这7件事能让你和家人感情上升一个新台阶！

 1. Bowling¹

打保龄球

Bowling is another activity you can do with your whole family. It is accessible² and really enjoyable. You do not need to be an expert to play it. If you are good enough, then compete and see who wins. You can take as many family members of friends as you want – it will then create a party-like environment and a warm friendly atmosphere.

保龄球是适合全家人一起做的活动之一，这很简单并且真的很好玩。你不需要很会玩保龄球。如果你足够厉害的话，那也可以比赛一下看看谁会赢。你可以想带多少家人或朋友一起玩就带多少，这能营造出一种聚会似的温暖气氛。

2. Visiting a Museum

参观博物馆

Museums, galleries and exhibitions is another wonderful activity for your whole family. Trust us, your kids will love it since nowadays most museums have special programs for kids – they are both educating and entertaining. This is where children have an opportunity to interact³, see the things and learn more interesting facts about the world around.

去博物馆、画廊和展馆是另一件适合你们全家一起的很赞的活动。相信我们，你的孩子一定会喜欢这个主意的，因为现在的大多数博物馆都为孩子们准备了特殊的节目，可以让孩子们在娱乐的同时学习。在那里，孩子们能有机会进行互动，看到并且了解世界各地的有趣的事物。

3. Nature Hiking⁴

徒步大自然

Your kids should spend more time outdoors. It will improve their mood and sleep. Go hiking with your kids – it is healthy for both you and them. While hiking tell them more about the sites you visit. Explore the area you live in or, if you are up to some adventure, move further and show your children something new – there must be nature sports, parks and other places you haven’t been to yet.

你的孩子需要更多的户外时间，这能改善他们的情绪和睡眠。带你的孩子去徒步旅行吧，这对你和他们来说都是很健康的事情。徒步能让他们了解更多路上遇到的事情。探索一下你们住的地方，或者如果你比较喜欢一些冒险的话，可以去远一点，带你的孩子看看新的东西，那些有大自然、公园以及你都没有去过的地方。

4. Baking Cookies

烤饼干

If the weather outside is not what you would like it to be, you can stay home and do something fun anyways! You and your whole family can spend a day indoors⁵ having fun while doing something together. How about cooking something delicious with your children? Teach them to prepare their favorite treat, for example, cookies. Have a competition on the best decorations. Food that is cooked with those you love taste better, doesn’t it? Besides, such activities develop children’s creativity⁶.

如果外面不是你喜欢的天气，那你可以呆在家做一些好玩的事情。你们全家可以在室内玩上一天，一起做点什么事情。跟你的孩子们一起煮点好吃的怎么样？教教他们怎么做自己最喜欢吃的东西，比如说饼干。比比看谁做的最漂亮。跟你爱的人一起做的东西吃起来会更美味，不是吗？除此之外，这种活动还能启发孩子的创造性。

5. Painting

画画

Kids love getting messy⁷ and we know that! Then why don’t we let them have their way with colors? Buy some bright paints and do what you have always wanted to do – join your kids and get messy together! All children are very artistic⁸ and painting is one of the best ways of expressing yourself. You will find out a lot of interesting things about your own children – simply analyze⁹ their paintings and the colors they choose.

孩子们很爱乱涂乱画是我们都知道的！那我们为什么不让他们以自己的方式来处理颜色呢？买一些亮色的颜料，让他们想怎么玩就怎么玩，跟你的孩子一起乱涂乱画吧！孩子们都很有艺术感，而且画画是表达自己的最完美方式之一。你会发现自家孩子身上很多有趣的事情——简简单单就能从他们选择的颜色和所画的画中了解到。

6. Cycling

骑自行车

Nowadays kids spend too much time in front of their computers. But playing games outside is more fun! You must have a couple of bikes gathering¹⁰ dust somewhere in the garage. Pull them out and have a ride with your children. Take your kids to the most beautiful locations¹¹ you know, attach¹² a cam to your helmet¹³ and film your ride. Cycling is an amazing way to get in some exercise.

