美国增长最快的运动（朗读）

Pickleball, a genetic cross of tennis and ping pong played on a badminton-size court, is in a bit of a pickle.

The sport dates back to the 1960s but took off in recent years, especially during the pandemic. It’s the fastest-growing sport in America and is especially hot with the over-55 crowd, who, thanks to the game’s smaller dimensions, don’t have to run around like Rafael Nadal.

But there’s a problem that is driving some communities to distraction: Plastic perforated pickleballs make a sound like no other when whacked with the game’s solid, rectangular paddles.

Think of clucking one’s tongue—but through a bullhorn.