12岁之前应该做的50件事：孩子们别宅在家啦！

 　　Climbing trees, building dens² and flying kites were all once common childhood pleasures.

　　爬树、建巢穴、放风筝这些室外运动曾是我们每个人童年生活的快乐源泉。

　　These days, however, the popularity of computer games combined with over-cautious parents has put paid to such outdoor adventures. More than four in five adults say their children spend less time playing outside than they did at their age, according to research by the National Trust.

　　然而，据英国一家民间组织National Trust的研究显示，近年来，电脑游戏的普及以及过度谨慎的父母共同终结了孩子们的户外运动。超过五分之四的成年人称，他们的孩子花在室外运动的时间要比自己当年少。”

　　12岁之前应该做的50件事：孩子们别宅在家啦！

　　In an effort to entice³ youngsters away from their TV screens, the charity asked children to name their favourite outdoor activities. As a result, 15 fresh ideas – including running barefoot in the grass, star-gazing and exploring a cave – have all been added to last year’s list of ‘50 things to do before you’re 11?’.

　　为了劝导青少年远离电视屏幕，National Trust让孩子们列举自己最喜爱的户外运动。结果显示，包括赤脚在草地上奔跑、夜晚看星星、以及筑穴在内的15个新颖项目被列入了去年“11?岁之前要做的50件事”榜单里。

　　'The National Trust wants every child to enjoy nature. Today we are launching the second year of our 50 things to do before you’re 11 ? list, improved with help from children.'

　　“National Trust鼓励让每一位孩子享受大自然的魅力。今天我们发起了第二年的‘11?岁之前要做的50件事’榜单，相比第一年在孩子们的帮助下做了进一步的完善。”

　　The 50 adventures every child should have by the age of 11?

　　孩子11?岁之前应该做的50件事

　　1. Climb a tree. 爬树

　　2. Roll down a really big hill. 滚下山坡

　　3. Camp out in the wild. 野外露营

　　4. Build a den¹. 筑巢

　　5. Skim a stone. 磨石子

　　6. Run a round in the rain. 雨中跑步

　　7. Fly a kite. 放风筝

　　8. Catch a fish with a net. 抓鱼

　　9. Eat an apple straight from a tree. 吃树上的苹果

　　10. Play conkers. 康克戏（儿童游戏，双方用系在绳上的七叶果轮流互击，以击破对方的七叶果）

　　11. Throw some snow. 打雪仗

　　12. Hunt for treasure on the beach. 海滩探宝

　　13. Make a mud pie. 做泥馅饼

　　14. Dam a stream. 筑水坝

　　15. Play in the snow. 在雪中嬉戏

　　16. Make a daisy chain. 用雏菊做项链

　　17. Set up a snail⁴ race. 赛蜗牛

　　18. Create some wild art. 创造野生艺术

　　19. Play Pooh sticks. 玩Pooh sticks游戏（人们站在桥上，把一根根小木棒扔到桥下的河流中，谁的小木棒最先到达下游谁就是胜利者）

　　20. Jump over waves. 跃过海浪

　　21. Pick blackberries in the wild. 摘野生黑莓

　　22. Explore inside a tree. 钻到树洞里探索

　　23. Visit a farm. 参观农场

　　24. Go on a walk barefoot. 赤脚散步

　　25. Make a grass trumpet⁵. 用草做喇叭

　　26. Hunt for fossils and bones. 寻找化石和骨头

　　27. Go star gazing. 夜晚看星星

　　28. Climb a huge hill. 登山

　　29. Explore a cave. 探索洞穴

　　30. Hold a scary beast. 手拿可怕的小动物

　　31. Hunt for bugs⁶. 抓昆虫

　　32. Find some frogspawn. 找蛙卵

　　33. Catch a falling leaf. 抓住落叶

　　34. Track wild animals. 跟踪野生动物

　　35. Discover what's in a pond. 探索池塘中有什么

　　36. Make a home for a wild animal. 为野生动物筑巢

　　37. Check out the creatures in a rock pool. 石滩中找出生物

　　38. Bring up a butterfly. 喂养蝴蝶

　　39. Catch a crab⁷. 抓螃蟹

　　40. Go on a nature walk at night. 深夜出行

　　41. Plant it, grow it, eat it. 自给自足

　　42. Go swimming in the sea. 海里游泳

　　43. Build a raft. 造木筏

　　44. Go bird watching. 赏鸟

　　45. find your way with a map and compass. 用地图和指南针找路

　　46. Try rock climbing. 尝试攀岩

　　47. Cook on a campfire. 野炊

　　48. Learn to ride a horse. 学习骑马

　　49. Play geocache. 玩GPS寻宝游戏

　　50. Canoe down a river. 泛舟

1 den   

n.兽穴；秘密地方；安静的小房间，私室

参考例句：

• There is a big fox den on the back hill.后山有一个很大的狐狸窝。
• The only way to catch tiger cubs is to go into tiger's den.不入虎穴焉得虎子。

2 dens   

n.牙齿，齿状部分；兽窝( den的名词复数 )；窝点；休息室；书斋

参考例句：

• Female bears tend to line their dens with leaves or grass. 母熊往往会在洞穴里垫些树叶或草。 来自辞典例句
• In winter bears usually hibernate in their dens. 冬天熊通常在穴里冬眠。 来自辞典例句

3 entice   

v.诱骗，引诱，怂恿

参考例句：

• Nothing will entice the children from television.没有任何东西能把孩子们从电视机前诱开。
• I don't see why the English should want to entice us away from our native land.我不明白，为什英国人要引诱我们离开自己的国土。

4 snail   

n.蜗牛

参考例句：

• Snail is a small plant-eating creature with a soft body.蜗牛是一种软体草食动物。
• Time moved at a snail's pace before the holidays.放假前的时间过得很慢。

5 trumpet   

n.喇叭，喇叭声；v.吹喇叭，吹嘘

参考例句：

• He plays the violin, but I play the trumpet.他拉提琴，我吹喇叭。
• The trumpet sounded for battle.战斗的号角吹响了。

6 bugs   

adj.疯狂的，发疯的n.窃听器( bug的名词复数 )；病菌；虫子；[计算机]（制作软件程序所产生的意料不到的）错误

参考例句：

• All programs have bugs and need endless refinement. 所有的程序都有漏洞，都需要不断改进。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The sacks of rice were swarming with bugs. 一袋袋的米里长满了虫子。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 crab   

n.螃蟹，偏航，脾气乖戾的人，酸苹果；vi.捕蟹，偏航，发牢骚；vt.使偏航，发脾气

参考例句：

• I can't remember when I last had crab.我不记得上次吃蟹是什么时候了。
• The skin on my face felt as hard as a crab's back.我脸上的皮仿佛僵硬了，就象螃蟹的壳似的。