2014-08-26

【Aiden in English】

        Today, I discovered a whole new level of Chinese Yo-Yo at the Guanghua Chinese School (GHCS) Summer Camp. Previously, I was focused only on spinning it. But now, I can toss and catch it. As much as you learn how to manage the lift and drop motion with two sticks, you'll make significant progress and enjoy playing it over and over again. Some kids didn't even know how to spin a Yo-Yo this morning. Next thing you know, they're turning them as if they've been spinning a Yo-Yo all their life.

        Yo-Yo also has many fun games. Other than how long you can spin it, there are the following: How fast can it go in 10 seconds? How high can you toss and catch it successfully (not recommended on hard surfaces)?

        There are many skills to do with Yo-Yo and many more than you think. So why not give it a try? You never know.

【紅霞譯】

        今天在賓州光華中文學校夏令營里，我發現了抖空竹全新套路。先前我把注意力全部放在空竹旋轉上，現在不僅能扔空竹，還可接空竹。一旦把握用兩根棍棒上拋下挑動作，抖空竹的水平會大大提高，玩興也將隨之進一步增長。有的小夥伴早上還對它毫無感覺，可轉眼之間他們一下子就能上手，好像從小到大從未間斷過抖空竹。

        抖空竹也有很多好玩的遊戲，除了較量旋轉時間長短之外，還有在10秒鐘內旋轉速度如何?上拋高度以及接住空竹的成功率?(最好不要在硬地上練習。)

        抖空竹需要很多技巧，比你想像得多，因此不妨親自實踐，否則你對它一無所知。

Today in History(歷史上的今天):

2009: 夏令營(Summer Camp)

Chinese Calligraphy (毛筆書法 08-26-2014)

YoYo, Engaging Toy w/ Ancient Roots, Popular across Cultures for Centuries

(抖空竹·擁有古老的淵源，幾個世紀以來在各種文化中廣為流傳 08-27-2014)

YoYo, Leading to Longer Spins & Complex Modern Tricks

(空竹·趨向旋轉時間和更複雜的現代技巧 08-27-2014)

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