According to some authors, cheerleading started around 1877 in the United States, when Princeton University students yelled chants from the stands at games. Nowadays most cheerleaders are women.
据某些作者称，美国1877年左右就出现了啦啦队。当时普林斯顿大学的学生们在比赛时站在观众席上大声呐喊口号。如今大多数啦啦队成员都是女性。
Cheerleaders perform before the NFL football game between the St Louis Rams and the New England Patriots at Wembley Stadium in London. Photo: Darren Staples/Reuters
今日小常识
今日短语
短语 a leg up on someone 的意思是与他人相比具有优势。
例句
My grandmother attended a catering course in France last year. Now, when it comes to cooking, she definitely has a leg up on the family.
If you study hard, you'll have a leg up on the competition when it comes to finding a good job.
请注意
另一个短语 to pull someone's leg 就是开某人玩笑的意思，比如说些完全捏造或不可能的事情。
What?! You've won a million dollars in the lottery? You are pulling my leg!
