span> <span word="Public">Public</span> <span word="School">School</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="sport">sport</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="favoured">favoured</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> .</p>
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