About Archery (Olympic sport since 1900)  
射箭概述（1900年成为奥运会正式比赛项目） 
　　Anyone familiar with the legend of Robin¹ Hood² knows archery competitions date back at least to mediaeval times. Indeed, today’s archers³ still honour the fabled⁴ outlaw⁵. The term "Robin Hood" now refers to splitting the shaft⁶ of an arrow already in the target with another arrow.
　　熟悉罗宾汉传奇故事的人们都知道，射箭比赛的历史至少可以追溯到中世纪。事实上，今天的射箭运动员们仍然尊敬那些传说中的绿林好汉。“罗宾汉”一词在现代英语中的意思是：射出一支箭，将已经插在靶子上的另一支箭的箭杆剖为两半。

　　The equipment has crept forward in its technology since Robin and his merry men had the run of Sherwood Forest, but the sport of archery remains⁷ essentially⁸ unchanged. A recurve bow coated in fibreglass has become standard, and arrows made of aluminium⁹ and carbon graphite can travel more than 240km/h, but the most important requirements are straightforward¹⁰: steady hands, strong shoulders, flexible muscles, sharp eyes and nerves of steel.
　　与罗宾汉和他的手下在舍伍德森林中占山为王的时代相比，射箭运动的器材装备在技术上已经逐渐进步了不少，但是这项运动在本质上并没有改变。覆盖着玻璃纤维，向内凹进的弓已经成为了标准用具，用铝和石墨制成的箭时速可高达240公里。然而，最关键的要求还是那么简单：稳健的双手、强有力的肩膀、柔韧的肌肉、犀利的眼睛和钢铁一般的神经。

　　Archery was a feature of the Olympic Games several times from 1900 to 1920, but then disappeared for more than 50 years. It reappeared at Munich in 1972 and has remained a fixture¹¹ ever since. 　
　　在1900年至1920年期间，射箭曾一度是奥运会上的一大亮点，但此后它在50多年的时间当中都销声匿迹。1972年，射箭项目重新出现在慕尼黑奥运会上，并且从此一直是奥运会的固定比赛项目。