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British sports 英国体育 The history 英国的体育运动开展较好,历史也很悠久,曾于1908年和1948年在伦敦举行过两届奥林匹克运动会。1965年英国政府设立了 3个独立的体育组织：英格兰体育运动委员会（兼管大不列颠综合性事务），苏格兰体育运动委员会和威尔士体育运动委员会。1972年成立全国体育委员会。1973年在北爱尔兰也设立了北爱尔兰体育运动委员会。 Sports Having a drink at the local pub, going for a walk in the country, working in the garden or watching sports on TV ---these are all ways in which many British people like to relax on weekends. Such activities are deeply rooted in the British experience over centuries, and tell us about how modern Brits like to spend their free time. Bu these activities are not just recent inventions. Going to a public house for a glass of ale(麦芽酒), working the land or going to watch a ball game were familiar activities in Shakespeare’s time（莎士比亚时代）. In the past, Britain was a mainly agricultural society, but also a very religious society and the influence of the Christian Church（基督教会） on people’s lives was very great. One obvious example is how Sunday---the day of the week when everyone traditionally went to Church---is still the day that most people have off in the UK. In the recent years the government has changed the laws and now some shops and pubs are allowed to open on Sundays, but such changes are very recent and very controversial（有争论的）. Popular sports in Britain There are many popular sports in Britain, such as: football, tennis, cricket, golf, horse racing, hunting, equestrianism(马术比赛), fishing. 除足球、板球、赛马、网球外，深为英国人喜爱的还有拳击、、高尔夫球、斯诺克和英式橄榄球么等项目。登山、探险、摩托车、游泳、划艇、乒乓球、篮球、羽毛球、滑冰等项目开展也较好。游泳、田径、花样滑冰、赛艇等项目,在奥运会上多次获金牌。 足球 足球——是英格兰和苏格兰的国球，也是众多英国人所热衷、着迷的运动。英格兰超级联赛总是被认为是世界上最好的联赛，而苏格兰超级联赛也相当成功。像曼联、利物浦、阿森纳和切尔西这样世界知名的俱乐部都赢得了全球无数球迷的支持，而一些比赛也会吸引全球的电视台进行转播，收看的人能达到十亿之多。 现代足球 从8世纪到19世纪，现代足球运动的前身以各种方式在欧洲存在着，直到1863年，世界第一个足球协会——?英格兰足球协会在英国创立，并制定了世界第一部较为统一的足球竞赛规则，这标志着现代足球运动的诞生。 Football Football There are legends（传说） that suggest that games like football and rugby（英式橄榄球） actually derived（由..而来） from the “sport” of ancient warriors celebrating victory by kicking around the decapita