Basketball Terms

Learn the language you need to be the best you can be
籃球術語一把罩 - 學習讓你成為箇中高手的術語.

Every sport, including basketball, has its own special words and terms. Knowing these terms will help you understand the sport better. If you are playing the game, they will also help you cooperate with other players.

The basketball court
Basketball courts are divided in half by a midcourt line. In the middle of this line is the center circle where the game begins with a jump ball. Each end of the court has a basket and a three-point line. 

When players throw the ball into the basket from behind that line, they score three points. If they shoot the ball from anywhere in front of the line, they score two points.

The area under each basket is called the key. Since the key is sometimes painted a different color, it is also called the paint. At the "top" of each key is the free-throw line. 

Players stand behind this line when shooting free throws or foul shots if there has been a penalty. 

Getting the ball
When the other team has the ball, your team wants to stop them from scoring. You can do this in several different ways.

In man-to-man defense, each player on your team has someone from the other team to defend. In a zone defense, each person on your team defends one area of the floor.

Scoring points 
One of the easiest offensive plays is the give-and-go. In a give-and-go, you pass the ball to a teammate. Then that teammate passes the ball back to you so you can score.

If you want to be like Jeremy Lin, you need to master the pick-and-roll. In a pick-and-roll, a teammate picks or screens you from a defender. This lets you get away from the defender and score a basket.

Communication is important for any team. Try using these basketball terms the next time you play.

Grammar Gym:
In the middle of this line is the center circle....
describe a big area, from one part to another... we use this pattern.
There was once a very old castle. In the middle of this castle is a magical fountain.
Walk into the museum and you will see a big status. At the bottom of the status is a famous quote.

Vocabulary Tips:
cooperate - work with other people. 一起合作
operate - work.
*The witness refused to cooperate with the police. 见证人拒绝。。。
cooperation (n)-合作
*The project requires close cooperation of both companies.
court -球场
* a tennis court -网球场
* a badminton court -羽毛球场
court -法庭
*The defendant showed up in court at the last minute.
score (n)-分数, score (v)-得分。
*This player scored 9 points in the first quarter.得了9分。
*Rita scored 17 out of 20 in her spelling test. 20分满分得了17。。。
penalty - when you do something wrong in sport game, or when you do something wrong, there is something you need to pay for it.处罚，犯规，或因犯规而另对方有优先权。。。
*The penalty kick gave the opponents the lead. 罚球让对手领了先，占了优势。。
*The referee awarded a penalty shot.裁判判决罚球。
term - specific word or language in certain field or area.
be the best you can be - try your best, do your best.
midcourt line-the line is in middle court,  in the middle of the court.
center circle - there is a circle in the middle of the court.
free throw- penalty shot twice for two points.
foul - penalty shot once for one point only, then the ball turned to the opponent after the shot.
top - the highest the point.
"top" -quotation word,  is not really mean the highest point, is similar meaning of the high but just the top from the end.
man-to-man : 盯人，一对一的紧迫盯人，一对一的盯人打法。
*A coach gave the signal to play man-to-man.
man-to-man (talk) - 坦诚的，坦率的，开诚布公的（一般男性才会用到的）
*It's time for us to talk man-to-man.
defense -防守，防御。
*The team has very strong defense today. 。。。防御很强。
defensive -防御的。
* a defensive player.
offensive - attacking in a very aggressive way.进攻，
*Henry snatched an offensive rebound.
offensive -冒犯他人或不当的。
*The show contains offensive language.
offend (v) -冒犯他人或不当的。
master -精通，掌握。（精通而能运用自如）
*you need to master the pick-and-roll.
*She has fully mastered this newly developed software.
*French is a difficult language to master.
play (n)-球赛, play (v)打球 : play (v) this  play (n) you first need to know the play (adj) rule.

Language Tips:
court -大多是任何与网子，球拍有关的，小型的室内体育馆
tennis court-网球场。
baseball court -棒球场。
volleyball court -排球场。
badminton court -羽毛球场。
basketball court-篮球场。
field -室外，户外的运动场
soccer field -足球场，
rugby field -橄榄球场。
arena -本市罗马的竞技场，如今用来指室内大型的体育场。
stadium -巨大型的体育场。
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stop / prevent -阻止，防止/预防，避免
I grabbed her hand to prevent her from falling. （阻止，防止/预防，避免什么，美式英语会用from )
I grabbed her hand to prevent her falling. (英式英语没有from )
stop someone to do something.
stop someone from something.
When the other team has the ball, your team wants to stop them from scoring. （美式英语要用from）
to stop them scoring. (英式英语省略from )