愛丁堡公爵獎(jiǎng)銀獎(jiǎng)之旅：進(jìn)擊天目湖

　　Duke of Edinburgh (DofE) Silver Award

　　Trip to Tianmuhu

　　Mon 21st – Wed 23rd Nov 2022

　　2022年11月21日 周一 ~ 11月23日 周三

　　在這個(gè)亂花漸欲迷人眼的復(fù)雜世界中成長起來的年輕一代總面臨著諸多困難與挑戰(zhàn)。在這樣激烈競爭的社會(huì)中，能把握住的個(gè)人機(jī)會(huì)往往是有限的。愛丁堡公爵獎(jiǎng)旨在通過意義深遠(yuǎn)的志愿服務(wù)、體育鍛煉、技能學(xué)習(xí)和戶外探索來鼓勵(lì)年輕人挑戰(zhàn)自我，并關(guān)心自身福祉。

　　Young people growing up in this modern， complicated world have many difficulties to face， and opportunities for personal achievement are often limited. The Award is intended to help both the young as well as those who are concerned for their welfare. [It] provides an introduction to worthwhile leisure activities and voluntary service， as a challenge to the satisfaction of achievement and encourages the development of young citizens.

　　DAY 1 第一天

　　周一清晨的9：15，學(xué)生們邁著輕快的步伐登上了大巴，向著天目湖進(jìn)發(fā)。他們將在那里徒步旅行，進(jìn)行野外拓展，沖擊今年度的愛丁堡公爵獎(jiǎng)銀獎(jiǎng)。

　　The students boarded their buses at WAS Changzhou with a spring in their step around 9.15am on Monday morning to take them to this year’s DofE experience in Tianmuhu.

　　11點(diǎn)左右，學(xué)生們到達(dá)營地，在卸下厚重的行囊后便輕裝上路，開始了第一天的徒步任務(wù)。11月的風(fēng)溫暖和煦，又加之這片竹林里地勢陡峭，所以整支隊(duì)伍在出發(fā)沒幾分鐘后，心率都提升上來了。學(xué)生們紛紛脫掉夾克繼續(xù)趕路。

　　They arrived at the camp site around 11am and dropped off their packs， taking just their day bags for the start of Day 1. The weather was warm as the groups were setting off and it was only a matter of minutes before everyone had removed their jackets and increased their heart rate due to the steep incline for the first part of the trek， which took them through the first of many bamboo forests.

　　“會(huì)當(dāng)凌絕頂，一覽眾山小”，每個(gè)小組都選擇在山頂上一邊享用午餐，一邊觀賞美麗的景色，美食美景搭配起來別有一番風(fēng)味。

　　Each group had lunch when they reached the summit whilst enjoying spectacular views over Tianmuhu.

　　沿著山頂小徑，穿過茂密的灌木叢，學(xué)生們進(jìn)入了一片美麗的竹林。這里地勢也十分陡峭。比較有意思的是，這里居然放置了一個(gè)奇怪的滑梯，學(xué)生們?cè)谶@里玩得不亦樂乎。

　　After a short stretch along the top of the mountain through quite dense bush the students made their descent through some beautiful bamboo and natural forest sections. This was quite steep too and there was the odd slide for the students to enjoy too.

　　大約下午5：30 的時(shí)候，學(xué)生們回到了營地，領(lǐng)取了各自的帳篷和烹飪?cè)O(shè)備。搭建好帳篷后，學(xué)生們開始著手準(zhǔn)備晚餐。首日徒步結(jié)束后，來上一份搭配著蔬菜的茄汁意大利面，再好不過了。

　　It was around 5.30pm when the students returned to camp and were greeted by Indier staff and given their tents for the evening. Once their tents were erected the students were given cooking equipment so they could prepare their own dinner. This consisted of spaghetti with vegetables and a tomato sauce which tasted great after their first day hiking.

　　收拾、洗漱完畢后，學(xué)生們于10點(diǎn)準(zhǔn)時(shí)熄燈休息，為第二天儲(chǔ)備精力。

　　After cleaning up and putting away the cooking equipment， the students were treated to a couple of hours of restbefore lights out at 10pm.

　　DAY 2 第二天

　　前一夜晚上，山間突然下起了狂風(fēng)暴雨。學(xué)生們7點(diǎn)醒來后發(fā)現(xiàn)整個(gè)營地又潮又濕。拆卸帳篷、吃過早飯后，學(xué)生們動(dòng)手制作了簡易午餐，以便路上補(bǔ)充能量。為了周三晚上能順利返校，學(xué)生們當(dāng)日的第一站便是進(jìn)行核酸檢測。

　　After a stormy night with lots of rain， the students awoke to a very wet and soggy camp site. Wake up was 7am and after taking down the tents the students proceeded to have breakfast and make their packed lunches before walking a kilometer to the nearest covid testing station. This was necessary to allow the students back on campus on Wednesday evening.

