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paper,  printing,  compass,

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Who invented basketball and how is it played?

谁发明了篮球，它是怎么玩的？

Dr. James Naismith invented basketball. 

詹姆斯·奈史密斯博士发明了篮球。

There are two teams and players on the same team must work together to get the ball into the other team’s basket.

有两队，同一队的队员们必须一起合作让篮球投到对方的篮筐里。

When was the first basketball game in history played?

历史上的第一场篮球赛是什么时候举行的？

The first basketball game in history was played on December 21, 1891.

历史上第一场篮球赛是在1891年12月21日举行的。

Why were the Berlin Olympics important for basketball?

为什么柏林奥运会对篮球很重要?

The Berlin Olympics was important because basketball became an Olympics event then.

柏林奥运会之所以重要，是因为那时篮球成为了奥运会的一项赛事。

What are the professional basketball groups in America and China?

美国和中国的职业篮球团队有哪些?

The professional basketball groups are the CBA in China and the NBA in America.

职业篮球队有中国的CBA和美国的NBA。

How popular is basketball?

篮球有多受欢迎?

Basketball is played by more than 100 million people in over 200 countries.

有200多个国家的1亿多人打篮球。