Volleyball is a team sport played with a ball and a net. There is one team on each side of the net. Each team tries to score points by grounding the ball on the other team's court.
There are two main kinds of competitive (竞技性的) volleyball played in the world right now. Team volleyball is played indoors on a hard court with 6 people per team. Beach volleyball is played outdoors on the sand with 2 players per team. Volleyball can be a lot of fun to play. To play with friends. you can play with any number of people, and anyone can join in. To be a competitive player takes lots of practice. Good height and jumping ability help a lot.
Volleyball was invented by William Morgan in 1895. He worked for the YMCA (基督教青年会) and was trying to think up a game that would be fun. Of course the rules have changed since then, but it quickly became a popular sport at the YMCA. The name volleyball came about when a man named Alfred Halstead noticed how the game had a volleying nature.
Volleyball was first played as an Olympic sport in the 1964 Olympics. Japan won the first gold medal in women's volleyball and the USSR (苏联) won the first gold medal in men's volleyball,
A lot of people play sports, but very few people become sports professionals (专业人员). If sports aren't going to be your future, then why should you play them? Why should you train every day? Why should you work hard and feel sore (酸痛的) the next day? Wouldn't it be better to forget sports and only pay attention to your lessons?
There are actually a lot of good reasons to play sports. First of all, sports are a great way to exercise. Exercising keeps you healthy and strong. It also helps you stay in a good state. When you exercise, your body produces endorphins(内啡肽). Endorphins give you more energy and make you feel happier.
Sports are important to everyone, but they are especially important to young people. They teach young people about winning and losing. Also, they teach young people how to communicate and work as a team. For example, when you play football, you must learn how to communicate with your teammates and work together. Sports teach young people to respect their coaches, teammates, and people they fight against as well.
Many reports say that sports help young people stay out of trouble. If a young person plays sports, he or she is less likely to have problems. This is because sports teach people about rules. They also teach people that if they work hard, they might succeed.
Another benefit of sports is that they make people leave their houses. These days, a lot of people spend too much time watching television and playing video games. When you play sports, you go outside and exercise in the sun. You take in fresh air. All of these things are important.
You're probably not going to become a sports professional, but that doesn't matter. Sports will help you become a better and happier person. Sports will help you make friends and stay healthy. Here is another good reason to play sports: Sports are fun.
Football
Two teams play the game. There are eleven player each team. The field must be about 100 m long and 73m wide. There are two goals, 7. 32 m long and 2. 44 m high. To score a goal, a player must put the ball into the other team's goal. They may use their feet, heads or other parts of the body, but they must not use their hands One player in each team, the goalkeeper, may use his hands.
Volleyball
The court is 18m long and 9 m wide. The net is 2. 44 m high for men and 2. 24 m high for women. There are two teams and there are usually six players in each team. The players try to make the ball hit the ground on the other side of the net. They may use their hands, fists or arms, but they must not catch the ball or hold it while playing.
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Many people like diving in water because they can explore the underground world. But there is another kind of diving. Some people dive in the sky! This is a very exciting sport. A skydiver goes high up in the air on a plane. Then he jumps off the plane and floats in the air with the help of parachute(降落伞).A parachute is like an umbrella. It is put on the back of the skydiver. When skydivers a certain height, they will pull a string and parachute will open up in seconds and carry them down to the ground. Skydivers like doing a lot of fantastic tricks in the air. After jumping off the plane one after another, they will try to stay in the air and each other's hands. They can form different shapes.
Is it safe to skydiver? Yes, as long as we proper training. Sometimes, accidents do happen. In Canada, two skydivers were killed in 1991 when they jumped off the plane and their parachutes got tied up with each other. The parachute could not open up and both skydivers crashed and died.
Sports can help you keep fit and close to nature. However, whether you are on the mountains, in the waves, or on the grassland, you should realize that the sport you chose might have great influence on the environment.
