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Published: Jun 27, 2022 06:11 PM
Chat attack

hopscotch / 跳房子 / (tiàofánɡzǐ)

A: Hey sis, what kind of games did you play when you were young?  

姐姐,你小的时候都玩什么游戏呢?

(jiějiě, nǐ xiǎode shíhòu dōu wán shenme yóuxì ne?)

B: I liked to play a lot of games. The one I liked to play the most was hopscotch.     

我喜欢玩的游戏可多了,其中最爱玩的就是跳房子。

(wǒ xǐhuān wánde yóuxì kě duōle, qízhōnɡ zuìài wánde jiùshì tiàofánɡzǐ.)

A: What's hopscotch?     

什么是跳房子呢?

(shenmeshì tiàofánɡzǐ ne?)

B: It's a global children's game and one of China's traditional folk sports games. It was very popular during the 1950s to the 1980s.   

它是一种世界性的儿童游戏,也是中国民间传统体育游戏之一。在20世纪50年代至80年代相当流行。

(tāshì yīzhǒnɡ shìjièxìnɡ de értónɡ yóuxì, yěshì zhōnɡɡuó mínjiān chuántǒnɡ tǐyù yóuxì zhīyī.zài èrshí shìjì wǔshí niándài zhì bāshí niándài xiānɡdānɡ liúxínɡ.)

A: Can this game only be played by one person?  

那这种游戏是只能一个人玩吗?

(nà zhèzhǒnɡ yóuxì shì zhīnénɡ yīɡèrén wán ma?)

B: Of course not. This game can be played with a bunch of children taking turns. It can train a child's coordination. 

当然不是,这个游戏可以供很多小朋友一起轮流玩。它能够锻炼孩子的身体协调性。  

(dānɡrán bùshì, zhèɡè yóuxì kěyǐ ɡònɡ hěnduō xiǎopénɡyǒu yīqǐ lúnliú wán.tā nénɡɡòu duànliàn háizǐde shēntǐ xiétiàoxìnɡ.)

A: Putting it that way, I want to try it too. Teach me next time.    

听你这么一说,我也想试试看。下次你教教我呗。

(tīnɡnǐ zhème yīshuō, wǒ yěxiǎnɡ shìshì kàn. xiàcì nǐ jiàojiào wǒ bei.)
Illustrations:Xia Qing/GT

Illustrations:Xia Qing/GT