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今天为大家介绍冰球：
冰球
Ice hockey originated in Canada in the early 19th century, based on similar stick-and-ball games played in Europe. The word "hockey" comes from the French word "hocquet", meaning "stick".
冰球起源于19世纪初的加拿大，它是从欧洲一种同样用棍和球进行比赛的非常类似冰球的运动发展而来。Hockey这个词来自法语单词“hocquet”，意思是“拐杖”。
The first Olympic ice hockey tournament took place at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. At the time, organized international ice hockey was still relatively new and the International Ice Hockey Federation considers the 1920 tournament to be the first Ice Hockey World Championship.
1920年，比利时安特卫普夏季奥运会举办了第一次奥运会冰球比赛。组织国际冰球赛事在当时是新鲜事，国际冰球联合会认定1920年安特卫普奥运会冰球比赛为第一届冰球世锦赛。
The sport was moved to the Winter Olympics programme following the 1920 Games, and was a part of the inaugural Winter Games in Chamonix, France in 1924.
冰球比赛在1920年奥运会后并入到冬奥会，并成为1924年首届冬奥会——法国夏慕尼冬季奥运会的一个比赛项目。
The Wukesong Sports Centre and the National Indoor Stadium will share hosting duties for the ice hockey competitions at Beijing 2022.
五棵松体育中心和国家体育馆将共同举办北京2022年冬奥会冰球比赛。
Qualification for the men's ice hockey was determined by the IIHF (International Ice Hockey Federation) World Ranking following the 2019 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships.
The best four teams from an overall 12-team ranking – the group winners and the second-ranked team with the best record – will advance to the quarter-finals, while the other teams will play a qualification playoff game.
男子冰球参赛队的比赛资格，由2019年男子冰球世锦赛后，国际冰球联合会的世界排名决定。十二只球队中成绩最好的四只队伍，即各小组第一名和成绩最好的小组第二名直接晋级八强，而剩下的队伍则进入淘汰赛资格赛。
Qualification for the women's ice hockey was determined by selecting six top-ranking nations. China, as host, was qualified automatically, while the Czech Republic, Denmark and Sweden progressed from the Final Olympic Qualification Tournaments in November.
女子冰球参赛资格由排名前六的国家队获得。作为东道主，中国自动晋级，而捷克共和国、丹麦和瑞典则从11月的奥运会资格赛决赛中晋级。
重点词汇
overall adj. 总的，全面的；所有的，包括一切的 adv. 全部，总共；总的说来，大体上
例：
The overall picture for farming is encouraging.
农业的总体形势是令人鼓舞的。
The overall effect of the painting is overwhelming.
这幅画总体效果气势磅礴。
ranking n. 等级；地位
例：
This year's QS World University Rankings reveals the top 1000 universities from around the world.
今年QS大学排名公布了全球排名前1000的大学。
She has retained her No.1 world ranking.
她保住了自己世界第一的排名。
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