“He shoots， he scores！”
The audience stands to cheer on their team， the Vancouver Canucks． Fans in bright red jerseys and painted faces jump in excitement． People in Vancouver love ice hockey． And they are pretty good at it， too．
“一旦击球，就会得分！”观众们站起来为他们的球队温哥华可纳克队欢呼加油。球迷们身穿大红运动衫，脸上涂着油彩，兴奋的跳了起来。温哥华人非常热爱冰上曲棍球，也很擅长这种运动。
In 1855， British soldiers in Nova Scotia decided to try a form of field hockey on the frozen lakes and ponds， using a puck instead of a ball． Ice hockey was born． The popularity of this new winter sport soon spread throughout Canada and the northeastern United States． An American student at a prep school in New Hampshire helped to establish the game's official rules in 1885． The same year， Canada had its first hockey league．
1855年，新斯科舍的英国士兵决定用一个橡胶圆盘而不是圆球，在冰冻的湖面和池塘上，以场地曲棍球的形式，进行一项运动。于是，冰上曲棍球运动就诞生了。这种新冬季体育运动很快就在加拿大各地和美国东北部流行起来。1885年，新罕布什尔州一位预科学校的美国学生帮助确立了这项运动的正式规则。同年，加拿大组建了第一个曲棍球俱乐部。
Lord Stanley， Canada's English Governor General， loved the new game so much he bought a large silver bowl， announcing that it would be given to the best team in Canada each year． That bowl， now called the Stanley Cup， is still awarded to the team that wins the NHL championship．
加拿大的英国总督斯坦利非常喜欢这项新运动，他买了一个巨大的银碗，宣布每年加拿大的最佳球队才能得到这个银碗。现在被称为斯坦利杯的那个银碗依然只颁发给在国家曲棍球锦标赛中获胜的球队。 |