Cheerleading traces its roots to the late 19th century, when crowds began to chant and yell to encourage their team. Credit for the first organized cheer is often given to a University of Minnesota student named Johnny Campbell who got the Gopher faithful to shout during a losing effort in the 1898 season.

啦啦隊(duì)的由來(lái)和發(fā)展要回溯到19世紀(jì)后期，那時(shí)候人們就開(kāi)始有節(jié)奏的齊聲為他們的球隊(duì)喝彩、吶喊助威。第一次有證可查的、組織以齊呼口號(hào)方式為球隊(duì)加油的是明尼蘇達(dá)大學(xué)學(xué)生約翰尼·坎貝爾，他在1898年的賽季中指揮大家為他們的球隊(duì)助威鼓勁。

For the first few decades of its history, cheerleading was an all-male activity, but by the 1920's women joined as well. Nowadays,over 90% of America's cheerleading participants are female.

在啦啦隊(duì)成立之初，隊(duì)員通常由男生組成，到了20世紀(jì)20年代，女性開(kāi)始介入。現(xiàn)在，美國(guó)有超過(guò)九成的啦啦隊(duì)成員是女性。

In 1948, Lawrence "Herkie" Herkimer, a former Southern Methodist University cheerleader formed the National Cheerleaders Association(NCA). Herkimer is credited with originating many of cheerleading's fundamental moves.

1948年，勞倫斯-何其莫，外號(hào)"Herkie"，成立了美國(guó)啦啦隊(duì)協(xié)會(huì)(NCA)。何其莫被認(rèn)為是啦啦隊(duì)多項(xiàng)重大活動(dòng)的創(chuàng)始人。

Though professional football teams had had cheerleaders since the1960s, nothing did more topopularize cheerleading than the gals from Dallas, who gained national attention with their revealing outfits and sophisticated dance routines.

盡管專(zhuān)業(yè)的橄欖球隊(duì)從20世紀(jì)60年代就各自有了自己的啦啦隊(duì)，但這些啦啦隊(duì)除了歡呼之外并無(wú)特別的喝彩方式，直到達(dá)拉斯的姑娘們出現(xiàn)后才有了改觀，這些女孩用她們暴露的裝束和復(fù)雜的舞步贏得了全國(guó)觀眾的矚目.

Cheerleading remained in its supporting role until the 1980s, when cheerleading competitions, organized by the National Cheerleaders Association and other groups, started to grow in popularity.

20世紀(jì)80年代之前，啦啦隊(duì)主要起支持作用。之后，美國(guó)啦啦隊(duì)協(xié)會(huì)開(kāi)始組織啦啦隊(duì)之間進(jìn)行比賽，其他組織也開(kāi)始興起。

Today, cheerleaders can be found at almost any kind of sporting event, including the Olympics and the Cricket World Cup.

如今，各種體育賽事中隨處可見(jiàn)啦啦隊(duì)員的身影，包括奧運(yùn)會(huì)和板球世界杯賽。
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