2013-12-22 
【Aiden in English】
A famous part of Nautica Oceania was for its Big-O-Points. There were normal activities around the cruise ship and multiple activities were giving out Big-O-Points. Big-O-Points were little rectangular cards as big as a Pokémon card that had a number on them. The number indicated how much the cards were worth. The passengers on board then traded in their points for hats, T-shirts, sporty pants, etc. A card was worth one, two, or three points. The only way to win them was to participate in table tennis, shuffleboard, golf, team trivia, and brainteaser. Apparently, it inspired the passengers to join more activities and entertain themselves. As a matter of fact, it looked very hard to win since most of the passengers competed with each other.
I had a good start although everyone else was way ahead of me. So far, I've been able to collect 23 points. But Alex, one of the children on board, got over a hundred. My favorite would be shuffleboard because it was not only fun but easy. Of course, you could bet Big-O-Points and make competitions of your own. I thought that's why Alex had so many or he probably took some points from his little brother, Nick who only had 30. A player at table tennis told me that her hat cost almost 150 Big-O-Points. I knew that I had to pick up the pace.
Earning Big-O-Points really brings out the person's talent. For table tennis, speed and agility are needed. In shuffleboard, your strength is put to the test. In golf, accuracy is stretched to its limit. And last but not least, team trivia, where knowledge is power. When you look at it this way, earning Big-O-Points is harder than it seems.
【红霞译文】
“航海‧大洋号”游轮的拿手好戏就是游戏积分。游轮上开展了不少娱乐活动，其中大部分项目都可以收集游戏积分。
游戏积分实际上是一些长方形的卡片，大小像神奇宝贝卡差不多，上面标有号码数字以显示卡片面值。在游轮上，乘客可以用游戏积分兑换太阳帽、圆领衫和运动裤等。卡片面值有一分、两分、三分之别，唯一赢取的办法便是多多参加乒乓球、沙狐球、高尔夫球、集体百科知识竞赛、谜语解答等各项活动。航海期间，绝大多数乘客都来参加上述活动，因此赢得游戏积分的难度也随之增加。
我虽然半路插进来，但开局不错，出师得法，到目前为止大获23分。不过，同伴亚历克斯已超出100分。我最喜欢的项目是沙狐球，既好玩又容易得分。当然，你也可以打赌，自己制定玩法。我想这也许说明了亚历克斯为啥遥遥领先，极有可能他从弟弟尼克那里得来一些游戏积分，尼克现在手头只有30分。一位乒乓球友对我说，她头上戴的那顶帽子大概值150分，看来我得快马加鞭。 游戏积分高低取决于一个人的聪明才智。比如﹕乒乓球的速度和灵活性﹔沙狐球的力度﹔高尔夫球的准确性﹔最后但并非最少，集体百科知识竞赛强调的知识就是力量。这么说来，赢得游戏积分并非轻而易举。 Today in History(历史上的今天): 2012: Valparaiso—Jewel of the Pacific, Chile(智利瓦尔帕莱索港—太平洋明珠) 2010: 二年级螺旋教学法(Spiral Approach)
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