英語(yǔ)美文:小時(shí)候玩的那些游戲

Games From Your Childhood You Can Still Play

小時(shí)候玩的游戲你仍然可以玩兒

Chinese Checkers

跳棋

Chinese checkers is characterized by its hexagram-shaped board, which can accommodate up to 6 players. The main goal of Chinese checkers is to move all your marbles from your end to the opposite point of the star. Players can move their marbles by "hopping" over a single adjacent marble – one's own or the opponent's – and can continue to hop until there's no more adjacent marble.

跳棋的特點(diǎn)在于六邊形的棋盤(pán)，最多可供6人游戲。跳棋的主要游戲目標(biāo)是把所有的彈珠從你的一端移到棋盤(pán)的另一端。玩家通過(guò)借助相鄰彈珠——可以是自己的也可以是對(duì)手的——來(lái)使自己的彈珠“跳躍”前進(jìn)，直到?jīng)]有相鄰彈珠可跳為止。

Tangram

七巧板

The tangram is a dissection puzzle consisting of seven flat polygons which are put together to form shapes. The objective is to replicate a pattern (given only an outline) generally found in a puzzle book using all seven pieces without overlap. It is reputed to have been invented in China sometime around the late 18th century CE and then carried over to America and Europe by trading ships shortly after.

七巧板是一個(gè)小塊拼圖游戲，由七個(gè)扁平的多邊形組成，這些多邊形放在一起可以形成其他形狀。游戲目標(biāo)是拼出一個(gè)益智書(shū)里提供的圖形（會(huì)事先給出一個(gè)圖形輪廓），要使用所有七個(gè)形狀，且需要沒(méi)有重疊。據(jù)說(shuō)七巧板是在公元18世紀(jì)末的某個(gè)時(shí)候在中國(guó)發(fā)明的，不久后通過(guò)貿(mào)易船只傳到了美國(guó)和歐洲。

String figure

翻花繩

A string figure is a design formed by manipulating string on, around, and using one's fingers or sometimes between the fingers of multiple people. String figures may also involve the use of the mouth, wrist, and feet. The game ends when one of the two players cannot think of any next solution to the current figure or when one player fails to hold the figure with hands.

翻花繩就是用自己的手指或是在多人手指之間翻轉(zhuǎn)繩子從而形成形狀。翻花繩也可能會(huì)用到嘴、手腕和腳。如果兩個(gè)玩家中的某一個(gè)想不出當(dāng)前圖形的下一個(gè)可以翻的形狀，或者某個(gè)玩家繩子散了，游戲就結(jié)束。

Marble

彈珠

A marble is a small spherical object often made from glass. These balls vary in size. Marbles can be used for a variety of games called marbles. They are often collected, both for nostalgia and for their aesthetic colors. Players often use their fingers to "shoot" one marble to hit the opponent's marble and can acquire it if it was hit.

彈珠是一種小的球形物體，通常由玻璃制成，大小不一，可以用來(lái)玩彈珠游戲。經(jīng)常有人收藏彈珠，既是為了懷舊，也是為了好看的顏色。玩家會(huì)用手指“射”出一個(gè)彈珠來(lái)?yè)糁袑?duì)手的彈珠，如果被擊中就可以獲得彈珠。

Hide-and-seek

捉迷藏

Hide-and-seek is a popular children's game in which at least two players conceal themselves in a set environment, to be found by one or more seekers.

捉迷藏是一種流行的兒童游戲，其中至少有兩個(gè)玩家隱藏在一個(gè)固定環(huán)境中，另一個(gè)或多個(gè)搜尋者來(lái)尋找他們。

Shuttlecock

踢毽子

The shuttlecock is made out of rubber or a plastic disk and attached with many feathers. The player's goal is to keep the shuttlecock in the air while kicking it only using the feet repeatedly.

毽子由橡膠或塑料小盤(pán)制成，上面有許多羽毛。玩家只能用腳不斷踢毽子，目標(biāo)是保持毽子一直在空中不落地。

Hoop rolling

滾鐵環(huán)

Hoop rolling is both a sport and a child's game in which a large hoop is rolled along the ground, generally by means of an object wielded by the player. The aim of the game is to keep the hoop upright for long periods of time, or to do various tricks.

