TWICKENHAM, LONDON

倫敦， Twickenham球場

Twickenham, the largest ground in the world solely devoted to rugby, is a curious place for atmosphere. When things are going against the home team it can be as raucous as a meeting of the nearby Richmond Rotary Club; but when they’re on top, it positively rocks. Mainly to choruses of Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, an African-American slave hymn that somehow became England’s rugby anthem. Why? No one has the faintest idea.

Twickenham是全球最大的欖球專用場地。這裡的氣氛變化頗為端極 ，當主隊形勢不利時，觀眾的情緒就如同毗鄰的Richmond扶輪社會員舉行議會 時那樣躁動；若比數領先，人們就會引吭高唱《Swing Low, Sweet Chariot》，這首美黑國 奴聖詩已成為英格蘭欖球隊的隊歌，原因何在卻沒有人說得清楚。