1、BasketballBasketballisoneofthemostpopularandwidelyviewedsportsintheworld.whatisthebasketball?1.Basketballisateamsportinwhichtwoteamsoffiveplayerstrytoscorepointsbythrowingorshootingaballthroughthetopofabasketballhoopwhilefollowingasetofrules.Theteamwithmorepointsattheendofthegamewins,butadditionalti
2、me(overtime)maybeissuedwhenthescoresofbothteamsarethesame.Theballcanbeadvancedonthecourtbybouncingitwhilewalkingorrunning(dribbling)orpassingittoateammate.2.Aregulationbasketballhoopconsistsofarim18inches(45.7cm)indiameterand10feet(3.05m)highmountedtoabackboard.Ateamcanscoreafieldgoalbyshootingtheba
3、llthroughthehoopduringregularplay.backboard 篮板 back court 后场 free-throw lane 罚球圈 free-throw line 罚球线 front court 前场 game clock 比赛用时钟 halftime 中场休息时间 hoop 篮框，篮圈 mid-court 中场 net 篮网 painted area 禁区 rim 篮框，篮圈 scoring table 记录台，记分台 shot clock 时钟 three-point line 三分线 wing（左、右两边）底线区域 Five position of the
4、basketball组织后卫-point guard 得分后卫-shooting guard中锋-center 小前锋-small forward 大前锋-power forward BasketballpositionscenterOneofthethreestandardplayerpositions.Centersaregenerallythetallestplayersonthefloor,responsiblemainlyforscoring,rebounding,anddefensenearthebasket.guardOneofthethreestandardplayerposi
5、tions.Today,guardsaretypicallyclassifiedintwobroadcategories.Pointguardshavestrongballhandlingandpassingskillsandaretypicallyusedtoruntheoffense.Shootingguards,asthenameimplies,aregenerallytheteamsbestshooters,andareveryoftentheleadingscorersontheirteams.Someplayers,oftenreferredtoascomboguards,comb
6、inethefeaturesofboth.forwardOneofthethreestandardplayerpositions.Forwardsareprimarilyresponsibleforscoringandrebounding.SmallforwardandPowerforwardbuzzerbeaterAbasketinthefinalsecondsofagame(rightbeforethebuzzersounds)thatinitselfresultsinawinorovertime.alleyoopAnoffensiveplayinwhichaplayerthrowsthe
7、ballupnearthebaskettoateammate(or,morerarely,tohimself)whojumps,catchestheballinmidairandimmediatelyscoresabasket,usuallywithaslamdunk.airballAnunblockedshotthatfailstohittherimorbackboard.ashotthatmissesthebasketcompletely,failingeventohittherim,backboard,ornet.Basketballhasevolvedmanycommonlyusedt
8、echniquesofshooting,passing,anddribbling,aswellasspecializedplayerpositionsandoffensiveanddefensivestructures(playerpositioning)andtechniques.Typically,thetallestmembersofateamwillplaycenter,smallforward,orpowerforwardpositions,whileshorterplayersorthosewhopossessthebestballhandlingskillsandspeedpla
9、ypointguardorshootingguard.jump shot跳投fade-away shot后仰式跳投three-point shot三分球perimeter shot中距离投篮dunk 灌篮Three-secondviolation:三秒违例Travel带球走blockingfoul：阻挡犯规chargingfoul：（带球）撞人（犯规）doubledribble：两次运球（违例）foul：犯规foulout：犯满离场，“毕业”jumpball：争球，跳球outofbound：球出界线（千万不要说outside）overtime：加时赛，延长赛throwapunch：出拳打架Ru
10、leItisaviolation(traveling)towalkwiththeball(takethreestepswithoutbouncingtheballatleastonce),carryit,ortodoubledribble(toholdtheballandthenresumedribbling).Variousviolationsaregenerallycalledfouls.Disruptivephysicalcontact(apersonalfoul)ispenalized,andafreethrowisusuallyawardedtoanoffensiveplayerif
11、heisfouledwhileshootingtheball.FoulsAtechnicalfoulmayalsobeissuedwhencertaininfractionsoccur,mostcommonlyforunsportsmanlikeconductonthepartofaplayerorcoach.Atechnicalfoulgivestheopposingteamafreethrow.MyFavoritePlayerAllenIversonPassion,excitement,crazy.Thatswhatbasketballbringsus.Onceyoufallinlovewithbasketball,youwillneverbeabletogetridofit.Itseemsthatbasketballismagical.IdontknowMaybeitis.
