2014-05-23 【Aiden in English】
Public elementary schools in the US are no place to run a 200-meter dash, swim a 100-yard sprint, throw a 20-pound javelin, or any Olympic events. So this Friday before Memorial Day, the Long Weekend, Montgomery ES hosted an Olympic Day to have the same excitement as the actual Olympics. Our gym teacher, Mr. Theodore, created eight original games for the whole school to play, and all four teams were picked to play against one another. I was on Team Red for the fourth year in a row. As soon as the games began, my confidence dropped like a stone. My team members were girls; most seemed more focused on music and dancing than the games. I got to go two times more than the girls, but I wasn't interested in the games either. What made me enjoy myself was competing against friends. It was nice to have organized games to play for fun yet aim at the goal of striving for first place. Speaking of No. 1, the final score was: Black, 1036; Red, 1048; Green, 1098; Blue, 1118. Coincidentally, Blue won last year, too. As I said, however, it was more about having fun and competing with friends, both of which I had a lot. 【紅霞譯】
美國公立小學校舍不大，根本沒有場地進行200米短跑、100碼速游、20磅重標槍投擲、或者任何奧運會比賽項目。為使我們共抒奧運會情懷，賓州蒙哥馬利小學將“美國陣亡將士紀念日”長周末前的這個星期五定為奧林匹克運動日，體育老師西奧多先生事先準備了八項運動遊戲，以供兵分四路的全校學生相互較量。
我被分在紅隊，這是本人連續第四年代表紅隊角逐奧運會。比賽一開始，我的自信心立刻一落千丈。隊中成員多為女生，她們往往把心思投注在音樂和跳舞方面而非競技場上，我得加倍挺身而出，其實我也不太喜歡這些項目。不過，能與朋友同台競技，攜手參與有組織的遊戲比賽，並為爭奪第一各顯身手，反倒令我開心不已。 說起第一，比賽結果﹕黑隊1036分﹔紅隊1048分﹔綠隊1098分﹔藍隊1118分。無巧不成書，去年藍隊曾榮膺過冠軍稱號。然而正如我早先所說的那樣，本次奧運會本着“友誼第一，比賽第二”的方針，我在與朋友並肩拼搏的同時收穫了許多快樂。 【以下相片均由達達爾瓦拉先生提供 (All Photos Courtesy of Mr. Dadarwala)】 
Mascot Mtn Lion (吉祥物·山獅) 
Band (管樂隊 05-23-2014) 
Ophthalmological Ball (眼球遊戲 05-23-2014) 
Ophthalmological Ball (眼球遊戲 05-23-2014) 
Rocket Launching (火箭發射) 
Target (打靶 05-23-2014) 
Snake in My Pants (我褲子裡有蛇 05-23-2014)
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