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第八版 教育· 寰球天下

Escape The City A Weekend Break in the Mountains 周末,我们离开城市,骑行山野

小编的话:周末,骑上单车离开喧嚣的城市,回归大自然尽情地呼吸新鲜空气。登山、骑行、露营、篝火、游泳……每一样都那么新鲜有趣。读着读着,已经按捺不住一颗想要出游的心了。

 

Last weekend I took part in a cycle and camping adventure outside of Ningbo. A group of 35-40 cyclists of all shapes and sizes with all shapes and sizes of bikes too. We set off at 10am and cycled south out of the city on the main roads and then onto country roads heading towards Xiang Xi village. (将近40人的大队,启程啦!)

On the first morning, in bright sunshine, we went about 10kms, to a small town, where we had a quick stop to eat energy snacks and drink water. I had an ice cream! Then we began the ascent of the mountain, which is roughly 350 metres above sea level. (骑行中沐浴早晨明媚的阳光,休憩时感受唇齿间冰淇淋的酷爽。)

Thankfully there was a support vehicle to help people who found the climb too difficult.  It was hot but I did manage about half of the climb until I had no energy left in my legs and my Dad had to push my bike up the rest of the hill. Once we made it to the top we met up with the rest of the group and had big banana and fruit bread sandwiches and energy drink. (终于徒步到山顶,满满的成就感令人欣喜。)

The second day we had to do another hill climb, which was difficult but we did get to go down a really steep, fast hill before heading back to the city. My brother and me were the only two children on the trip and were given the job of building and looking after a big campfire. We had to keep searching for wood. My dad and brother cycled into the village and found some wood which was given to them for free. We cooked chicken wraps and soup and then slept really well (not!) in sleeping bags. (篝火、烤肉、露营……体验山野间的乐趣与闲逸。)

Overall, we cycled 75-80 kms this weekend. I managed to do all of it except for about half of each of the two hill climbs. I saw a bit of life in the countryside different to the city. (短短两天,80公里路,与城市相比,山中真是别有滋味。)

(国际学校  Elodie Sadoux-Gray)