On February 29th SUIS Gubei celebrated World Book Day with a range of literary-themed events. These ranged from intellectually-stimulating contests, such as our poetry and prose writing competitions, to playing the surprisingly physical and intense sport of Quidditch, inspired by the Harry Potter series of novels. Students also engaged in a range of creative and cooperative activities inspired by the literary texts on our English curriculum.
上周，协和古北举办了一系列文学主题活动以庆祝世界读书日。这些活动旨在激发和提升学生文学素养，包括诗歌和散文写作比赛等，以及以哈利波特系列小说中著名的魁地奇运动为蓝本的创新性和协作性活动。
此外，学生们还参与了一系列深受英语课程文学作品影响的创新性和协作性活动。通过这些活动，学生们不仅锻炼了文学素养和团队协作能力，也进一步感受到了文学艺术的魅力。
Every student had the opportunity to take part in multiple activities on behalf of their house – but the centerpiece was definitely the Quidditch tournament. Straddling their brooms, students flew (metaphorically!) around the room, aiming to score with their ‘quaffle’ while dodging, ducking, diving and dipping away from the ‘bludgers’ thrown by the Beaters. Particularly notable were the performances of star keeper Hanson Tang (9FA) and all-round team offensive engine Amy Li (11RA). Particular praise must go to Charlie Li (12BT) for his fantastic contribution as a human ‘Golden Snitch’ being hunted by the teams!
在整个活动过程中，每位学生均有机会代表各自House参与各类活动，其中尤以魁地奇比赛最为引人瞩目。学生们跨坐在扫帚上，在场中“飞翔”，他们竭尽所能地操控“鬼飞球”以获取分数，同时灵活地躲避、回避、下潜及俯冲，以躲避击球手投掷的“游走球”。
特别值得一提的是，明星守门员Hanson Tang（9FA）和团队进攻核心Amy Li（11RA）所展现出的卓越表现。此外，Charlie Li（12BT）被誉为人类“金色飞贼”，他为各个队伍也做出了非凡的贡献。
In addition to the Quidditch Tournament, students had the opportunity to engage in teamwork-oriented games constructing water pipes and DE-constructing towers, symbolisng the themes of poems and short stories on the English curriculum. Teachers also enhanced the sense of literary fun by dressing up as their favourite literary characters, ranging from classic characters like The Monkey King to more modern literary icons such as Willy Wonka. Students have the opportunity to vote for the most impressive and entertaining costumes, which we are sure will be a difficult decision!
除了魁地奇比赛外，学生们还参与了以团队合作为核心的游戏，如水管搭建和拆除塔，这些游戏均是以英语课程中诗歌和短篇故事的主题来命名的。
老师们更是别出心裁，装扮成他们最喜欢的文学角色，从经典角色美猴王到现代文学偶像Willy Wonka，以此增添了活动的文学韵味。学生们有机会投票选出最具印象力和趣味性的服装，我想这将会是一个很艰难的抉择！
