The flight of the shuttlecock,a missile of cork and goosefeatherthat players volley across the net,has been recorded atspeeds of260 kilometers per hour.Speed,agility and lightning-fastreflexesare essential to the game.Add stamina,too-player shave beenknownto cover more than six kilometers in a single match.
羽毛球由软木和鹅毛制成，飞行的最高时速可达260公里。选手在球落地前要将其接起
并打过网。对于这项运动来说，速度、敏捷性和闪电般的反应能力都至关重要。还应该加上毅力，因为选手们在一场比赛中所奔跑的路程要超过6公里。
While contemporary badminton first appeared in themid-19thcentury,it evolved from the game battledore andshuttlecock,whichcan be traced back to ancient Greece,China,JapanandIndia.Especially popular in Asia and Europe today,badmintonbecamea full competition sport at the Olympic Games in 1992.
现代羽毛球运动在19世纪中叶首次出现，它是由一种名为“毽子板球”（battledoreandshuttlecock）的运动发展演化而来的。“毽子板球”的起源可以追溯到古希腊、中国、日本和印度。今天，羽毛球运动在亚洲和欧洲尤为流行，它已经在1992年的奥运会中成为正式比赛项目。
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