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Do you know when basket ball was invented?
你知道篮球是什么时候发明的吗？
If you travel around China you will notice a very popular activity everywhere you go-basketball.
如果你到中国各地旅游，无论你到哪个地方你都将注意到一项非常受欢迎的运动——篮球。
This much-loved and active sport is enjoyed by many, for fun and exercise.
这项备受热爱的、活跃的运动作为娱乐和锻炼项目被很多人喜欢。
The sport of basketball is a little over a hundred years old.
篮球运动有100多年的历史了。
It is played by more than 100 million people in over 200 countries including China,
包括中国在内的200多个国家有一亿多人打篮球，
where basketball has been played in parks, schools, and even in factories.
在这些国家里，人们在公园、学校，甚至在工厂里都打篮球。
Basketball was invented by a Canadian doctor named James Naismith, who was born in 1861.
篮球是加拿大一位名叫詹姆斯·奈史密斯的医生发明的，他出生于1861年。
When he was at college,his class was once asked to invent a new game that could be played indoors during the long winters.
当他上大学的时候，他的班级曾被要求发明一种能够在漫长的冬季里在室内进行的新的活动。
Dr Naismith created a game to be played on a hard wooden floor, so the safety of the played was important.
奈史密斯医生创造了一种在硬的木质地板上进行的活动，因此，选手的安全就重要了。
Knocking into players and falling down would be dangerous.
撞到别人和跌倒都是危险的。
Dr Naismith divided the men in his class into two teams and taught them how to play his new game.
奈史密斯医生将他班里的男生分成两队并教他们怎样玩他的新游戏。
The aim of basketball is for players to get a ball into the "basket": a net hanging from a metal hoop.
篮球的目标对选手们来说是把球投进“篮子”里：“篮子”是一个挂在金属圈上的网。
Players shoot from below the basket and may use the "backboard" for guiding the ball into the basket.
选手们从篮下投球，并可能用“篮板”来指导球进入篮内。
Players move towards one end of the court while throwing the ball to each other.
选手们在互相传球时朝球场的一端移动。
It is believed that on December 21st, 1891, the first basketball game in history was played.
人们认为历史上的首次篮球赛是在1891年12月21日举行的。
Then in 1936 in Berlin, it became an Olympic event.
后来，1936年在柏林，它成为奥运会项目。
A team from China took part, and although they didn't win they used the experience to help develop the game at home.
来自中国的一个队参加了这届奥运会，尽管他们没有获胜，但他们用自己的经历来帮助这项运动在国内得以发展。
Since then,the popularity of basketball has risen worldwide,and the number of foreign players in America'sNBA (National Basketball Association) has increased.
从那时起，篮球在世界范围内普及开来，并且在美国NBA（国家篮球协会）的外国选手的数目也有所增加。
Basketball has also become a more popular sport for people to watch, and many young people dream of becoming famous basketball players.
篮球也成为更受观众喜爱观看的体育运动，很多年轻人梦想成为著名的篮球运动员。