现在的孩子们都在电脑前花费了太多时间。但是在室外玩游戏会更有趣！你们家车库里肯定有辆布满灰尘的自行车吧，把它拿出来，跟你的孩子一起去骑骑自行车吧。带孩子去你所知最美的地方，还可以在你的头盔上装一个相机。骑自行车是一种很棒的锻炼方式。

7. Washing the Car

洗车

You can kill two birds with one stone! Have fun and do something useful together with your children. It can be anything as long as you let your kids have fun while doing something at the same time. Wash the car, for example. We know how much kids love playing with water. If they are on holiday, make the best of it – doing boring chores in a relaxing way will only strengthen¹⁴ your relationship and tech your kids to enjoy it rather than hate it.

你可以一石二鸟！既好玩又跟你的孩子一起做了一件有用的事。只要你能跟孩子一起玩得开心，什么事都可以，比如洗车。我们都知道孩子们有多爱玩水。如果他们正好在放假，洗车便是极好的活动——用一种放松的方式去做一些无聊的琐事不仅可以增进你们之间的关系，同时还能教会你的孩子们怎么去乐在其中而不是讨厌它。

1 bowling   

n.保龄球运动

参考例句：

• Bowling is a popular sport with young and old.保龄球是老少都爱的运动。
• Which sport do you 1ike most,golf or bowling?你最喜欢什么运动，高尔夫还是保龄球？

2 accessible   

adj.易于得到的，易于进入的，可处理的，可存取的

参考例句：

• The island is accessible only by boat.这座岛只能坐船去。
• Such information is not really accessible.这种信息不是很容易得到的。

3 interact   

vi.相互作用，相互影响，互通信息

参考例句：

• All things are interrelated and interact on each other.一切事物互相联系并相互作用。
• The policeman advised the criminal to interact with the police.警察劝罪犯与警方合作。

4 hiking   

n.徒步旅行

参考例句：

• He has been hiking round Scotland for a month.他围着苏格兰徒步旅行了一个月。
• Hiking is not yet popular in China.徒步旅行在中国还不流行。

5 indoors   

adv.(在)室内，(在)户内

参考例句：

• Because of the coldness of the weather we stayed indoors.我们因天气寒冷呆在家里。
• It is very cold outside,you'd better come indoors across the board.外面很冷，你们所有人最好都进屋。

6 creativity   

n.创造力，创造

参考例句：

• There is limited scope for creativity in my job.我的工作中发挥创造力的空间有限。
• She got an unusually low score for creativity.在创造力方面，她得了异乎寻常的低分。

7 messy   

adj.散乱的，污秽的，麻烦的

参考例句：

• Working underneath the car is always a messy job.在汽车底下工作是件脏活。
• She found herself in a messy spot.她发现自己陷入了窘境。

8 artistic   

adj.艺术(家)的，美术(家)的；善于艺术创作的

参考例句：

• The picture on this screen is a good artistic work.这屏风上的画是件很好的艺术品。
• These artistic handicrafts are very popular with foreign friends.外国朋友很喜欢这些美术工艺品。

9 analyze   

vt.分析，解析 (=analyse)

参考例句：

• We should analyze the cause and effect of this event.我们应该分析这场事变的因果。
• The teacher tried to analyze the cause of our failure.老师设法分析我们失败的原因。

10 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

11 locations   

n.位置，场所( location的名词复数 )；发现[找出]…的位置[地点]；外景（拍摄地）

参考例句：

• The massive-head buttress dam has some attractive features for certain locations. 大头支墩坝对于某些地区仍有其值得注意的特色。 来自辞典例句
• Knowing which one of 4096 date memory locations is not so simple. 要想访问4096个数据存储单元中的某一个绝非易事。 来自辞典例句

12 attach   

v.附上，使依恋，爱慕

参考例句：

• I do not attach much weight to the theory.我不十分重视这学说。
• I advise you not to attach yourself to the party.我劝你不要参加这个党。

13 helmet   

n.钢盔；头盔；安全帽；vt.给…戴头盔

参考例句：

• The man on the motorcycle wore a helmet.骑摩托车的人戴了一顶头盔。
• Wear your safety helmet when you go down.戴上安全帽再下去。

14 strengthen   

vt.加强，变坚固；vi.变强，股票上涨

参考例句：

• We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。
• You wish to strengthen our forces in the south?你想要加强我们在南部的势力？