奥运知识—奥运项目介绍:羽毛球运动（在线收听）

About Badminton (Olympic sport since 1992)
羽毛球概述（1992年成为奥运会正式比赛项目）

　　Made-for-television radar guns instantly flash the speed of serves, volleys and pitches to the sporting public around the world these days, but few viewers could name the world’s fastest racket sport. The title belongs to badminton.
　　为电视转播而专门制作的雷达测速仪能为全世界喜欢运动的人们即时显示出发球、接球和投球的时速，但是几乎没人能说出世界上最快的球拍类运动是什么。这个头衔是属于羽毛球的。

　　The flight of the shuttlecock, a missile of cork and goose feather that players volley across the net, has been recorded at speeds of 260 kilometres per hour. Speed, agility and lightning-fast reflexes are essential to the game. Add stamina, too - players have been known to cover more than six kilometres in a single match.
　　羽毛球由软木和鹅毛制成，飞行的最高时速可达260公里。选手在球落地前要将其接起并打过网。对于这项运动来说，速度、敏捷性和闪电般的反应能力都至关重要。还应该加上毅力，因为选手们在一场比赛中所奔跑的路程要超过6公里。

　　While contemporary badminton first appeared in the mid-19th century, it evolved from the game battledore and shuttlecock, which can be traced back to ancient Greece, China, Japan and India.
　　现代羽毛球运动在19世纪中叶首次出现，它是由一种名为“毽子板球”（battledore and shuttlecock）的运动发展演化而来的。“毽子板球”的起源可以追溯到古希腊、中国、日本和印度。今天，羽毛球运动在亚洲和欧洲尤为流行，它已经在1992年的奥运会中成为正式比赛项目。

　　Especially popular in Asia and Europe today, badminton became a full competition sport at the Olympic Games in 1992.
今天，羽毛球运动在亚洲和欧洲尤为流行，它已经在1992年的奥运会中成为正式比赛项目。