In China, what sports are most popular with children?
在中國,什么運動最受孩子喜愛?
Children play all sorts of sports these days.
最近,孩子們開始做各種各樣的運動。
Facilities and equipment are much more easily available, so there is a wide range of options open to children.
孩子現在很容易接觸到一些運動設施和器械,所以孩子的選擇很廣泛。
Basketball, table tennis and badminton are very popular sports these days.
籃球,乒乓球和羽毛球是非常受歡迎的運動。
Boys love to play basketball because of the influence of the American professional basketball teams and the famous Chinese basketball player, Yao Ming.
男孩喜歡打籃球,是因為受到美國職業籃球隊和中國著名籃球運動員姚明的影響。
Table tennis, also called Ping-Pong, has been popular in China for many years,
桌球也稱為乒乓球,乒乓球在中國流行多年,
but it became more popular because of the 2008 Olympic games.
但它在2008年奧運會之后變得更受歡迎。
Many girls play badminton these days.
最近很多女孩打羽毛球。
It is competitive and provides very good exercise.
羽毛球很有競爭性,而且可以讓身體得到很好的鍛煉。
What benefits do children derive from playing sports?
孩子們做體育運動有什么好處呢?
It is important for children to learn to play sport.
孩子們學習做運動是很重要的。
When children are playing with others, they are learning how to communicate and interact with each other.
當孩子們與其他人一起玩的時候,他們正在學習如何彼此溝通和互動。
They learn how to cooperate, resolve differences, and problem solve.
他們學習如何合作、解決分歧和解決問題等。
These are very important skills to learn because they are necessary to be an effective member of the society in later life.
這些都是值得學習的非常重要的技能,因為將來他們需要成為有用的社會成員。
Playing sport gives a child the opportunity to make mistakes and learn from them at an early age.
做運動給孩子提供了犯錯誤的機會,并在年齡很小的時候從錯誤中吸取經驗教訓。
And, of course, playing sport also provides excellence exercise for children.
當然,運動也為孩子提供了良好的鍛煉。