Cricket
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
A Fun Sport People around the world play an exciting sport called cricket.
世界各地一个有趣的运动者玩一种叫板球的刺激运动.
In cricket, a batter hits a ball with a large flat bat.
在板球中,击球手会用一个大平球打入一球.
The ball is about the same size as a baseball.
球的大小与棒球差不多.
The Basics Two teams play a game of cricket.
基本情况 两队打板球.
Each team has eleven players.
每队有11名球员.
They play on an oval field with an area in the middle called a pitch.
他们在一个椭圆形的球场上玩,中间有一个叫"投球"的区域.
The teams take turns batting and bowling, or throwing, a ball.
球队轮流出击和打保龄球,或者投出一球.
Two batters on the batting team stand on each end of the pitch.
击球队的两名击球员站在投出球道的一端.
The team that isn’t batting plays in the field.
不打球的球队在球场上出场。
One player on each team is the bowler.
每支球队有一名球员是保龄球员.
The bowler throws a ball to a batter on the other team.
保龄球手将一球投给另一支球队的击球手.
The bowler tries to hit three small posts in the ground near the batter.
保龄球手想在打手附近打倒地上的三个小哨所.
These posts are called stumps.
这些柱子叫做立木.
At the top of the stumps are two small pieces of wood called bails.
立木的顶部是两块小木头 叫做"保释"
Together, the stumps and bails are called a wicket.
立木和保释金合起来叫做"花花"
If the bowler’s ball knocks the bails off the wicket stumps, the batter is out.
如果保龄球打倒了球杆,击球员就出局了。
The batter protects the wicket by hitting the ball with his or her bat.
击球手通过用球棒打出球来保护球杆.
If the batter hits the ball, he or she runs down the pitch.
如果击球手打入了球,他或她会跑出球道.
If the batter swaps places with the other batter, he or she scores one point.
如果击球手与其他击球手互换位置,他或她得分1分.
The point is called a run.
这一点叫做跑步。
Nine players on the bowling team play in the field.
保龄球队有9名球员出场出场.
Their job is to get the balls that the batter hits.
他们的工作就是获得击球手所打入的球.
They can get the batter out by catching the ball.
他们可以通过接球把击球手救出.
They can also throw the ball and hit the wicket to get an out.
他们也可以将球抛出并打出witchet以获得出局.
After ten outs, the bowling team gets their turn at bat.
10出局后,保龄球队被击倒.
At the end of the game, the team with more runs wins.
比赛结束后,跑步较多的球队取胜.
The History of Cricket In the 1500s, children in England played cricket.
板球的历史 1500年代,英格兰儿童打板球.
By the early 1700s, adults started playing as professionals.
到1700年代初,成人开始作为专业人士出道.
In 1788, people created the cricket rules still in use today.
1788年,人们创造了今天仍在使用的板球规则.
Soon, cricket teams formed outside England as well.
很快,板球队也在英格兰以外形成.
Then, people created longer cricket matches called Tests for world championships.
后来,人们为世界冠军创造了更长时间的板球比赛,称为"测试".
Cricket teams played once at the Olympic Games in 1900.
板球队曾在1900年的奥林匹克运动会中出场过一次.
Some fans hope cricket teams will one day play in every Summer Olympic Games.
一些球迷希望板球队在每届夏季奥林匹克运动会中有一天会出场.
Cricket Around the World Today, people play cricket around the world.
板球环绕今日世界,人们在世界各地打板球.
Ten countries have teams that play in Test matches.
十个国家有团队参加测试比赛.
That’s Cricket!
这是板球!
Since its start as a children’s game, cricket has been popular.
从儿童游戏开始,板球就一直很受欢迎.
Today, it is followed by billions of fans around the world.
今天,全世界有数十亿粉丝紧随其后。
You can enjoy cricket, too!
你也喜欢板球!