奥运28大项第38课 Handball手球 01

北京奥运28大项
"参与"，"竞争"，"分享"，"进步"
Handball  手球
PLAYING TIME  比赛时间
英文原文
The normal playing time for all teams with players of age 16
and above is 2 halves of 30 minutes.
The half-time break is normally 10 minutes.
The ball is made of leather or a synthetic¹ material.
It must be spherical².
The surface must not be shiny or slippery.
The ball sizes, i.e. the circumference³ and weight,
to be used by different categories of teams are as follows:
58-60cm and 425-475g (IHF Size 3) for Men
and for Male Youth (over age 16);
54-56cm and 325-375g (IHF Size 2) for Women,
Female Youth (over age 14), and Male Youth (age 12 to 16);
50-52cm and 290-330g (IHF Size 1) for Female Youth (age 8 to 14)
and Male Youth (age 8 to 12).
讲解
逐句对照
The normal playing time for all teams with players of age 16
and above is 2 halves of 30 minutes.
The half-time break is normally 10 minutes.
The ball is made of leather or a synthetic material.
It must be spherical.
The surface must not be shiny or slippery.
slippery  光滑的，滑溜的
The road was slippery after the rain.
The ball sizes, i.e. the circumference and weight,
to be used by different categories of teams are as follows:
circumference  圆周，周长
The circumference of the earth is almost 25,000 miles.
58-60cm and 425-475g
(IHF Size 3) for Men and for Male Youth (over age 16);
IHF = International Handball Federation  国际手球联合会 / 国际手联
54-56cm and 325-375g
(IHF Size 2) for Women,
Female Youth (over age 14),
and Male Youth (age 12 to 16);
50-52cm and 290-330g
(IHF Size 1) for Female Youth (age 8 to 14)
and Male Youth (age 8 to 12).
原文重听
The normal playing time for all teams with players of age 16
and above is 2 halves of 30 minutes.
The half-time break is normally 10 minutes.
The ball is made of leather or a synthetic material.
It must be spherical.
The surface must not be shiny or slippery.
The ball sizes, i.e. the circumference and weight,
to be used by different categories of teams are as follows:
58-60cm and 425-475g (IHF Size 3) for Men
and for Male Youth (over age 16);
54-56cm and 325-375g (IHF Size 2) for Women,
Female Youth (over age 14), and Male Youth (age 12 to 16);
50-52cm and 290-330g (IHF Size 1) for Female Youth (age 8 to 14)
and Male Youth (age 8 to 12).

1 synthetic   

adj.合成的，人工的；综合的；n.人工制品

参考例句：

• We felt the salesman's synthetic friendliness.我们感觉到那位销售员的虚情假意。
• It's a synthetic diamond.这是人造钻石。

2 spherical   

adj.球形的；球面的

参考例句：

• The Earth is a nearly spherical planet.地球是一个近似球体的行星。
• Many engineers shy away from spherical projection methods.许多工程师对球面投影法有畏难情绪。

3 circumference   

n.圆周，周长，圆周线

参考例句：

• It's a mile round the circumference of the field.运动场周长一英里。
• The diameter and the circumference of a circle correlate.圆的直径与圆周有相互关系。