English Classroom 20150510

Hello, everyone. Welcome to English Classroom, I’m your old friend Nancy,~~ crystal，you looks rather excited these days, what’s happened? Well, I think this period of time is pretty exciting for many boys who like basketball. Because the NBA playoff is going on!!!!! So which team do you like best? The Los Angeles Clippers! And CP3 is my favorite basketball player. And I think it is also attracting for some girls. Yes, I can see many girls playing basketball in the playground every morning. Basketball has no longer been only-man’s game. 罗：So why not introduce some Basketball English for our audience? OK。那么今天呢，我们将为大家介绍篮球中常用的英语单词和句型以及关于篮球和NBA的一些基本知识。 Now, in the first part, let’s come to some phrases and sentences about basketball. First, crystal, could you please introduce the origin of basketball for us. 严：Well.Basketball, the world's greatest sport ever, but of course, it hasn't been around since the world began. No, somebody had to have invented it. And that somebody would be James Naismith. Born in Almonte, Ontario, Canada, this Canadian Gym Teacher and Physician would soon be the founder of basketball. It all started in December of 1891. Naismith was teaching in Springfield and was asked by Luther H. Gulick, the Headmaster of the school for Christian Works to make a new sport. The main idea of the sport was mainly to be played inside when it was too cold to go outside. The new sport also had to keep athletes in their top conditions between the baseball and football season. Naismith began to work. The first game-ball was a soccer ball. The first baskets were peach baskets that Naismith cleverly thought of hanging on the wall. From there, the legacy of basketball began. Originally, there was 9 men to each team, but the objective was still the same; to pass the ball to other players on your team and put the ball in the opposing team's net, or basket back then. From there, basketball caught on like a wildfire. During 1885 highschools and colleges began to adopt the game, and by 1898, the first Pro League was founded. After the first game played, Naismith drafted 13 rules and regulations, but many more were yet to come. The hoops we know today were invented in 1906. They were steel, with a net hanging from it's rim. In next part, we’ll introduce the three standard player positions for you. 1.Center 中锋 One of the three standard player positions. Centers are generally the tallest players on the floor, responsible mainly for scoring, rebounding, and defense the basket. Example:Dwight Howard, one of the best centers in NBA, has joined the Rockets this season. NBA最好的中锋之一的Dwight Howard ，本赛季加盟了休斯敦火箭队。 2.Guard 后卫 Today, guards are typically classified in two broad categories. Point Guard组织后卫, have strong ballhanding and passing skills and are typically used to run the offense. Shooting Guard得分后卫， as the name implies, are generally the team’s best shooters, and are very often the leading scorer of their teams. Some players, often referred to as the combo guards, combine the features of both. Brown , a combo guard who played in 58 games with the new orleans hornets last season , has proven the ability to do both the space Blake left and the fire assistance. 布朗，这个上赛季在新奥尔良黄蜂打了58场比赛的双能卫，有这个实力去弥补布雷克离开后留下的空间，并提供火力支持。 3.Forward 前锋 Forwards are primarily responsible for scoring and rebounding. It can be divided into Small Forward小前锋and Power Forward大前锋。 Example: Many small forwards in professional basketball however are prolific scorers 在职业篮球中，大多数的小前锋都是个多才多艺的得分手. Odom probably will play power forward the rest of the season because of his strong work on the boards 由于奥多姆在抢篮板上的强力表现，他可能在本赛季剩余的比赛中打大前锋位置。 严： After the introduction of the three standard player positions, let’s come to some basic words about basketball. 1.篮框basket  Last season , the lakers as a team didn ' t drive very often to the basket 上个赛季，湖人队作为一个团队，很多时候没有对篮筐发起冲击。2.运球－dribbling  Wilma was bouncing the ball around under the basket . 威尔玛正在篮下来回运球。 3.Crossover-双手交叉运球 The ball handler will often perform numerous flashy moves while attempting to drive to the basket , including crossovers , jab steps and other fake - out tricks 持球者常常会在试图冲向球篮时施展无数花哨的动作，其中包括胯下运球、踮步和其它过人技巧。 4. 身后运球－behind-the-back  腿间运球－between－the－leg  5. assist：助攻 Paul had 28 points and 12 assists in that game 那场比赛保罗拿下28分12个助攻。 刘： 6. block shot：阻攻,盖帽 To tip or deflect a shooter’s shoot, altering its flight so the shot