Unit 1 的翻译

Unit 1 College Life

The sport of basketball was created by a physical education teacher named James Naismith, who in the winter of 1891 was given the task of creating a game that would keep track athletes in shape without risking them getting hurt a lot. Basketball quickly became popular on college campuses. When the professional league was established in the 1940s, the National Basketball Association (NBA) drafted players who had graduated from college. This was a mutually beneficial relationship for the NBA and colleges – the colleges held onto players who would otherwise go professional, and the NBA did not have to fund a minor league. The pervasiveness of college basketball throughout the nation and the NCAA's (美国大学体育协会) marketing of "March Madness" (officially the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship), have kept the college game alive and well.

篮球运动是一个名叫詹姆斯•奈史密斯的体育老师发明的。1891年冬天，他接到一个任务，要求他发明一种运动，让田径运动员既保持良好的身体状态，又能不受伤害。篮球在大学校园里很快流行起来。20世纪40年代，职业联赛开始之后，美国职业篮球联赛一直从大学毕业生里招募球员。这样做对美国职业篮球联赛和大学双方都有好处：大学留住了可能转向职业篮球赛的学生，而美国职业篮球联赛无需花钱组建一个小职业篮球联盟。大学篮球在全国的普遍推广以及美国大学体育协会对"疯狂三月"（即美国大学体育协会甲级联赛男篮锦标赛）的市场推广，使得这项大学体育赛事一直在蓬勃发展。

现在中国大学生参加志愿活动已成为常态。他们到社区为老年人服务，到山区助学，举办爱心捐赠活动，或到世博会（World Expo）或奥运会等重要国际活动担任志愿者。参加志愿活动有助于学生获取专业技能，丰富社会经验，提高道德水平。多数大学生都认为参与志愿服务是自己应尽的社会责任和义务，希望能做一些有意义的事情来回报社会，积极推动社会和谐发展。

Volunteering has now become the norm for college students in China. The volunteers may provide community services for senior citizens, support students in mountain areas in education, organize fundraising activities to help those in need, or work for major international projects such as the World Expo and the Olympic Games. Doing volunteer work is a useful way for students to enhance their professional skills and social experience as well as promoting their moral development. The majority of college students believe that it is their duty and obligation to participate in volunteer activities. They hope that they can do something meaningful and promote the development of social harmony.