滾鐵環(huán)既是一項(xiàng)運(yùn)動(dòng)，也是一種兒童游戲，玩家通常手持某物在地面上滾一個(gè)大鐵圈。游戲目的是讓鐵環(huán)長(zhǎng)時(shí)間滾動(dòng)，或者做各種雜耍動(dòng)作。

Hopscotch

跳房子

Hopscotch is a popular playground game in which players toss a small object into numbered triangles or a pattern of rectangles outlined on the ground and then hop or jump through the spaces and retrieve the object.

跳房子是一種流行操場(chǎng)游戲，玩家將一個(gè)小物體拋到地面上標(biāo)了數(shù)字的三角形或者一組矩形里，然后在這些形狀里跳躍并取回物體。

Bamboo dragonfly

竹蜻蜓

Bamboo dragonfly has a helicopter top axis with a cord wound around it, with a horizontal blade sticking out from the axis. A player would pull the cord and release hands; the bamboo dragonfly will take off vertically in the air like a helicopter.

竹蜻蜓有一個(gè)類(lèi)似直升機(jī)的頂軸，上面繞著一根繩子，軸上伸出一個(gè)水平葉片。玩家會(huì)拉動(dòng)細(xì)繩，松開(kāi)雙手；竹蜻蜓就會(huì)像直升機(jī)一樣在空中垂直起飛。

Beanbags

丟沙包

Throwing beanbags is a popular traditional Chinese game for kids in the 80s. These traditional Chinese toys are usually handmade from parents or grandparents. The pitcher will try to hit the opponent with a beanbag; the one that was hit will be eliminated from the game. The opponent who catches the beanbag either will choose to "add a life" or "save a teammate's life" from eliminations.

丟沙包是80年代兒童喜愛(ài)的傳統(tǒng)中國(guó)游戲。這些玩具通常是父母或祖父母手工制作的。投手會(huì)試圖用沙包來(lái)?yè)舸驅(qū)κ?；被擊中的人將被淘汰出局。抓住沙包的?duì)手可以選擇要么“加一條命”要么“救隊(duì)友一命”。

Chinese jump rope

跳皮筋

The Chinese jump rope resembles more of a giant stretched out rubber band. It is a thin piece of elastic rope that is looped around two pairs of legs. The objective of this game is to hook your legs into the rope to form loops and patterns in a certain sequence. This is often accompanied by a rhyme or song. As each level is completed, the rope is moved higher, making the patterns more difficult to complete.

跳皮筋用的皮筋更像是一根巨大且拉扯開(kāi)的橡皮筋，細(xì)細(xì)的有彈性，繞在兩雙腿上。游戲目標(biāo)是把你的腿鉤在皮筋上，按一定順序鉤出圈圈和圖案，跳皮筋同時(shí)通常還會(huì)念一段詞兒或唱一首歌。每完成一次，繩子就抬高一些，難度升級(jí)。

Top

抽陀螺

The longer you can keep it spinning, the better. Some tops are spun by means of a string wound around the base. The string is pulled sharply as the top is thrown forward. Players use a rope to lash a top so as to spin it.

玩家用繩子抽陀螺來(lái)使其旋轉(zhuǎn)，讓它轉(zhuǎn)得越久越好。還有些陀螺是用繩子繞在底座上，抽出來(lái)時(shí)旋轉(zhuǎn)。猛地一抽繩，陀螺就會(huì)向前轉(zhuǎn)出去。

Rock paper scissors

石頭剪刀布

Rock paper scissors is a hand game in which players simultaneously form one of three shapes with an outstretched hand. These shapes are "rock" (a closed fist), "paper" (a flat hand), and "scissors" (a fist with the index finger and middle finger extended, forming a V). The rule is illustrated in the picture. Normally, one player wins at the end by beating all players with the right shape.

石頭剪刀布是一種手部游戲，玩家同時(shí)伸出手做出三個(gè)形狀之一：“石頭”（握拳）、“布”（攤開(kāi)手）和“剪刀”（握拳，食指和中指伸出，形成V形），規(guī)則如圖所示。通常玩家需要每次都出對(duì)才能擊敗所有玩家。