Some sports are resource-hungry. Golf, as you may know, eats up not only large areas of countryside, but also lots of water.This causes major environmental changes. For example, in the dry places of Portugal and Spain, golf is often responsible for serious water shortage in some local areas, Power walking is one of them that you could take up today. You don't need any special equipment except a good pair of shoes, and you don't have to worry about resources (资源) and your money.If you walk regularly, it will be good for your heart. Experts say that 20 minutes of power walking daily can make you feel less anxious, sleep well and keep fit.
Whatever sport you take up, you can make it greener by using environment-friendly equipment and buying products made from recycled materials. They are better replacements for traditional health clubs and modern sports centers. Members of green gyms play spots outdoors, in the countryside or other open spaces. There is no special requirement for you to start your membership.
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In the world soccer or football is the most popular sport. This is because many countries have wonderful teams for the World Cup. The World Cup is held every four year.
To remember 2014 FIFA World Cup, children from different countries and more than 60 children from Japanese schools came together and spent three weekends drawing a big picture called "Dream Word Cups" in Japan. The children drew animals, flowers and people playing soccer under a blue bight sky. They wished each football team good luck by drawing the flags of all the countries that will take part in the World Cup in Japan and South Korea. The picture was put all in a park near a playground in Yokohama. Some football teams will have games there.
Are you a football fan? The World Cup makes more and more people interested in football Teenagers(青少年) like playing and watching football. Many of them love some football stars so much that they get the Pictures of their favorite players on the walls of their rooms. That is the way to show their love for the World Cup as children in Japan.
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Perhaps you won't play in a Football World Cup(世界杯足球赛), but you should know some tips to it and keep fit
Start and practice: Go, hold a ball, and keep it closed to your feet. If you have a backyard, work on shooting(射门)
Taking part in a football camp: It's a good way of developing without pressure(压力). Choose a camp and go to one of those. Many camps begin right after school.
Warm up: Before each game or practice, start with a ten-minute warm up to your muscles (肌肉). Take a bottle of water. Water is important, especially during summer.
Watch the World Cup: Watch as many as you can. Study how the best players move the ball and try to some of their moves into your own game.
Try your : If it takes time to learn new skills, don't nervous. Never give up and keep trying.
Practice makes perfect(熟能生巧).
Boys and girls, if you these tips, you'll do better in playing football. Move on and have a try.
The year 2022 will be a big year for sports in China. That's because it will hold not only the 24th Winter Olympics in Beijing, but also the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou.
On August 6, 2018, the official emblem (会徽) for the Hangzhou Asian Games was released. The city won the hosting right for the 2022 Asian Games in 2015. It will be the third Chinese city to host the Asian Games after Beijing and Guangzhou in 1990 and 2010.
People first held the Asian Games in 1951. It is the largest multi-sport (综合体育) event in Asia. It also means a lot to China, China News Service noted.
To make the Games a great success, Chinese people worked hard to prepare. Beijing built a great number of roads and stadiums, including the famous Beijing Olympic Sports Centre and Asian Games Village.
The Games helped the world see China and its achievements. Since then, China has improved its global image, China Youth Daily reported.
For the coming 2022 Asian Games, Hangzhou has already started building 33 sports venues (场馆) , according to The Paper. The themes of the Hangzhou Asian Games are "green, smart, economical (节俭) and civilized (文明) ". All the Games' buildings will be environmentally friendly (有利于环境的) .
Almost everyone knows about the Olympic Games. But not1people know how they started, why they once stopped and when China took part in the Olympics.
People 2 the first Olympic Games in Greece in 776 BC. They held the Olympics 3four years. The first Olympics 4 for only one day and there was only one contest (比赛). It was a short race. Only Greek men could 5 in the race. Women and nonGreeks couldn't 6 the race.
When Rome (罗马) ruled Greece, the Olympics 7.
China took part in the Olympics 8the first time in 1932. 9 China got no gold medal until 1984 at the Los Angeles Olympics. The 29th Beijing Olympics were 10 in 2008, and China got the most gold medals ever since the Olympics.
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Tai chi (太极) has always been a symbol of Chinese culture and is becoming popular around the world. Over 100 million people in more than 150 practice tai chi nowadays.
