現(xiàn)代的足球運動是從什么時候開始的？又是如何開始的呢

今天的這段對話，在討論足球，

現(xiàn)代的足球運動是從什么時候開始的？又是如何開始的呢

來聽今天的講解:

A: Welcome to Old Trafford. home of Manchester United.

歡迎來到曼聯(lián)主場——老特拉福德。

B: Yeah, it's great to be here. I've heard so much about David Beckham. He used to play for Manchester United. didn't he?

嗯。能來這里太好了。我聽過很多有關(guān)大衛(wèi)·貝克漢姆的事。他過去是在曼聯(lián)隊踢球嗎？

A: That's right, but now he plays for Real Madrid.

是的，然后為皇家馬德里隊效力。

B: I only know a little about him, bur r know he's very handsome.

我只知道一點點關(guān)于他的情況。不過我知道他很帥。

A: He certainly is. He's also married with three children.

他的確很帥。而且他結(jié)婚了，還有3個孩子。

B: I know he's married to Posh Spice who used to be with the Spice Girls.

我知道他娶了以前辣妹組舍里的高貴辣妹。

A: That's right and he has three boys called Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz.

是的。他有3個兒子，分別叫做布魯克林、羅密歐和克魯茲。

B: Football is England's national sport, isn't it?

足球是英國的全民運動吧？

A: Yeah, we invented it. Rumour has it that Anglo-Saxons used the heads of captured Danes as footballs.

沒錯，是我們首創(chuàng)的。據(jù)謠傳，盎格魯.茸克遜人曾經(jīng)把被俘的丹麥海盜的腦袋當(dāng)作足球來踢。

B: But what did they use as footballs when they ran out of heads?

要是他們沒腦袋踢,又拿什么來當(dāng)足球呢？

A: Inflated pig bladders would you believe!

用充氣的豬膀胱，不相信吧？

B: So football has always been popular in England, right?

所以足球在英國一直都很受歡迎，對嗎？

A: Not quite. It was actually banned in 1477 because it interfered with young men leaming to be archers.

也不全是。實際上足球在1477年時曾放禁止過，因為它妨礙了年輕人練弓箭。

B: Wow. I suppose national defence had to come first then What about the modem game? How did that start?

哦．我想保家衛(wèi)國足應(yīng)該放在第一位的。那么現(xiàn)代的足球運動是從什么時候開始的？又是如何開始的呢？

A: IC wasn't until 1863 that football became as we know it now.

直到1863年足球才發(fā)展成為我們今大所看到的樣子。

B: Why? What happened then?

為什么？那時候發(fā)生什么事了嗎？

A: The rules of the game were formulated by a group of public school men and that led to the formation of football clubs and leagues.

一群私立學(xué)校的人制定了足球的比賽規(guī)則，這樣就促使了各足球俱樂部和聯(lián)賽相繼成立。

B: The Premiership is supposed to be the best league in the world but England haven’t won the World Cup since 1966. Why is that?

據(jù)說英格蘭超級聯(lián)賽是世界上最好的足球聯(lián)賽。但英國自1966年后就再也沒有贏得過世界杯，為什么呢？

A: I think there are two reasons for that. First, there are a lot of foreigners who play in England which means less room for English players and secondly, we've never had a good

我想有兩個原因。第一，有很多外國人在英國踢球，只給英國本土球員留下很小的發(fā)揮余地。第二，我們一直都沒有一個好的組織者。

B: I hope that will change in the future. Who do you think will win the Premiership?

我希望將來情況會有所改善。你認(rèn)為誰能在本次英超中奪冠呢？

A: It seems to be a two horse race between Manchester United and Chelsea.

曼聯(lián)和切爾西隊好像不相上下。

B: It would be nice if a different team won this year.  By the way, can you tell me what a “hat trick" means?

如果今年有別的隊能打贏的語就太好了。對了，你能告訴我“帽子戲法”是什么意思嗎？

A: It means a player who scores three goals in a game.

那是指一個球員在同一場比賽中踢進(jìn)了3個球。