Hurling is Ireland’s own fast ball game, not a hobby on the side. Two teams of fifteen use a flat wooden stick to hit a small hard ball: you may strike it on the ground, strike it in the air, or catch it in the hand and then hit it away.

Hurling ishurling是 Ireland's own fast ball game愛爾蘭自己的一種快速球類運動, not a hobby on the side而不是隨便玩玩的休閒. Two teams of fifteen兩隊各十五人 use a flat wooden stick用一根扁平的木棍 to hit a small hard ball擊打一顆又小又硬的球: you may strike it on the ground你可以在地上打它, strike it in the air在半空中打它, or catch it in the hand and then hit it away或者用手接住再把它打出去.

It looks a little like hockey, and a little like a catching game with a stick, but it is neither. The play is quick and rough; players run hard and bump into each other, and Irish people grow up with it the way some countries grow up with football.

It looks a little like hockey它看起來有點像曲棍球, and a little like a catching game with a stick又有點像一種用棍子接球的運動, but it is neither但兩者都不是. The play is quick and rough比賽節奏又快又激烈; players run hard and bump into each other球員會用力奔跑並互相衝撞, and Irish people grow up with it而愛爾蘭人從小就在這個運動的環境裡長大 the way some countries grow up with football就像有些國家的人是跟足球一起長大的.

The women’s game is almost the same idea, with a few different rules. Outside Ireland you will hardly see it played, so the word usually turns up in Irish news, sport pages, or stories set there.

The women's game女子版的比賽 is almost the same idea概念幾乎一樣, with a few different rules只是規則有一些不同. Outside Ireland在愛爾蘭以外, you will hardly see it played你幾乎看不到有人在玩, so the word usually turns up所以這個字通常只會出現 in Irish news, sport pages, or stories set there在愛爾蘭的新聞、體育版，或是以那裡為背景的故事裡.

Though actually, English also uses hurling as the -ing form of the verb hurl, “to throw with force” — hurling a stone, hurling insults. This entry is not that. This entry is the Irish team sport.

Though actually不過實際上, English also uses hurling英文也會用hurling as the -ing form當作動詞hurl的-ing形式 of the verb hurl, 'to throw with force'意思是「用力丟」 — hurling a stone丟一顆石頭, hurling insults丟出侮辱的話. This entry is not that這篇詞條講的不是那個意思. This entry is the Irish team sport這篇講的是愛爾蘭的那種團隊運動.