Let’s Talk About Sports Type说说运动分类

How many sports can you name？ Do they have anything in common？ Is the sport played on a field or in the water？ Does it involve a ball or a paddle or a racket？ How are the points won？

There are many sports and many ways to group them. Sometimes a sport belongs to several categories， but here are some of the most common types.

你能說出多少种运动？它们有什么共同点？是陆地运动，还是水上运动？要不要用到球、桨或者球拍呢？怎样才能得分？

世界上有许多种体育运动，也有多种分类方式。有时，一种体育运动也可属于多种类别。以下是我们常见到的运动分类。

Ball games are sports such as football， tennis， water polo， golf， softball， bowling， handball， table tennis and baseball. The list is very long because it includes all individual and team sports that involve the use of a ball.

Extreme sports， also known as action or adventure sports， are a general term for activities involving speed， height and danger. Skydiving， windsurfing and BASE jumping are some well-known examples.

Athletics or track and field events are a very well-known type of sport. Individual and team activities from this category include running， sprints， marathons， long jump， discus throw， hurdles， etc.

球类运动是指诸如足球、网球、水球、高尔夫、垒球、保龄球、手球、乒乓球和棒球之类的体育运动。五花八门的球类运动包含个人运动和团体运动，但共同点就是——要有一个球。

极限运动是某些讲求速度、高度且具有一定危险性的运动项目的统称。跳伞、帆板运动和低空跳伞都是大家所熟知的极限运动。

田径运动算是一个众所周知的运动类别了。这一类别下的个人和团体运动包括长跑、短跑、马拉松、跳远、掷铁饼和跨栏赛跑等。

Gymnastics includes the artistic events we see in the Olympic Games， such as the balance beam， still rings and floor gymnastics. Sports like trampolining and skipping also fall under this category.

Sports can also be categorized according to the environment they take place in. One example is water sports. Swimming， rowing， diving， surfing and wakeboarding are some of the most popular activities of this type.

Seasons also influence the types of sports we can play. Winter sports， such as ice hockey， skiing， figure or speed skating and curling can only take place where there’s ice and snow. This is why we have both the Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics.

These are just a few of the many types of sports that you can try. Sports are really important to our health and study， so make some time to do sports every day.

体操包括了我们常在奥运会上看到的艺术体操，比如平衡木、吊环和自由体操。还有像蹦床、跳绳也属于体操。

运动项目也可按场地来分类，比如水上运动。游泳、赛艇、潜水、冲浪和水上滑板都是很受欢迎的水上运动。

季节也是运动项目的一个分类标准。冬季运动比如冰上曲棍球、滑雪、花式溜冰、速滑、冰壶等，只能在有冰雪的地方进行。这就是为什么既有夏季奥运会又有冬季奥运会。

以上这些只是许多种运动项目中的几种。运动对我们的身体和学习都有好处，所以每天要腾出一些时间做运动哦。

Word Bank

field n. 地；运动场

involve v. 包含；需要

individual adj. 单独的；一个人的

artistic adj. 艺术的