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The High-Flying Sport of SlamBall 极限篮球：美式激爆灌篮

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A player with a ball leaps over four meters into the air, performing a 360 spin along his arc toward the hoop. But there’s one little ___1___ between him and three points: a heavyset defensive player who is about to collide with him in midair. No NBA player can jump that high – but this isn’t the NBA. This is SlamBall.

一名球员一跃而起离地4公尺，他朝篮框的方向前进，在空中画下一道弧线，同时表演360度的大转身。不过在他拿下这3分前遇到了一个小小障碍，一名体型魁梧的防守球员即将在半空中和他相撞。没有NBA球员能够跳这么高，不过这可不是NBA。这项运动是美式激爆灌篮(SlamBall)。

SlamBall is a hybrid of several different sports, with basketball ___2___ the most obvious influence. It’s a full-contact sport, making it much more intense than your average, run-of-the-mill basketball game. And ___3___ the special SlamBall court, most of the action takes place in the air. The shock-absorbent playing surface is tailor-made to protect the leaping players ___4___ on landing. Their aerial acrobatics are performed with the aid of four trampolines at each end of the court.

美式激爆灌篮是多项不同运动的合体，而篮球是最明显的影响元素。这是一种有激烈肢体碰撞的运动，强度比一般平凡无奇的篮球比赛来得剧烈多了。由于这项运动有特殊的场地设备，所以大部分的动作都是在空中进行。特制的球场表面能够吸收冲击力道，保护跳跃在半空中的球员以免他们在落地时受伤。球场两侧各有4块弹簧垫，有了它们的辅助，运动员才能表演这些空中特技。

SlamBall players naturally need the speed and power ___5___ of any pro athlete. But they also need to have precise ___6___ over their body movements as they fly through the air. The goal is to get a slam dunk, which is worth three points. In the event of a foul, a face-off is staged. The offended player runs toward the hoop, ___7___ on a trampoline in front of it, and tries to dunk over the player who committed the foul. SlamBall is quickly becoming one of the most exciting games in the world of professional sports, and it has to be seen to be believed.

美式激爆灌篮的球员当然需要任何职业运动员该具备的速度及力量，不过他们还得在空中飞行时对身体动作有准确的掌握。球赛的最终目标就是把球灌进篮框，灌篮可以得到3分。若有犯规的情况，则必须进行一对一的灌篮PK罚球(face-off)。被犯规的球员往篮框挺进，跳上前方的弹簧垫，试着在犯规的球员面前把球扣进篮框。美式激爆灌篮正迅速成为一种职业运动中最刺激的比赛项目，而且你一定要亲眼目睹才会相信这是真的！

−by Joe Henley

Vocabulary

单词发音

leap [lip] v. 跳，跳跃

arc [ɑrk] n. 弧形

defensive [dɪˋfɛnsɪv] adj. 防守的; 防御的

collide [kəˋlaɪd] v. 碰撞；相撞

hybrid [ˋhaɪbrɪd] n.〔两种或两种以上不同物质组成的〕混合体

surface [ˋsɝfɪs] n. 表面，外表

tailor-made [ˋtelɚ͵med] adj.（衣服）定制的

aerial [ˋɛrɪəl] adj. 空中的

with the aid of 借助于…, 在…的帮助下

athlete [ˋæθlit] n. 运动员

precise [prɪˋsaɪs] adj. 精确的；准确的

foul [faʊl] n.（比赛中）犯规

stage [stedʒ] n. 上演

commit [kəˋmɪt] v. 犯,做（错事等）

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单词发音

high-flying [ˋhaɪˋflaɪɪŋ] adj. 在高空飛行的

hoop [hup] n.（篮球的）篮，篮圈

heavyset [ˋhɛvɪˋsɛt] adj. 【美】体格魁伟的

midair [mɪdˋɛr] n. 半空中

full-contact 肢体碰撞的

average [ˋævərɪdʒ] adj. 一般的，普通的

run-of-the-mill [ˋrʌnəvˋmɪl] adj. 普通的; 一般的; 不突出的 not special or outstanding; average

absorbent [əbˋsɔrbənt] adj. 能吸收（水、光等）的

acrobatics [͵ækrəˋbætɪks] n. 杂技；杂技表演

trampoline [ˋtræmpə͵lɪn] n. 蹦床，（用作健身的）弹簧垫

slam dunk【篮】扣篮 

face-off [ˋfes͵ɔf] n. 争球; 对峙，对抗 a method of starting play in ice hockey, lacrosse, and other games in which an official drops the puck or ball between two opposing players who contend for its control

dunk [dʌŋk] v. 灌篮 to slam (a ball) through the basket from above

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