考研听力基本功1 Passage16

The first true piece of sports equipment that man invente
[00:21.71]was the bal
[00:35.60]In ancient Egypt,as everywher
[00:49.50]pitching stones was a favorite children's gam
[01:05.59]But a badly thrown rock could hurt a child.
[01:23.17]Looking for something less dangerous to thro
[01:39.19]the Egyptians ma
[01:47.57]what were made of pieces of animal's ski¹
[02:02.17]sewed together and stuffed² with feathers or ha
[02:20.43]Even though the Egyptians were warlik
[02:35.27]they found time for peaceful game
[02:49.82]Before long they had developed a number of ball game
[03:09.94]each with its own set of rule
[03:20.28]Perhaps they played ball more for instruction than for fu
[03:41.41]Ball playing was thought of mainly as a way to teach young m
[04:02.57]the speed and skill they would need for war.

1 ski   

n.滑雪橇，滑雪板；vi.滑雪

参考例句：

• The ski is wooden.这滑雪板是木制的。
• Do you have the skill to ski such a difficult slope?你有沿着这样一个陡坡滑雪的本事吗？

2 stuffed   

adj.充满的；饱的v.塞住( stuff的过去式和过去分词 )；把…装进；把…装满；（使）吃撑

参考例句：

• stuffed animals in glass cases 玻璃柜里的动物标本
• I was stuffed to the gills with chocolate cake. 我嘴里塞满了巧克力蛋糕。 来自《简明英汉词典》