环球慢速英语 2007年橄榄球世界杯(3)

Voice 1: In William Webb Ellis's day, there were no national sports authorities¹. People could play a sport in any way that they wanted. Everyone present just had to agree on the rules! But in 1871, this situation changed. Officials representing different rugby teams across Britain met together. They formed the Rugby Football Union. They decided² on a fixed³ set of rules. All teams now had to play the game by these rules. But not everyone was happy with this. And in 1890, some teams from the north of England left the Rugby Football Union. These teams did not like the way the rugby authorities treated some of their players. So these teams formed a separate organization - the Rugby Football League. The league changed some of the rules - and it called its kind of rugby, Rugby League.

声音1：在威廉·韦伯·艾利斯生活的那个时代，没有国家体育部门。人们可以用他们想要的任何方式来从事一项体育运动。所有参与者必须就规则达成一致！但是到了1871年，这种情况发生了改变。英国各地代表不同橄榄球球队的官员举行了会谈。他们成立了英格兰橄榄球联合会。他们商定了一套固定的规则。所有球队都必须按照这些规则进行比赛。但是，并不是所有人都对这一点感到满意。所以，1890年时，来自英格兰北部的一些球队退出了英格兰橄榄球联合会。这些球队不喜欢该橄榄球联合国对待球员的方式。所以，这些球队成立了一个单独的组织——英式橄榄球联盟。这一联盟改变了一些比赛规则，并称他们的橄榄球是联盟橄榄球。

1 authorities   

n.当局，权力，权威；权威( authority的名词复数 )；权力；学术权威；[复数]当权者

参考例句：

• They interceded with the authorities on behalf of the detainees. 他们为被拘留者向当局求情。
• At his instigation we conceal the fact from the authorities. 我们受他的怂恿向当局隐瞒了事实。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

3 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。