Read the passage quickly. What is the main idea of each paragraph?
快速阅读文章。每段的主旨是什么？
Do You Know When Basketball Was Invented?
你知道篮球是什么时候被发明的吗？
Basketball is a much-loved and active sport that is enjoyed by many for fun and exercise.
这种活跃的、受众人喜爱的运动被许多人作为娱乐和锻炼而欣赏。
It is over 100 years old and is played by more than 100 million people in over 200 countries.
篮球运动有100多年的历史，风靡200多个国家，受到一亿多人的喜爱。
It is believed that the first basketball game in history was played on December 21, 1891.
人们认为，第一场篮球比赛是在1981年12月21日举行的。
Then in 1936 in Berlin, it became an event at the Olympics.
人后在1936年在柏林，篮球成为奥林匹克运动项目。
Basketball was invented by a Canadian doctor named James Naismith, who was born in 1861.
篮球运动是由出生在1861年的加拿大博士詹姆斯·奈史密斯发明的。
When he was a college teacher, he was asked to think of a game that could be played in the winter.
当他在大学任教的时候，他被要求发明一项能在冬季玩的游戏。
Dr. Naismith created a game to be played inside on a hard floor.
奈史密斯博士发明了一项能在室内坚硬的地板上玩的游戏。
Dr. Naismith divided the men in his class into two teams and taught them to play his new game.
奈史密斯博士把帮上的学生分成两个队，教他们玩他的新游戏。
Players on the same team must work together to get the ball in the other team's basket.
同一个队的队员们必须一起努力来把球投进对方的球框里。
At the same time, they need to stop the competing team from getting the ball into their own basket.
同时，他们需要组织竞争对把球投进他们自己的球框里。
Today, the popularity of basketball has risen around the world,
现在，篮球已经在全世界流行起来。
with many young people dreaming of becoming famous players.
随之很多年轻人梦想成为有名的运动员。
In China, you can sometimes see people playing basketball in parks, schools and even factories.
在中国，你有时可以看到人们在公园、学校、甚至工厂里打篮球。
Basketball has not only become a popular sport to play, but it has also become a popular sport to watch.
篮球不止成为了流行的运动项目，篮球运动同样也成为了一项观赏性很高的运动
Although America's NBA games are the most famous, the CBA games are becoming more popular in China.
虽然美国的NBA比赛是最出名的，但是CBA比赛在中国也越来越流行。
The number of foreign players, including Chinese players, in the NBA has increased.
NBA里面的中国球员和外国球员的人数也在增加。
There are also more and more foreign players in the CBA.
也有越来越多的外国球员在CBA。
Many young people look up to these basketball heroes and want to become like them.
.许多年轻人仰慕这些篮球英雄，并且想成为像他们一样的人。
These stars encourage young people to work hard to achieve their dreams.
这些明星鼓励年轻人为了实现他们的梦想而努力奋斗。
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