One thing that makes tai chi popular is its health benefits. As you move, you breathe deeply and and pay your attention to your body. This you relax and find peace in the heart. Tai chi also focuses on harmony(协调) yin and yang. For example, if you work too hard and feel tired, you have too much "yang". So it's time for you to calm down and get more "yin?". This idea of keeping a healthy balance(平衡) can be found on almost in life. It makes tai chi far more than just a sport.
There are fewer kids wanting to join in the traditional sports these years. Many kids want different ways to exercise. They don't always want to play baseball or football in teams. Some say they are too competitive and others think they can get hurt easily.
"Nontraditional sports let kids be true kids" Tom Cove, the President of the Sports&Fitness Industry Association (SFIA), said. Nontraditional sports usually have kids competing on their own. Rock climbing is one of them.
Olivia Hunt is 16 years old. She lives in Burlington, Vermont. She used to like soccer. But when her teammates talked about how to get first place in the game, she began to dislike it."It isn't fun,"Olivia said. She went to a climbing summer camp."With climbing, I can just go and do it,"said Olivia. She also joined Little Bellas mountain bike camp. She says both sports help her see how she is growing. "Sports like climbing, cycling and running make children focus on making one move at a time, said Dr. Michelle Flowers "These sports are more about ' personal growth'." Kids can learn to keep trying and they can use the lessons they learn in other parts of life.
Here's another reason why more kids like to do nontraditional sports. Nontraditional sports can offer the good things that traditional sports offer. Some people might think kids may feel lonely while doing nontraditional sports. However, Olivia doesn't think so. She says she always talks to others at the climbing gym and that they always help each other.
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Sports are very popular all over the world. They are good for our, and most people in the world like sports. In different seasons we can play different sports, and sometimes we play in the rooms and sometimes we play outside the rooms.
Li Xue , a middle school student, likesping-pong very much. She plays it with her twin sistera week. She often watches sports programsTV, and she likes Ding Ning best. And Maybe Li Xue will become a ping-pong player like Ding Ning one day. What about you?Do you like sports?Howdo you play sports?Every day?
Baseball is one of the favourite sports in the US. Children play baseball in sports field or in parks.
At summer picnics, there is often an informal baseball game. Boys and girls, the young and the old, take turns to beat. Each team has nine players.
The baseball season goes from April to September. During this time, baseball matches are on TV and members of the important baseball teams become America's heroes. At the end of the season, the two top teams play against each other. Many baseball fans go along to watch the game. Millions of others listen to the radio or watch television. People seem to talk only about the result and the players.
American football is perhaps the most popular sport in the US. The football season begins when the baseball season ends. More people are interested in football than baseball when there is an important game. Thousands of people sit beside the radio or in front of the television set to hear or watch the result.
Winter Olympic Events
The International Olympic Committee has picked Beijing as the host city for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games. Let's learn about some of the sports events at Winter Olympic Games.
Curling is a team sport played by two teams on a rectangular area of ice. The game is played with 16 round granite stones. Each stone weighs 19. 96 kg. The four players of each team throw the stones in turn. The team with the most points wins the game.
Ski jumping has been included in the Winter Olympics since 1924. Players ski down the hill to compete in the event. Skiers can reach a distance (距离)up to 115 yards on the normal hill. Players must hold their skis in a V-shape before landing. The judges score each jump by shape and landing besides distance.
Ice hockey is played between two teams. Each team usually has six players, who
wear skates and compete on the ice during the game. That's five skaters and one goalkeeper. The game includes three 20-minute periods, with a 15-minute break after the first and second periods.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) says that 80% of the world's teens don't get enough exercise to live healthy lives. The report was based on research done with students aged 11 to 17 in146 different . The WHO has been studying teen activity levels since 2001 and reports that not much has since then.
The WHO says that kids should get at least hour of exercise every day. This could include walking, running, biking, , playing sports or many other activities.
More and more research that exercise doesn't just help the body, it can help the brain, too.
One big for the lack of activity in today's teens is technology, such as smartphones, computers and TVs. Many teens find it very hard them to pull themselves away from playing games, or watching videos or movies.
