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Sport in Australia — Спорт в Австралии

A lot of Australians think you shouldn’t worry too much about life.
But some things in life are really important, and to many Australian men, one of these things is sport. It’s something they don’t joke about. Sport matters,. In pubs, clubs and even at work you’ll often find men who can talk about only one thing — sport.
Australians are lucky. They have a perfect climate, and an endless amount of land. They have wonderful waves for surfers on their beaches. They also have a strong wish to win. Put these together and you get a lot of good sportsmen and sportswomen. In fact, Australia has a very high number of world champions, in all kinds of sports, for a country of only 16 million people.
Around the country you’ll find plenty of opportunities for golf, squash, tennis, trail riding (horse or motorcycle), fishing and so on. Surfing is almost a religion for many Australians who follow the waves around the country and there are a number

of important surfing contests.
You’ll find football of assorted types including the unique Australian Rules Football. Then, there’s motor racing and motorcycle racing, horse racing, yacht racing, cricket matches and lots more.
The best thing, of course, is to play sport yourself. But if you can’t, or you don’t want to, then you can watch other people doing it. Every year, more than 100,000 people go to the final of Australian Rules Football. Crowds of more than 90,000 watch the big cricket matches against India, Pakistan, New Zealand and England.
There are sport happenings and holidays in Australia year round. Here are some of them.
In February there’s Regatta Day with boat races and other water activities.
In June in Darwin the Beer Can Regatta takes place when there are boat races for boats constructed entirely out of beer cans — there are plenty of those in the world’s beer drinking capital.
In August in the Northern Territory camel racing is on in Alice Springs, and then the Apex Rodeo is held, one of the biggest rodeo in Australia — the
town fills up with cowboys.
Meanwhile in Sydney, Australian biggest race takes place with 25,000 competitors running the 14 km from Hyde Park to Bondi Beach in the city race.
In September attention is attached to Melbourne where Australian Football Cup takes place. Australian Football is played in Australia only. This is a game where two teams of 18 players. The players are-allowed to play with their legs and arms. The participation in the game demands great physical strength and very often injured players are carried away from the field or are replaced by other players. Grand Australian Football Cup is the biggest sports competition of the year.
On the first Tuesday of November the greatest horse race for Melbourne Cup is held. It is a public holiday in Victoria but the whole country shuts down for the three minutes or so which the race takes.
In December the Sydney-Hobart Yacht Race starts on the 26th, a fantastic sight as the yachts stream out of the harbour and head south.

Спорт в Австралии

Многие австралийцы считают, что в жизни не надо слишком сильно волноваться.
Но некоторые аспекты в жизни действительно важны. И для многих австралийцев одним из них является спорт. Это то, о чем они никогда не шутят. Спорт имеет особое значение. В пивных, клубах, даже на работе вы часто встретите людей, которые могут разговаривать только об одном — спорте.
Австралийцы — счастливые люди. У них чудесный климат и бесконечно большая земля. У них прекрасные волны
для серфинга на пляжах. У них также есть сильное желание побеждать. Сложив все это вместе, вы получите множество хороших спортсменов и спортсменок. В самом деле, в Австралии, стране с населением 16 млн. человек, довольно большое число чемпионов мира по всем видам спорта.
В стране есть масса возможностей для занятий гольфом, сквошем, теннисом, гоночными видами спорта (скачки и мотогонки), рыбной ловлей и так далее. Серфинг — почти религия для многих австралийцев, которые следуют за волнами по всей стране. Проводится ряд важных соревнований по серфингу.
Вы встретите здесь разные виды футбола, включая уникальный австралийский футбол. Затем есть еще автомобильные гонки, гонки на мотоциклах, лошадиные скачки, соревнования парусной регаты, крикетные матчи и еще очень много других видов соревнований.
Лучше всего, конечно, заниматься спортом самому. Если же вы не можете или не хотите, вы можете смотреть, как это делают другие. Каждый год более 100 000 людей идут на финальный матч по австралийскому футболу. Толпы людей, более 90 000, смотрят большие крикетные матчи с Индией, Пакистаном, Новой Зеландией и Англией.
Круглый год в Австралии проходят спортивные соревнования и праздники. Вот некоторые из них.
В феврале есть День регаты, когда проводятся гонки на лодках и другие водные соревнования.
В июне в Дарвине проходит Регата пивных банок, когда спортсмены соревнуются на лодках, построенных полностью из пивных банок, которых очень много в мировой столице любителей пива.
В августе на Северной Территории проходят гонки на верблюдах в Элис-Спрингс, а затем проводится Апекс Родео, одно из самых больших родео в Австралии, — город наполняется ковбоями.
Тем временем в Сиднее проходят самые большие соревнования по бегу, в которых участвуют 25 000 спортсменов, бегущих четырнадцатикилометровую дистанцию из Гайд Парка в Бонди-Бич в городе Серф.
В сентябре внимание переключается на Мельбурн, где проводится финал по австралийскому футболу. В австралийский футбол играют только в Австралии.. Это быстрая игра, в которой с каждой стороны участвует по 18 игроков, Игрокам позволяется ударять по мячу и ногами и руками. Это игра, требующая большого физического напряжения, и часто травмированных футболистов выносят со стадиона и заменяют другими участниками. Большой финал — самое крупное спортивное событие в Австралии.
В первый вторник ноября проходят лошадиные скачки, на первенство Австралии — Мельбурнский Кубок. Это всенародный праздник в Виктории, но вся страна прекращает работу на три минуты, когда длятся гонки.
26-го декабря начинаются соревнования яхт Сидней — Хобарт. Это очаровательное зрелище, когда яхты выплывают из гавани и держат курс на юг.

Questions:

1. What do a lot of Australians think?
2. Why are Australians lucky?
3. What is surfing for many Australians?
4. Where do more that 100 000 people go every year?
5. What takes place in June in Darwin?
6. When does Alice Springs fill up with cowboys?
7. When does sporting attention turn to Melbourne?
8. Where is Australian Rules Football played?

Vocabulary:

To worry — волноваться
to joke — шутить
beach — пляж
contest — соревнование
to take place — проходить
to hit — ударять
racing — гонки
to shut down — прекращать работу
to stream out — выплывать
to head south — держать курс на юг

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