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美联英语提供：有关于运动的英语文章篇一两分钟做个小测试，看看你的英语水平/test/waijiao.aspx?tid=16-73675-0被历史遗忘的10种有趣的运动　　Barking Off Squirrels　　打树猎松鼠　　Barking off was a type of squirrel hunting popular in America in the late 18th century and early 19th century. It was created in the backwoods of Kentucky and popularized by renowned frontiersman Daniel Boone, who was famous for his marksmanship.　　打树是18世纪末期和19世纪初期流行于美国的松鼠捕猎方法。这项运动兴起于肯塔基州的偏远落后地区，后因拓荒者丹尼尔·布恩出色的枪法而闻名。　　The goal of the contest was to hunt squirrels, but not by shooting them. Instead, the hunters would shoot the bark right below the squirrels. The impact was strong enough to shatter the bark and create a concussion blast powerful enough to kill the squirrels. For trophy hunters, this type of shooting had the added bonus of leaving the squirrels skin intact. The practice of barking off squirrels occurred at a time when the woods of Kentucky were filled with these unlucky woodland critters. Regular squirrel hunts were so frequent that it wasnt uncommon for hunting parties to kill thousands of them in a single day. The most successful hunter often was not the best shot but the guy who could reload the fastest. That was why a new test of skill was welcomed by both hunters and spectators, who would often gamble on the outcome of the sport.　　比赛的目的虽说是猎杀松鼠，却不直接对松鼠射击，而是朝着松鼠正下方的树枝开枪。其威力能粉碎树皮，并产生足以夺取松鼠性命的爆破力。作为猎人的战利品，这种打猎方法还能保持松鼠的皮毛完好无损。肯塔基州的树林充满了这些不幸的小动物时，打树猎松鼠非常盛行。人人都爱好狩猎松鼠，以至于经常能在短短的一天内就射杀上千的松鼠。最成功的狩猎者往往不是最精准的射手，而是换子弹最快的人。该运动还衍生出了猎手和看客都喜爱的赌博——给猎杀松鼠最多的射手下注。　　Equestrian Long Jump　　马术跳远　　Many sports are created by combining two concepts that already existed. While some ideas have been successful, not all of them are winners. Take equestrian long jump, for example. This sport took the human long jump and combined it with horse racing to create a sport that was less exciting than either.　　许多新运动就是两项已有的运动结合而来。虽然有些运动结合成功，但也不乏失败的。以马术跳远为例，这项运动结合了两项激动人心的赛事：跳远和赛马，结果产生的新运动却比不上原先的任何一个。　　There was a lot of interest in this concept in its early days. It was even fe