HELLO SHBS
2月28日下午CAS时间，宏润博源学校举办了抢旗比赛，组织同学们在这春天复苏的时节里，在阳光下奔跑，享受运动的快乐，弘扬体育精神。
The CAS session on the afternoon of Feb. 28 saw the “Grabbing the Flag“game organized by SHBS. We aim to let students run in the early spring sunshine while enjoying the fun brought by sports so that sportsmanship can get promoted.
抢旗比赛是一项非常流行的美式团体运动对抗比赛。比赛时，两支队伍都需要在守护好各自场区的三颗球的同时，安排队员攻入对方场区抢球。如果在对方场区中被拍到，就需要被投放到对方场区的监狱里，失去自由，直到本方队友成功攻入监狱来营救。哪支队伍能够率先突破封锁，将对方场区里的球全部带回到自己场区内指定位置即为获胜。因此，这项运动不但考验团队成员的速度和体力，更考验脑力和团队合作能力；若想赢得比赛，必须提前想清楚团队进攻和防守的策略，并且能在出现突发情况时及时做出调整进行应对。
“Grabbing the flag” is a very popular American competition of team sports. During the game, the two teams need to guard the three balls in their own field while sending players to attack their opponent's field to grab the ball. If you get touched on the should in the opponent’s field, you will be put into the prison on their side and lose your freedom until your teammate successfully breaks into the prison to rescue you. The team that can break the blockade first, grab all the balls from their opponent’s field, and bring them back to the designated positions in their own field wins the game. Therefore, this game not only tests a player’s speed and physical strength but also their the mental ability and teamwork ability; If you want to win a game, you need to figure out your team's offensive and defensive strategies well in advance, and be able to make changes in case of an emergency.
宏润博源的老生们对这项运动已经非常熟悉，新生们了解规则之后更是跃跃欲试。此次比赛以行政班为单位，每个班级派出一支代表队出战；各班级间的初赛角逐在篮球场，高尔夫球场和室内体育馆同时进行，之后再进行决赛。在各班级体育委员代表班级抽取第一轮对抗的班级后，同学们就开始分析对手的人员特点以及本班的攻守策略。平时遇到对手班级里的骨干队员时，大家也会打趣地互相调侃几句，临近上场时，同学们更加开心兴奋了起来。
Old students of SHBS were very familiar with this game, while the newcomers were eager to have a try after they learned about its rules. This time, each homeroom class sent a team on behalf of the whole class to compete teams representing other homeroom classes. They played their first rounds of the game on the basketball courts, the golf course and the indoor stadium respectively before they competed against each other in the finals. After the PE secretary of each class drew for its opponent in the first round of the competition, students began to analyze the strengths and weaknesses of their opponent team and plan for their own offensive and defensive strategies. When lead players from different homeroom classes met, they used to make fun of each other by chatting. Now that they were about to compete on the courts, they began to feel more excited.
比赛时，有些班级的团队策略让人赞叹；有些班级的前锋同学让人赞叹，全程高速前进，灵活躲避，成功抱球返回。赛场上负责进攻的队员们，一个个眼观六路，耳听八方，寻找进攻的机会；防守的队员们，坚守位置，不给对方可乘之机。尽力比拼，但是依然不敌对手的班级也欣然接受失败，留下来继续观战，为自己的对手加油，为自己的朋友加油！最终，十年级一班的同学们过五关斩六将，荣获冠军，展现了团队的力量！
During the competition, the team strategies of some classes were impressive; some of the strikers of other classes were amazing. They sped forward throughout the game, flexibly avoided opponent players and successfully grabbed the ball and got back. All those offensive players kept keenly observant and alert, and they kept looking for opportunities to launch an attack. The defensive players, on the other hand, refused to give their opponent any chance by sticking to their posts. Though players from those homeroom classes did try their best to compete, they still lost the game but calmly accepted their failure by staying to watch the game and cheering for their opponents as well as their own players. Finally, the students from Class 1, Grade 10 won the championship, showing how strong their team was!
这是一场热血澎湃的对决，是青春活力的绽放。友谊第一，比赛第二！这场比赛中同学们再次弘扬了体育精神，增强了班级凝聚力！
It was a competition full of passion and youthful vitality. Friendship always outweighs competition! Through this competition, students once more promoted sportsmanship and enhanced the cohesion of their own homeroom classes.
文 | Wayne Xie
审核 | Miao&irene
翻译 | Dawn Xu
摄影 | 摄影社(Max Guo&Hanxiao Cai)
排版 | Jang