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Lord's Cricket Ground is known as "the home of cricket" and hosts international cricket matches.

Cricket is a popular sport in England, which involves hitting a ball with a bat and running between two sets of wooden sticks to score points. During the Olympics, Lord's put aside its usual activities to become the venue¹ for the Archery Competition.

In this week’s programme, we look at the history of this cricket venue. Why were sheep used at Lord's in the past? What's the story behind the famous Ashes Urn² exhibited here?

1 venue   

n.犯罪地点，审判地，管辖地，发生地点，集合地点

参考例句：

• The hall provided a venue for weddings and other functions.大厅给婚礼和其他社会活动提供了场所。
• The chosen venue caused great controversy among the people.人们就审判地点的问题产生了极大的争议。

2 urn   

n.（有座脚的）瓮；坟墓；骨灰瓮

参考例句：

• The urn was unearthed entire.这只瓮出土完整无缺。
• She put the big hot coffee urn on the table and plugged it in.她将大咖啡壶放在桌子上,接上电源。