A love of sport has been characteristic in Highland and Lowlands alike. It is inherent in the Scottish character，Of all the games played in Scotland in days gone by, three stand out as claiming Scottish in character-golf, curling, and slunty, and of these golf has now achieved world-wide popularity.
无论在苏格兰高地还是苏格兰低地，人们对体育的热爱是一样的，它已是苏格兰人内在性格的一部分。在英格兰人过去所玩过的 游戏中，有3种可以说是发源于此地，并具有典型的苏格兰特点 高尔夫球、冰上溜石游戏和简化曲滚球戏。在这3项运动当中，高尔夫球现已风靡全球。
Of all Scottish golfing centres, St. Andrews is the shrine of golfing traditions.
在苏格兰所有的高尔夫球场当中，圣安德鲁斯可以说是高尔夫传统的圣地。
The kings and queen of Scotland themselves shared their peoples enthusiasm for playing games. Mary Queen of Scots was accused by her enemies ofplaying golf shortly after her husbands murder.
苏格兰的.国王及王后和他们的臣民一样热衷体育。苏格兰的玛利女王就因为她在她的丈夫被谋杀后不久打高尔夫球，而遭到政敌的攻击。
Curling is a game played on a sheet ofice, and Scotland has been its real home since the early part of the seventeenth century . In principle the game very much resembles bowls, but curling is played with heavy flat stones to slide along the ice.
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