在美国,体育运动是每一个小朋友生活中相当重要的一部分。孩子们下午三点就放学了,直到天黑前他们可以有好几个小时去练习足球、橄榄球、游泳等项目。家庭聚会的时候,爷爷奶奶和亲戚们更希望听到的是,孩子又掌握了哪些新的运动技能和本领,而不是考试分数。我十一岁的时候,就已经开始利用周末时间,在美国东南部四处打棒球锦标赛了。我们都是从星期五晚上到星期日下午, In the United States, sports are a very important part of every kid’s life. The children get out of school at 3 pm and until dark they can have hours of practice football, rugby, swimming and more. When the family party, grandparents and relatives even want to hear is that the children have mastered what new motor skills and skills, rather than the test scores. When I was eleven, I started playing baseball tournaments around the southeastern United States on weekends. We are all from Friday night to Sunday afternoon,