TheWorld'sFastestRacketSport:Badminton羽毛球

　　Asfarbackasthe5thcenturyBC,theChinesewereplayingTiJianZi,orshuttle-kicking,agameplayedwiththefeet.Theshuttlecockwasthere,butitremainsunclearwhetheritledtothegameofbattledoreandshuttlecockthataroseaboutfivecenturieslaterinChina,Japan,IndiaandGreece.Thebattledoresweretheearlyversionsoftoday'sracquets.Bythe1600s,battledoreandshuttlecockhaddevelopedintoapopularchildren'sgame.ItsoonbecameafavouritepastimeofnoblesandtheleisuredclassesofmanyEuropeancountries,becomingknownas"jeudevolant"onthecontinent.

　　Badmintonwascontestedasademonstrationsportduringthe1972OlympicGamesinMunich.Itdebutedasafullmedalsportin1992atBarcelona.MenandwomencompeteattheOlympicsinbothsinglesanddoubles,andtheeventshavebeendominatedbyIndonesia,China,andKorea.Itisrecordedthatthefastestspeedofbadmintonis332kilometresperhourwhichismadebyChinesedoublemen'splayersFuHaifeng.

　　racket:名词,文中解释为"球拍".它还可以作为动词表示"过着花天酒地"的生活.

　　battledoreandshuttlecock:板羽球游戏

　　racquet:名词,球拍游戏.

　　pastime:名词,娱乐,消遣

　　debut:名词和动词,解释为"初次登场,亮相".

　　TheWorld'sCrazySport:Soccer足球

　　Gameinwhichtwo11-memberteamstrytopropelaballintotheopposingteam'sgoal,usinganypartofthebodyexceptthehandsandarms.Onlythegoalkeeper,whenpositionedwithinthepenaltyareainfrontofthegoal,mayusehandsandarms.Thegame'sfirstuniformsetofruleswasputinplacein1863,whenEngland'sFootballAssociationwascreated.Professionalleaguesbeganappearinginthelate1880s,firstinEnglandandtheninothercountries.TheFédérationInternationaldeFootballAssociation(FIFA)wasfoundedin1904,andhashostedtheWorldCupeveryfouryearssince1930.FootballhasbeenincludedintheOlympicGamessince1908.Nowplayedonallcontinentsinover150nations,withover40millionregisteredplayers,itistheworld'smostpopularballgame.

　　propel:及物动词,解释为"推进".常用词组"propelsb.todosth.",意为"促使某人做某事".

　　penaltyarea:罚球区

　　registeredplayer:注册球员register作为动词时用于短语"registerwithsb.orsth.",意为"到...注册,登记"

　　Weightlifting举重

　　Anancientsportasoldasmankind,embodyingthemostdirectmanifestationofhumanstrength,weightliftinghasnotonlyflourished,butdevelopedintoamodernsportingdisciplineforthe21stcentury.Theapparentsimplicityofliftingthebarbellfromthegroundandovertheheadinoneortwomovementsisdeceiving.Weightliftingrequiresacombinationofpower,speed,technique,concentrationandtiming.

　　SuperheavyweightliftersnormallyclaimthetitleofWorld'sStrongestManorWoman.However,kiloperkilo,thelightestweightlifterisoftenthestrongest.

　　Men'sweightliftingwasontheprogrammeofthefirstmodernOlympicGamesinAthensin1896,andwomenparticipatedforthefirsttimeeverattheOlympicGamesinSydneyin2000.

　　Liftersperformtwotypesoflifts-thesnatchandthecleanandjerk.Inthesnatch,theyliftthebartoarm'slengthabovetheirheadinonemovement.Inthecleanandjerk,theyliftthebartotheirshoulders,standupstraight,thenjerkthebartoarm'slengthabovetheirhead.Liftersareallowedthreeattemptsateachlift,andtheirbestsnatchandbestclean-and-jerkfiguresareaddedto