Unit 9When was it invented?Self Check If you travel around China you will notice a very popular activity everywhere you go – basketball. This much-loved and active sport is enjoyed by many, for fun and exercise. 如果你到中国旅游，你会注意到无论你到哪里总会发现一个非常流行的运动——篮球。这个深受喜爱的活力运动被所有人用来休闲和健身。Do you know when basketball was invented?Reading Section 2 While You Read The sport of basketball is a little over a hundred years old. It played by more than 100 million people in over 200 countries including China, where basketball has been played in parks, schools, and even in factories. 篮球运动已经有一百多年的历史了。包括中国在内的两百多个国家里有一亿多人在公园、学校、甚至在工厂里进行这项运动。200 countries Basketball was invented by a Canadian doctor named James Naismith, who was born in 1861. When he was at college, his class was once asked to invented a new game that could be played indoors during the long winters. Dr Naismith created a game to be played on a hard wooden floor, so the safety of the players was important. Knocking into players and falling down would be dangerous. 篮球是加拿大一位名叫詹姆斯 · 耐史密斯的加拿大博士发明的 , 他出生于 1861 年。他在大学的时候 , 有一次，他的学生们被要求发明一种在漫长的冬季能进行的室内运动。耐史密斯博士创造了一个可以在坚硬的木地板上进行的运动。因此，运动员的安全成了重要问题，撞到别的运动员或者摔倒在地板上都将会很危险。 Dr Naismith divided the men in his class into two teams, and taught them how to play his new game. The aim of basketball is for players to try to get a ball into the “basket” : a net hanging from a metal hoop. 耐史密斯博士将他们班上所有的男生分成两队 , 并教他们怎么玩他的新运动。 篮球运动的目标就是运动员将一个球扔进“篮子”： 一个金属箍上吊的网。Players shoot...
