A fast team sport played outdoors on a large grass field. Each player carries a stick with a small net (a 'head') at the top; you catch the hard rubber ball in that net, run with it, pass it through the air, and throw it into the other team's goal.

A fast team sport一種快節奏的團隊運動， played outdoors on a large grass field在戶外一大片草地上進行。Each player每個球員 carries a stick with a small net (a 'head') at the top手上拿一根頂端有小網子（叫 'head'）的球棍； you catch the hard rubber ball in that net你用那個網子接住硬橡膠球， run with it帶著球跑， pass it through the air用空中傳球的方式傳出去， and throw it into the other team's goal再把球丟進對方的球門。

Full outdoor men's teams have ten players a side; women's teams have twelve, and there is also an indoor version with fewer players, so the number changes with the version. It is a contact sport — men's lacrosse uses helmets and pads — and it is known for being very quick, closer to ice hockey in feel than to football.

Full outdoor men's teams完整的戶外男子隊 have ten players a side一隊十個球員； women's teams女子隊 have twelve是十二個， and there is also an indoor version with fewer players也有球員人數較少的室內版本， so the number changes with the version所以人數會隨版本而不同。It is a contact sport這是一種有身體接觸的運動—— men's lacrosse uses helmets and pads男子袋棍球會戴頭盔、穿護具—— and it is known for being very quick而且以節奏很快出名， closer to ice hockey in feel than to football感覺比較接近冰上曲棍球，而不是美式足球。

The game comes from the Indigenous peoples of North America, who played it long before Europeans arrived and still regard it as more than a sport; it later became popular in Canadian and American schools and universities. In Taiwan it is uncommon, so most people will know it only from American films and TV.

The game這項運動 comes from the Indigenous peoples of North America起源自北美原住民， who played it long before Europeans arrived他們在歐洲人到來之前很久就在玩了， and still regard it as more than a sport而且至今仍把它看得比單純的運動更重要； it later became popular in Canadian and American schools and universities後來在加拿大和美國的中學、大學裡流行起來。In Taiwan在台灣， it is uncommon這項運動不常見， so most people will know it only from American films and TV所以大部分人只會從美國電影和電視上認識它。