The WHO warns young people need to do playing in the digital world, and more playing in the real world. Teens should take part in sports, on official teams or just playing around in the playground.
Experts believe that it's very for young people to fall into these habits now, because the positive effects of those habits can carry on into adult life.

Are you looking forward to the Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic (残奥会) Winter Games? According to the Beijing Organizing Committee, 27, 000 volunteers will be needed for the Olympic Winter Games and 12, 000 for the Paralympic Winter Games. They will receive in-service training and help organizers with different types of work before and during the Games.
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Necessary requirements: ◆Have good physical health. ◆Offer to provide heartwarming services. ◆Take an active part in the training before the event. ◆People born on or before Jan. 1st, 2004. ◆People who are good at Chinese or English. Working places: Beijing, Yanqing and Zhangjiakou Volunteers across the world are welcome. Let the world remember your smiles! Let your smiles brighten the Beijing 2022 Games! |
①Around the world. ②In Beijing. ③In Yanqing. ④In Zhangjiakou.
The 2022 Winter Olympics opened at last in the Bird's Nest Stadium in Beijing.
Back to the early days in 2020, sudden outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted (使中断)the Games preparations. Key meetings between the BOCOG the International Olympic Committee (IOC) officials in Switzerland were forced to be held online.
Many people became so(worry) that they even feared the 2022 Games could be put off, as the 2020 Tokyo Olympics was.
However, the organizers managed to get everything ready the Beijing Winter Games. IOC president Thomas Bach (praise) the opening of the Games and thanked the Chinese organizers.
"Unfortunately, the global pandemic is still a reality for all of (we). Therefore, we want to express our (thank) to the Beijing 2022 Organizing Committee, the public and all the Chinese people. Thank you for(make) these Winter Olympic Games happen and making them happen in a safe way for everyone," said Bach.
Having already(successful) hosted the Summer Olympics in 2008, Beijing became the (one) city in the world to hold both Summer and Winter Olympics.
Known as the1Chinese man, Su Bingtian made history. On August 1st of 2021, Su set a new record of 9. 83 seconds in the Tokyo Olympics Men's 100m semifinals (半决赛). He was the first Chinese 2 to enter the final in the event and brought an unforgettable moment for the world in the summer of that year.
For a long time, there was a (an)3that Asian people couldn't get great achievements in such kinds of competitions. Su's success broke this idea. He became well known and many people wanted to be as famous as him,4the way to success was never easy for Su. Once he was badly hurt in a training course, Su had to stop running after the accident. He even planned to 5 running in 2017. But the spirit to do something for our country brought Su back to the running team. He realized that finishing the semifinal in 610 seconds would win the chance to enter the final competition. It was7to get the goal. Su trained much harder than before to improve the speed. To encourage8, he set a personal goal—9.89 seconds. He even made the9 as his personal password (密码) for his phone and computer. 10, he succeeded! His spirit encourages many young people to try to achieve their dreams.
People all over the world enjoy sports. Sports can help people keep healthy and1. My favourite2is table tennis because it's3than basketball, football and tennis. In China, table tennis is very popular, and it is4than other sports. Ma Lin does5 in table tennis. He is my favourite table tennis player and he6likes football. He7from Shenyang. He is 1. 74 meters8. And his favourite9is blue. Titanic is his favourite film. 10is your favourite player?
The high-temperature vacation (高温假) is over. It's true that time always flies fast during the vacation. The weather was hot and I could not do much work, 但是我过得很快乐。
As it was hot in the afternoon, I did my work in the morning. I got up at 6: 30 and took a walk in the garden for half an hour. After breakfast, I started reading English and Chinese and did some exercises on math. 我花费三个多小时完成它们。 I worked quite hard and made great progress (进步). I spent the afternoon outside. Usually I went to swim and it was funny. I went back home at about five or six o'clock. Sometimes a friend of mine would come to see me and we would listen to music for some hours.
In this way, I spent my vacation happily. I studied well. Also, I became a good swimmer.
Now I am in good health and high spirit (精神).