世界杯学英语：足球叫soccer还是football？
<p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2017 <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>, <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sport">sport</span> "<span word="football">football</span>."</p><p>未来几周观看世界杯的时候，你会听到很多人管足球叫"<span word="football">football</span>"。</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="American">American</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="there">there</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="it">it</span> "<span word="soccer">soccer</span>." <span word="And">And</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="there">there</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="know">know</span> — <span word="soccer">soccer</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="word">word</span>.</p><p>但如果你是美国人，很可能你管它叫"<span word="soccer">soccer</span>"。不管英国球迷怎么说，你这么叫其实很有道理。那些英国球迷得要知道，"<span word="soccer">soccer</span>"其实是个英国词。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="word">word</span> "<span word="soccer">soccer</span>" <span word="dates">dates</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> 19<span word="th">th</span>-<span word="century">century</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="football">football</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="precise">precise</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="broader">broader</span> <span word="term">term</span> "<span word="football">football</span>," <span word="points">points</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Michigan">Michigan</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="Stefan">Stefan</span> <span word="Szymanski">Szymanski</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="paper">paper</span>.</p><p>"<span word="soccer">soccer</span>"这个词可以追溯到19世纪，现代足球刚刚诞生的时候。密西根大学的教授西曼斯基在最新发布的研究中指出，"<span word="soccer">soccer</span>"的词义更为精准，而"<span word="football">football</span>"的词义更宽泛。</p><p><span word="People">People</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="football">football</span>-<span word="like">like</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="centuries">centuries</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="cuju">cuju</span> (<span word="pictured">pictured</span> <span word="above">above</span>) <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mayan">Mayan</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="pok">pok</span> <span word="ta">ta</span> <span word="pok">pok</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rubber">rubber</span> <span word="ball">ball</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>.</p><p>从中国古代的蹴鞠（见上图）到玛雅的橡胶足球“波塔波”，人们玩类似足球的运动已经有几个世纪的历史了。然而在世界杯上踢的足球却是英国人在近代发明的。</p>
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