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For young men in New Zealand, the pinnacle of sporting achievement is widely reckoned to be donning the famous black uniform of the national rugby team. Ever since 1905, when the first officially sanctioned New Zealand touring team swept aside all opposition on a tour of Britain, the fearsome All Blacks have retained an aura of invincibility that has rarely been overcome.
對(duì)新西蘭的年輕人來(lái)說(shuō),運(yùn)動(dòng)生涯的最高成就,就是能穿上那套出名的橄欖球國(guó)家代表隊(duì)的黑色制服。自從1905年 第一支正式批準(zhǔn)的新西蘭代表隊(duì)遠(yuǎn)征英倫巡回比賽,橫掃所有對(duì)手,大獲全勝以來(lái),這支令人生畏的“全黑隊(duì)”就保持了幾乎不可戰(zhàn)勝的氣勢(shì)。
(短文節(jié)選,本篇始于:敢沖敢搶橄欖球)