　　第二天天氣昏沉，山間一直籠罩著蒙蒙的煙雨。雨后的陡峭地勢增加了學(xué)生們行進(jìn)的難度。山林連綿起伏，伴隨著成片的竹林，蔚為壯觀。

　　The weather was overcast and most of the day yielded a light misty rain as the groups set off on Day 2 of their DofE experience with another steep incline which was made more difficult due to the overnight rain. The top part of the mountain was more undulating going through some spectacular bamboo sections.

　　但所謂“上山容易下山難”，學(xué)生們必須精誠合作，擰成一股繩，才能安全下山。

　　Problems arose on the descent as the surface was very slippery and the students had to band together and work as a team to get everyone down safely.

　　這是第二天徒步結(jié)束后一組學(xué)生的合影。能看得出，他們的鞋子和褲腳都泥濘不堪，每個(gè)人看起來雖然疲憊但卻是開心的。返回營地的大巴上異常安靜，因?yàn)閷W(xué)生們都很享受這來之不易的睡眠。

　　Here’s one of the groups at the finish of Day 2， a little bit muddy and exhausted but all glad to be down. The bus ride back to the campsite was very quiet as most of the students were enjoying some well-deserved ‘shut-eye’！

　　返回營地，又到了生火做飯的時(shí)間，今晚的料理是咖喱飯。用餐、洗漱，短暫休憩后，不到10點(diǎn)學(xué)生們就紛紛進(jìn)入了夢鄉(xiāng)。這是非常充實(shí)的一天！

　　In the evening the students again cooked for themselves， this time enjoying a very enjoyable curry and rice dish. After the clean-up and a couple of hours rest， the campsite was deathly quite well before the 10pm lights out….proof of an action-packed day！

　　DAY 3 第三天

　　第三天依然是7點(diǎn)起床，學(xué)生們拆卸帳篷、吃早飯、準(zhǔn)備午飯，動(dòng)作越發(fā)熟練，一氣呵成。由于是最后一天了，他們還需要打包好所有的行李。

　　The final day started with a 7am wake up and the students having breakfast and collecting their packed lunch before dismantling their tents and packing up all their gear.

　　臨出發(fā)前，學(xué)生們花了15-20分鐘和帶隊(duì)向?qū)贤ń涣?，學(xué)習(xí)如何以時(shí)間推斷步程，來判斷在山間什么時(shí)候應(yīng)該轉(zhuǎn)變方向。在向?qū)У闹笇?dǎo)下，每個(gè)學(xué)生都輪流帶領(lǐng)小隊(duì)規(guī)劃路線、定位方向。上午9：40，學(xué)生們?nèi)蔽溲b，帶著一張標(biāo)記了詳細(xì)路線的地圖出發(fā)了。

　　Once all the equipment and bags were packed， the groups spent 15-20 mins with the Guides explaining how to use time to approximately know when to change directions between legs (sections of a trek). By this stage everyone had taken a turn in navigating the route with the Indier guide monitoring plus the added skill of using time to help them as they were following a bearing. The students set off for their final day hike around 9.40am with full backpacks and a detailed route map.

　　第三天的路線非常受學(xué)生歡迎。學(xué)生們享受著輪流帶隊(duì)的時(shí)刻。向?qū)內(nèi)膛阃?，以防路線出現(xiàn)偏差。盡管背著滿滿的背包，但因?yàn)榕c前兩天相比，這里地形平坦，所以學(xué)生們邊賞景邊暢聊，好不愜意。

　　Everyone seemed to enjoy the responsibility of leading the group and the Guides was on hand if they made any errors. Everyone enjoyed this route even though they had full backpacks as the terrain was mainly flat with only a handful of elevations as opposed to the previous two days.

　　穿過田野、蜿蜒的小徑和茂密的竹林，學(xué)生們滿載著成就感和解脫感抵達(dá)了終點(diǎn)，在回程的大巴上，帶隊(duì)老師鼓勵(lì)學(xué)生們?yōu)樽约汉炔剩驗(yàn)樗麄兺瓿闪藶槠谌斓膽敉馓诫U(xiǎn)，這是常州威雅迄今為止最艱難的徒步旅行之一。

　　After walking through fields， on roads and winding through a bamboo forest， the students ended up at the finish point with a huge sense of achievement and relief. The students were told on the bus to congratulate themselves on completing this three-day hiking experience as it was one of the toughest to date that any student from WAS has completed.

　　作為老師，我認(rèn)為，這三天確實(shí)很艱難。學(xué)生們?cè)跊_擊愛丁堡公爵獎(jiǎng)的過程中展現(xiàn)了非凡的決心與韌性，他們應(yīng)該為他們的努力感到驕傲。

　　From a teacher’s perspective， this was indeed a tough few days hiking and the students should be very proud of their efforts， as they showed great determination and resilience in participating in this DofE experience.

　　常州威雅體育老師&Elgar學(xué)院院長

　　Mr Neil Harmon

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原標(biāo)題：常州威雅學(xué)校：愛丁堡公爵獎(jiǎng)銀獎(jiǎng)之旅——進(jìn)擊天目湖