电子游戏普及，传统户外游戏被遗忘

During the years of game making, there have been a number of games.
在游戏发展的岁月里，出现了许多游戏。

Many old games have disappeared since modern games come out.
自从现代游戏出现后，许多老游戏已经消失了。

Teachers at a primary school asked their students to write articles about games they knew and were shocked by the results.
一所小学的老师让学生们写关于他们知道的游戏的文章，结果令他们震惊。

Half of the 50 children in one of the classes wrote about online games.
其中一个班的50名孩子中，有一半写了关于网络游戏的内容。

It is easy to see that traditional games like hide-and-seek and jump rope games are unfamiliar to many of today’s school children, who like to play computer games—especially in the cities, with the rising popularity of TV, the Internet, video and online games.
很容易看出，像捉迷藏和跳绳这样的传统游戏，对当今许多学龄儿童来说已很陌生——他们更喜欢玩电脑游戏，尤其是在城市地区，随着电视、互联网、视频和网络游戏的日益普及。

An educationist said, “Traditional games used to be so popular, but over just a few years, students have forgotten them. It’s sad.”
一位教育家说：“传统游戏曾经非常流行，但短短几年间，学生们就把它们遗忘了。这令人难过。”

The games that many parents once played were generally outdoors activities, enjoyed during breaks or after school.
许多父母小时候玩的游戏通常是户外活动，在课间或放学后享受。

They usually needed several partners and just a little space.
这些游戏通常只需要几个伙伴和一小块空间。

Jump rope games, for example, have always been popular in countries around the world.
例如，跳绳游戏在世界各国一直都很受欢迎。

A kind of jump rope games played with rubber bands connected together to make a long rope played in many countries.
一种用橡皮筋连接成长绳来玩的跳绳游戏，在许多国家都有人玩。

Rubber band jumping was once popular in primary schools.
橡皮筋跳曾在小学里很流行。

Girls loved playing this game.
女孩们喜欢玩这个游戏。

This game can help kids practice their jumping skills, develop coordination (协调力), and also meet lots of friends.
这个游戏可以帮助孩子们练习跳跃技巧、发展协调能力，还能结交很多朋友。

It is common these days to see primary school students spending their breaks in the classroom.
如今，小学生在课间待在教室里是很常见的现象。

They are busy with their studies.
他们正忙于学习。

“When we were young, we played many different outdoor games, but today’s children don’t know what to play or how to play,” a 40-year-old mother said.
一位40岁的母亲说：“我们小时候玩过很多不同的户外游戏，但现在的孩子不知道玩什么，也不知道怎么玩。”

“If these kids want something, they can get it, but they don’t know what teamwork is.”
“如果这些孩子想要什么东西，他们能得到，但他们不懂什么是团队合作。”

Alarmed by the situation, educational officers have tried to make some programs to educating children about traditional games.
面对这一情况感到担忧的教育官员们，已尝试制定一些项目，向儿童介绍传统游戏。