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Toy-free play trial 英國(guó)幼兒園試行 “無(wú)玩具月”

學(xué)習(xí)要點(diǎn)

有關(guān) “play （玩耍）” 的詞匯

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How long did this toy-free trial last?

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It's playtime at this nursery in Bristol – magnets, metal, and imagination.

在布里斯托的這家幼兒園，課間游戲時(shí)間到了——磁鐵、金屬和想象力。

Prof Paul Howard-Jones, University of Bristol
Well, I think that's fascinating because that's not a toy that’s designed for a child to use. So it's actually quite difficult for Aida to dislodge the bit of metal from the magnet. She's learning skills of dexterity that she might not learn with a toy that was designed for a two year old.

保羅·霍華德—瓊斯教授          布里斯托大學(xué)
“我認(rèn)為很有趣，因?yàn)檫@并不是給孩子設(shè)計(jì)的玩具。所以，艾達(dá)其實(shí)很難把這塊金屬?gòu)拇盆F上拽下來(lái)。她在學(xué)習(xí)靈活動(dòng)手的能力，這也許是從專為兩歲兒童設(shè)計(jì)的玩具中學(xué)不來(lái)的?！?

Here shells, boxes and shiny envelopes are allowed. But these aren't, and were locked away in a cupboard for a month.

這里，貝殼、盒子和亮閃閃的信封是可以玩的玩具。但這些玩具則碰不得，被鎖在柜子里一個(gè)月了。

Matt Caldwell, Ilminster Avenue Nursery School
There were some of the older children at the end of the month who said "We really would like our trains back" and our purpose was never to deprive the children, so of course they had them back after the month, but two year olds - they don't want any of this back at all. And I’d also says it’s interesting what you’ve picked up because you've got a female queen and a very male, muscular superhero. Gender is something that can be reinforced through toys.

馬特·考德威爾          伊爾明斯特街幼兒園
“有些年齡較大的孩子們?cè)谠碌渍f(shuō)：‘我們真的想要回我們的玩具火車’。我們的目的是決不奪走孩子們?nèi)魏螙|西，所以在試行月結(jié)束后，他們自然就拿回了玩具火車。但兩歲的孩子們沒(méi)有提出要回任何玩具。我還發(fā)現(xiàn)有趣的是，孩子們?cè)谶@個(gè)過(guò)程中學(xué)到了很多東西，比如，這里有一個(gè)女王和一個(gè)非常男性化、肌肉發(fā)達(dá)的超級(jí)英雄。性別概念是可以通過(guò)玩具而強(qiáng)化的?！?

Having observed the children for the one-month trial earlier this year, staff here say that 75 per cent of the two year olds used more imagination in their play.

在早前的試行月中對(duì)孩子們進(jìn)行了觀察后，這里的工作人員們表示，有75%的兩歲兒童在玩耍時(shí)運(yùn)用了更多的想象力。

In one three-year-old class, more than half used their imaginations differently. And in another group, between a quarter and a half of boys communicated more imaginatively.

在一個(gè)三歲的班級(jí)里，超過(guò)半數(shù)的兒童以不同的方式運(yùn)用了想象力。而在另一組中，四分之一到半數(shù)的男孩在交流時(shí)表現(xiàn)得更有想象力。

So, this is the nursery with very few toys. Although they will play with anything else, including BBC camera equipment!

這就是一個(gè)幾乎沒(méi)有玩具的幼兒園。不過(guò)孩子們除了玩具什么都玩，包括 BBC 的攝影器材！

詞匯

nursery 幼兒園，托兒所

imagination 想象力

dexterity（手）靈巧

deprive 搶走，奪去

gender 性別

問(wèn)題答案       

The toy-free trial lasted one month.