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 (美國大學(xué)體育協(xié)會) marketing of "March Madness" (officially the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship), have kept the college game alive and well.

籃球運(yùn)動是一個名叫詹姆斯?奈史密斯的體育老師發(fā)明的。1891年冬天，他接到一個任務(wù)，要求他發(fā)明一種運(yùn)動，讓田徑運(yùn)動員既保持良好的身體狀態(tài)，又能不受傷害?；@球在大學(xué)校園里很快流行起來。20世紀(jì)40年代，職業(yè)聯(lián)賽開始之后，美國職業(yè)籃球聯(lián)賽一直從大學(xué)畢業(yè)生里招募球員。這樣做對美國職業(yè)籃球聯(lián)賽和大學(xué)雙方都有好處：大學(xué)留住了可能轉(zhuǎn)向職業(yè)籃球賽的學(xué)生，而美國職業(yè)籃球聯(lián)賽無需花錢組建一個小職業(yè)籃球聯(lián)盟。大學(xué)籃球在全國的普遍推廣以及美國大學(xué)體育協(xié)會對"瘋狂三月"（即美國大學(xué)體育協(xié)會甲級聯(lián)賽男籃錦標(biāo)賽）的市場推廣，使得這項(xiàng)大學(xué)體育賽事一直在蓬勃發(fā)展。

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現(xiàn)在中國大學(xué)生參加志愿活動已成為常態(tài)。他們到社區(qū)為老年人服務(wù)，到山區(qū)助學(xué)，舉辦愛心捐贈活動，或到世博會（World Expo）或奧運(yùn)會等重要國際活動擔(dān)任志愿者。參加志愿活動有助于學(xué)生獲取專業(yè)技能，豐富社會經(jīng)驗(yàn)，提高道德水平。多數(shù)大學(xué)生都認(rèn)為參與志愿服務(wù)是自己應(yīng)盡的社會責(zé)任和義務(wù)，希望能做一些有意義的事情來回報社會，積極推動社會和諧發(fā)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.