滚铁环 Hoop¹ rolling

 

80后不陌生的游戏绝对少不了滚铁环，滚得越久越厉害。

 

Hoop rolling is both a sport and a child's game in which a large hoop is rolled along the ground, generally by means of an object wielded² by the player. The aim of the game is to keep the hoop upright for long periods of time, or to do various tricks.

滚铁环既是一项运动，也是一种儿童游戏，玩家通常手持某物在地面上滚一个大铁圈。游戏目的是让铁环长时间滚动，或者做各种杂耍动作。

 

跳房子 Hopscotch⁴

 

Hopscotch is a popular playground game in which players toss a small object into numbered triangles or a pattern of rectangles outlined on the ground and then hop³ or jump through the spaces and retrieve⁵ the object.

跳房子是一种流行操场游戏，玩家将一个小物体抛到地面上标了数字的三角形或者一组矩形里，然后在这些形状里跳跃并取回物体。

 

竹蜻蜓 Bamboo dragonfly

 

Bamboo dragonfly has a helicopter top axis⁶ with a cord wound around it, with a horizontal blade sticking out from the axis. A player would pull the cord and release hands; the bamboo dragonfly will take off vertically⁷ in the air like a helicopter.

竹蜻蜓有一个类似直升机的顶轴，上面绕着一根绳子，轴上伸出一个水平叶片。玩家会拉动细绳，松开双手；竹蜻蜓就会像直升机一样在空中垂直起飞。

 

丢沙包 Beanbags

 

Throwing beanbags is a popular traditional Chinese game for kids in the 80s. These traditional Chinese toys are usually handmade from parents or grandparents. The pitcher⁸ will try to hit the opponent with a beanbag; the one that was hit will be eliminated from the game. The opponent who catches the beanbag either will choose to "add a life" or "save a teammate's life" from eliminations⁹.

丢沙包是80年代儿童喜爱的传统中国游戏。这些玩具通常是父母或祖父母手工制作的。投手会试图用沙包来击打对手；被击中的人将被淘汰出局。抓住沙包的对手可以选择要么“加一条命”要么“救队友一命”。

 

跳皮筋 Chinese jump rope

 

The Chinese jump rope resembles more of a giant stretched out rubber band. It is a thin piece of elastic¹⁰ rope that is looped around two pairs of legs. The objective of this game is to hook your legs into the rope to form loops and patterns in a certain sequence. This is often accompanied by a rhyme or song. As each level is completed, the rope is moved higher, making the patterns more difficult to complete.

跳皮筋用的皮筋更像是一根巨大且拉扯开的橡皮筋，细细的有弹性，绕在两双腿上。游戏目标是把你的腿钩在皮筋上，按一定顺序钩出圈圈和图案，跳皮筋同时通常还会念一段词儿或唱一首歌。每完成一次，绳子就抬高一些，难度升级。

 

抽陀螺 Top

 

The longer you can keep it spinning, the better. Some tops are spun¹¹ by means of a string wound around the base. The string is pulled sharply as the top is thrown forward. Players use a rope to lash¹² a top so as to spin it.

玩家用绳子抽陀螺来使其旋转，让它转得越久越好。还有些陀螺是用绳子绕在底座上，抽出来时旋转。猛地一抽绳，陀螺就会向前转出去。

 

石头剪刀布 Rock paper scissors

 

Rock paper scissors is a hand game in which players simultaneously¹³ form one of three shapes with an outstretched hand. These shapes are "rock" (a closed fist), "paper" (a flat hand), and "scissors" (a fist with the index finger and middle finger extended, forming a V). The rule is illustrated¹⁴ in the picture. Normally, one player wins at the end by beating all players with the right shape.

石头剪刀布是一种手部游戏，玩家同时伸出手做出三个形状之一：“石头”（握拳）、“布”（摊开手）和“剪刀”（握拳，食指和中指伸出，形成V形），规则如图所示。通常玩家需要每次都出对才能击败所有玩家。

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