每日背誦第四期55
The game grew in popularity, and in 1871, the Rugby Union was formed in London. It drew up the modern rules for a 15-a-side game using an oval ball. Nowadays, rugby is played in more than 80 countries around the world. As for William Webb Ellis, his spirit lives on. His name has been given to the trophy awarded to the winners of the quadrennial Rugby World Cup tournament.
這項(xiàng)運(yùn)動(dòng)日見普及，到1871年，“橄欖球聯(lián)盟”在倫敦成立，擬定了現(xiàn)代的規(guī)則：每一隊(duì)15人，使用橢圓形球比賽?，F(xiàn)今，世界上有80多個(gè)國家舉行橄欖球賽。至于艾利斯本人，他的精神永存。四年一次的世界杯橄欖球錦標(biāo)賽的獎(jiǎng)杯就是以“威廉·韋伯·艾利斯杯”命名的。
(短文節(jié)選,本篇始于：敢沖敢搶橄欖球)
