Children's Games and Sports

你喜歡玩游戲或運(yùn)動(dòng)嗎？你通常與小伙伴們玩什么呢？一起先來看看英國的孩子們喜歡玩什么游戲吧！

All children love to play， wherever you go in the world. In a school inBritain at playing time， you will see children playing all sorts of games. And after school if the weather is good and when homework is done， you are sure to find children playing outdoors too.

Everywhere you look in a playground， children are "chasing each other！Games of chase are hugely popular in Britain， just like everywhere else in the world. There are lots of types of chase game， and lots of different names forthem depending on which part of the UK you visit.“Tig"， “Tag"， or“Dobby" areall names for the same game. In those games， somebody is“it” or“on”. Theymust chase their friends and try to catch them by slapping or tapping them onthe shoulder. When they do， they shout“Tig！ You're it！"

There is one game of tag that can be played by the whole school！ Britishbulldog is a tag game that often 2involves lots of players. In British bulldog， a group of players line up on one side of a playing field or playgroundand they have to run to the other side. But it isn't that simple. Inthe middle of the field stand the bulldogs. Their task is to catch therunners and tag them， turning them into bulldogs too. The game is overeither when the bulldogs have caught everybody， or there is one personleft， who is 3）declared the winner！ British bulldog can be quite a physicalgame， and because it is played over a big area， it can take up a lot ofspace. For these reasons， some schools don't allow it.

One of the best things about tag games is you don't need any extra4）equipment， like a bat or ball to play. Some games though do need equipment.Ball games are always popular， and wherever you look in the UK you will findchildren playing football. Often， if there are no 5goalposts to use， children willuse their jumpers or coats as goalposts instead.

Another popular piece of kit that is found in many playgrounds is a skippingrope. Children take it in turns skipping into the swinging rope and jumping， while a6）rhyme is chanted.

At the weekends， when there is lots of time to play， many boys and girls enjoyskating and skateboarding. Most towns have skate parks， which are places wherethere are Tramps and rails for doing tricks. Riding bikes is fun too. BMX bikes aregreat for doing tricks and jumps， and some towns have special tracks for peopleto race or practice tricks at.

Whatever types of game you like toplay， there are lots to choose from.

1） chase [tfels] v&n.追趕;追逐

2） involve [n'voIv]v.包含;包括

3） declare [dr’klea（r）]v.宣布;聲明

4） equipment ['kwlpmant] n.設(shè)備

5） goalpost [geulpaust]n.門柱

6） rhyme [ra1m] n.押韻的短詩

7） ramp [remp]n.斜坡;坡道

世界上任何地方的孩子們都喜歡玩。在任何一所英國學(xué)校，你都可以看到孩子們?cè)谟螒驎r(shí)間玩各種各樣的游戲。放學(xué)之后，只要天氣不錯(cuò)，功課已完成，你肯定能看到孩子們?cè)谑彝馔嫠！?/p>

環(huán)顧一下操場(chǎng)，你會(huì)看到到處都是追逐嬉戲的孩子！與世界其他地方一一樣，捉人游戲在英國也非常受歡迎。英國流行的捉人游戲有很多種，而且在英國不同的地方，捉人游戲的名字會(huì)有所不同，比如“滴答”（Tig或Tag）或“杜比” （Dobby）其實(shí)都是指捉人游戲。在這些游戲中，有個(gè)孩子是追人者，他要盡力追趕其他小伙伴，一旦追上，拍下他們的肩膀就算追趕成功。此時(shí)，追人者要喊“捉到你啦！”

有一種捉人的游戲可以使整個(gè)學(xué)校的學(xué)生參與其中！“英國喇叭狗”是一種參加人數(shù)眾多的捉人游戲。在這種游戲中，一隊(duì)參與者在操場(chǎng)的一端站成一排，他們需要跑到操場(chǎng)的另一端。但這個(gè)游戲并非如此簡(jiǎn)單。追人者會(huì)站在操場(chǎng)中間，他們的任務(wù)就是捉到被追者之后將其變成追人者。當(dāng)追人者追到所有的被追者，游戲就結(jié)束了?；蛘邇H剩一個(gè)人沒有被追到時(shí)，此人就是游戲的勝利者！“英國喇叭狗”是個(gè)耗費(fèi)體力的游戲，而且這種游戲所需的場(chǎng)地也很大。正是由于這些原因，有些學(xué)校不允許開展這項(xiàng)游戲。

玩捉人游戲的好處之一是不需要特別準(zhǔn)備器械，比如球拍或球。然而有些游戲卻需要器械。球類運(yùn)動(dòng)在英國一直很受歡迎，無論走到哪里，你都可以看到孩子們踢足球。如果沒有門柱，孩子們通常情況下會(huì)用毛衣或外套來充當(dāng)門柱。

操場(chǎng)上常見的另一種受歡迎的體育用品是跳繩。孩子們反復(fù)吟唱著兒歌，輪流跳進(jìn)正在擺動(dòng)的繩子并不斷跳躍。

周末玩的時(shí)間比較充裕，很多男孩子和女孩子喜歡玩滑冰和滑板。大多數(shù)鎮(zhèn)都有滑冰場(chǎng)，在這些場(chǎng)地里有練習(xí)技巧用的坡道和軌道。騎自行車也同樣有趣，越野賽使用的自行車可以做出很炫的技巧和跳躍動(dòng)作。有些城鎮(zhèn)有比賽專用車道習(xí)技巧所需的車道。

不論你喜歡玩哪種游戲，總有很多游戲供你選擇。