2017-05-30
【Aiden in English】 I never was a big fan of rollercoasters. Due to a small stomach and being an immature little kid, I really didn’t enjoy the loopy-de-loops. But, eventually, I grew over that fear luckily in elementary school, going on Space Mountain, and many Disney rides guaranteed a quick learning experience. By middle school, the school district partially expects all students to be okay with rollercoasters. However, it was not committed to the chance that every student could ride rollercoasters, so they picked Hershey Park to include other activities like the water park just in case on the field day. I prepared for both parks, which turned out bad as the day wasn’t warm or sunny. But, on the bright side, more rollercoasters. Arriving at school early in the morning, Hagey Coaches picked up all 8th-grade participating students. The field trip to Hershey was somewhat uneventful, as all of us were anticipating the upcoming day. This day was an example of why large public schools were, to me, beneficial; you don’t have a chaperone glancing over your shoulder every second of the “independent” time. Pennbrook does it the smart way. They essentially let us do whatever we find the use of our time, and don’t really care until something bad occurs. That also means some people just walk around in the stores all day.
The group of friends I went with was very smart. Knowing how lines tend to grow longer as the day drags on, we’d better ride the more popular rides first. The waits were all within twenty minutes, so the first hour was filled with fun, twisting flips on all kinds of coasters. From the highest drop in the park to the Super-Duper-Looper (such a weird name), time flew by faster than the rollercoasters. I rediscovered the thrill of death by testing the limits. To be honest, I have no idea why rollercoasters are even allowed. Not only do they put all riders at risk for injury, but even after facing death, the rider gains no benefits. I guess riding roller coasters gives bragging rights, but that’s like saying to a friend how many razors you ate for breakfast. Because it’s stupid, I think kids love it. It is unconventional for the older generation, so this is the way the younger generation goes.
Lunch was interesting, to say the least. Because of the lack of experience, purchasing food was somewhat of a new concept to all eighth-graders. As a result, we bought way too much junk food and essentially wrecked our stomachs. This convinced us to not go on any more rides for the day, so we waited an hour or so, walking around the park, and taking a metro to see the full area. It was nice.
And the highlight to close off the day was a trip to the chocolate store. Hershey’s, if you don’t know, is best known for its chocolate. Therefore, it is mandatory to buy something from its store. However, I don’t mean to blow a hundred bucks on candy, which a friend of mine did. I, on the other hand, looked for items unique to Hershey, like a bag of mocha Hershey Kisses. This single item sums up this entire trip, truly. It was a sweet adventure, unique to this park, and a memory I’m taking home and possibly much further into the future.
【红霞译文】
我从不痴迷过山车，小时候因被折腾得反胃，所以一点都不享受空中翻跟头；后来升入小学，有幸去太空山乘坐很多迪斯尼绕环滑车，这才让我消除恐惧并迅速积累起丰富的经验。截止到初中为止，学区在一定程度上期待所有学生都会玩过山车，但并不勉强每位学生一定要玩这个游戏，因此锁定综合游乐设施齐全包括水上活动项目在内的好时乐园作为校外活动日目的地，我也做好去两个公园游玩的准备，看来情况不妙，天气并不暖和，而且没出太阳，但从好的方面来看，可以多玩过山车。
哈吉大巴早早地来到学校接送所有报名出游好时乐园的初三学生，一路上不免有点枯燥，毕竟大家对今天的到来寄予太多期待。对我而言，今天恰好体验身为大型公立学校学生一员有多来劲，你无需家长陪同现场监督“独立”活动，宾溪中学老师更是文韬武略胆识过人，基本上放手让我们天马行空独往独来，除非捅出漏子，否则根本不管不问。言外之意，有些学生尽可踏踏实实地逛上一整天商店。
跟我分在一组的同伴十分精明，意识到时间往后拖得越久排队的人则越多，不如先玩比较流行的过山车，况且等候时间充其量不足廿分钟，就这样第一个钟头我们好好过了把瘾，从公园落差最大的到超级循环的（名字邪乎），时间比过山车还快，让我有幸测试生命极限，重新发现死亡快感。坦率地说，我搞不懂为啥允许玩这种玩意，人不仅容易受伤，而且还危及性命，有百害而无一利。我觉得乘坐过山车无非给人提供吹牛的资本，如同对朋友说早饭吃进多少剃刀诸如此类的蠢话一样，但小不点毛孩喜欢。在老一辈眼里，玩过山车非同寻常，而对年轻一代好比家常便饭。
至少可以这么说，午餐挺有意思，由于缺乏经验，出外买饭反倒有点难为我们这些初三学生，大伙儿一下子买回太多垃圾食物，害得肠胃消受不起。无奈之余，我们只能给自己留条后路，懒得再搭理过山车，把剩余的个把钟头全部打发到散步搭乘电动车环游景区上面，心情大好。 今天的亮点非巧克力商店莫属，假如你有所不知，好时公司生产的巧克力名扬天下，因此有义务从店里买点东西，然而我并不是说为了一包糖不惜豪掷上百块大洋，就像我哥儿们那样。另一方面，我也应该寻找好时乐园与众不同的东西，譬如一袋摩卡即所谓的“好时亲吻”，来此一趟就选中这样东西，它吃起来很甜，算是公园特产，我连同记忆带回去兴许永生难忘。 Today in History(历史上的今天): 2016: Fallingwater, PA(宾州落水山莊) 2016: Ohiopyle State Park, PA(宾州俄亥俄溪州立公园) 2015: Category─Kelly the Beast(分类文─野兽凯莉) 
Panorama of Hersheypark (好时乐园全景) 
Field Trip to Hershey Park (好时公园课外集体活动 05-30-2017)
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