英國的不同版本
Have you ever wondered why the sport of “football” is sometimes called “soccer”?
您是否曾經想過為什麽「football」有時候又稱為「soccer」呢？
wonder (v.) 想知道 (n.)驚嘆、奇觀Seven Wonders of the Ancient World 古代七大奇蹟
Some may think that it is a name made up by Americans.
有些人可能認為這是美國人發明的。
make up 發明、編造、捏造
However, the origin of the name “soccer” is actually British.
但「soccer」這個名稱其實是來自英國。
origin (n.)起源、來源originate (v.)發源、來自
In the 1800s, there were several different variants of the medieval game called “football” being played in Britain.
在1800年代時，這個被稱為「football」的中世紀比賽在英國有不同版本。
variant (n.)變種、變形、變異株medieval (adj.)中世紀的
As two of them became more popular, they were given different names to tell them apart.
其中兩種比較流行，被取了不同的名字以方便辨別。
tell sth.(sb.) apart 區分、分辨
One, in which players were able to use their hands, became known as “rugby football,” which was later shortened to “rugby.”
其中一種比賽是球員可以使用手的，稱為「rugby football」，之後簡稱為「rugby」。
shorten (v.)使變短、使縮短
The other game, in which players only used their feet to kick the ball, became known as “association football” after the formation of The Football Association in 1863.
另外一種比賽則是球員只能用腳踢球， 1863年的英格蘭足球協會成立後，被命名為「association football」。
formation (n.)（新組織或團體的）組成
This name was later shortened to “soccer,” which was used regularly in the UK until the 1980s when using the name “football” became more popular again.
這個名稱之後被簡化為「soccer」，在英國當時經常被使用，直到1980年代「football」的名稱又再次流行起來。
In America, the name “soccer” was adopted for “association football” to tell it apart from “gridiron football,” which was similar to rugby.
在美國採用「soccer」來稱「association football」，以便跟rugby類似的「gridiron football」作區別。
adopt (v.)使用、採用adopt a new measure採取新措施adopt a different approach採取不同的方式
With this American game of “football” becoming extremely popular, the name “soccer” continued to be used.
隨著美式「football」變得極為受歡迎，「soccer」的名稱便繼續沿用下去。
Aside from the US, a few other places in the world use the name “soccer” instead of “football,” including Ireland, Canada and Australia, all of which also have their own popular forms of football.
除了美國之外，還有一些地方使用「soccer」的稱呼，而不是「football」，包括愛爾蘭、加拿大和澳洲，這些地方也都有他們自己流行的「football」。
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