The RDF Field Day was held on Friday, November 29 on the RDF campus. There was a lot of preparation that went in before the event, and many helpers on the day of, which contributed to the event’s overall success.

11月29日周五，在阳光和煦的深圳瑞得福学校校园内，趣味运动会再一次在万众期待中拉开了帷幕。早在运动会开幕前几天，许多的准备工作就已经在有条不紊地进行，运动会当天的许多志愿者同学也提供了非常多的帮助，为这次运动会的成功举办做出了巨大的贡献。

The day started off cool, which was probably a good thing to help students want to get their blood flowing. As the day wore on the sun came out, but it never got real warm which made for a good day of activities.

秋高气爽，正当好时节。这为同学们参与各种运动项目提供了极佳的条件，沸腾了同学们身上流淌着的年轻血液。即便到了正午太阳高悬，天气也丝毫没有转向炎热不堪，一天的运动下来，同学们感到无比的轻松和愉悦。

With as many students as we have at RDF it took a lot of effort to arrange activities that would keep the students occupied the entire time. The efforts paid off, and it was heartening to see so many students participating enthusiastically.

为了尽可能让深圳瑞得福学校的全体同学们都能够在运动会中都能找到自己感兴趣、拿手的项目，充分参与，全情投入。我们花费了很多心血和时间精心策划了各种不同的有趣活动，让同学们在整个运动会的期间忙碌起来，参与到各种有益身心的活动中来。看到运动会当天如此多的同学们热情参加，老师们在背后的付出与努力得到了回报，感到莫大的欣慰。同时，同学们在其中所展现出来的精神风貌更是令人振奋。

Mr. Brian Robinson served an enthusiastic master of ceremonies who encouraged students through the loud speaker and kept them moving from event to event with his good time keeping and classic choice in music.

Robinson先生是一位极富热情的运动会主持人，他用洪亮的嗓音和加油打气的话语，在运动会期间不断鼓励学生。得益于他对时机准确的把握和现场音乐精巧的选择，让同学们在运动会的每一个项目轮换中，都保持井然有序和热情满满，一直活跃在现场沸腾的气氛里。

Students enjoyed the hula hoop race, in which teams joined hands in a line and passed a hula hoop down their line, over heads and under feet, without releasing hands (it’s not as easy as it sounds).

同学们都很享受呼啦圈传递比赛，在比赛中，每个团队各排成一行，并在头顶和脚下顺着呼啦圈向下传递，期间不能松开紧握同伴的手（听起来就很不容易）。

They also liked the wheelbarrow race where the highlight was one student simply carrying another student rather than walking them like a wheelbarrow.

他们还很喜欢“独轮车”比赛，比赛当中一队参赛者突发奇想，没有采用大多数同学的两两搭成“独轮车”缓慢行进的方式，而是一反常规，由一位同学扛着队友冲过了终点线。

Many in the staff were amazed with how fast students ran their 200M leg of the team relay. Some students appeared to be running for their lives.

许多的师生都对200米接力比赛中参赛选手们的速度感到惊讶。大家似乎都使出了浑身解数，用尽全力，奔向他们向往的胜利。

We had students playing dodgeball, volleyball, basketball, soccer, and badminton.

还有不少的同学进行了躲避球、排球、篮球、足球和羽毛球等项目。

One of our RDF basketball players, after spraining his ankle last night in our basketball game, hopped his way around the basketball hot shot and still scored several points.

我们瑞得福篮球队的一位队员，运动会的前一天，在为校出征的比赛中，不慎扭伤了脚踝。但是他在运动会的篮球比赛中依然凭借着精准的投篮，为他所在的队伍赢得了宝贵的几分。

We also had students shot putting, throwing footballs, and playing tug-of-war. With such a variety of events the hope was to get everyone included, which I think we did. Most students seemed pretty excited to participate.

我们还为学生设置了投篮、投掷橄榄球和拔河的比赛。如此之多的活动安排，都旨在让每一位同学都参与其中。从大多数同学们灿烂的笑容和享受的神情中，我们不难发现，我们实现了深圳瑞得福学校运动会的全体参与、享受运动的目的与初衷。

One student, determined to win a medal, ran the 50M sprint eight times to finally claim the bronze medal.

有一名决心赢得奖牌的学生，参加了八次50米的比赛，最终获得了铜牌。他这种锲而不舍的精神令人钦佩。

Girls and boys who could do pull ups, won the combined pull up, push up, and sit up competition.

参加引体向上的女生和男生们，赢得了引体向上、俯卧撑和仰卧起坐的综合比赛。

The staff talked of how impressed they were with the student engagement, their tenacity, and their effort. For example, we had a few students stumble while running or doing other strenuous events. Most just jumped right up and continued with their activity, showing endurance!

老师们纷纷表示，学生们在运动会中所表现出来的专注、毅力和为了目标不断努力的精神让他们的印象深刻。例如，我们有几名同学在跑步或进行其他剧烈运动时不慎摔倒了，但他们依然不放弃自己的目标，爬起来后继续完成他们的比赛，表现出了坚忍不拔的耐力！

This was a great event to foster teamwork and unity. It also gave teachers and staff the chance to encourage students in activities outside the classroom. We truly have a wonderful student body and staff.

瑞得福运动会是一次难得的锻炼的好机会，不但增进了团队精神、更是把团队合作的理念深入到每一个人的心中。也让我们的教师和教职员工们有机会在课堂以外的活动中，鼓励学生、激励学生、鼓舞学生。毫无疑问，我们拥有无比出色的师生团队。

Once the games were over and the points were tallied, we had a lot of different winners with only a few students who placed in more than one event.

运动会结束、公布结果后，我们现场为各项比赛的优胜选手颁奖，一些同学还不只收获了一项比赛的荣誉。

We also had a happy Blue Sharks team who won the most points on the day. Congratulations Sharks, and thanks to the teachers, administration, and staff who made this day a success!

我们还有一支充满了快乐精神的蓝鲨鱼队，他们在当天赢得了最多的分数。祝贺蓝鲨鱼队，并感谢所有在这一天里，为运动会的成功举办做出了巨大贡献的教职员工们！