跟美国人学学怎么过长假：到户外赏秋去(组图)

　　1. Go to National Parks and take a walk or a hike

　　去国家公园溜达溜达

　　The cold breeze, crisp air, and the wonderful sunshine is whatmakes autumn the perfect time of the year for taking a hike outdoors,enjoying every inch of nature changing its colors. Spending time withfamily, friends, and loved ones in national parks is fun and healthytime。

　　秋高气爽、凉风习习、残阳如血，秋天是一年中最适合去户外走走，感受大自然的五彩缤纷的季节。和家人、友人还有爱人相约，一起去国家公园溜达溜达吧，享受健康，享受生活！

　　2.Pick apples from the tree

　　去树上摘苹果

　　Known to be the season of apples, autumn is the best time to pickapples from the tree and making various treats out of it. Sure, adultscan pick these things easy with tools that they can carry easily.However, kids are likely to have fun in this activity。

　　秋天是苹果收获的季节，也是摘苹果的最佳时机。把苹果摘下来做成各种美食，多么惬意啊！对于大人来说，摘个苹果是小菜一碟，而对于孩子来说，这就是有趣的游戏了。

　　3.Try Geocaching

　　去“地理藏宝”找宝藏

　　Geocaching is a new activity that is taking the world by storm.With the use of GPS devices, you will embark in an adventure where youwill locate a geocache (container) very close to the coordinates beingpointed by the device. This modern age of treasure hunting is perfect inautumn, especially with the time, weather, and temperature, makingevery condition suitable for outdoor fun。

　　地理藏宝是一种风靡全球的新游戏。使用GPS来一场探索之旅，寻找埋在地下的宝藏。这种现代的寻宝游戏特别适合在秋天来玩，无论是时间、天气、气候都很适宜。

　　4.Collect and carve pumpkins

　　去弄个南瓜来刻刻

　　With Halloween celebrated in this season, pumpkins are an ordinarypart of the celebration. However, there is always something special incollecting your own set of pumpkins and carving it for your own. Asidefrom improving your talent in carving, it also gives you that sense offeeling the true Halloween spirit。

　　万圣节在秋天，南瓜就成了节日中最不稀奇的角色了。但是，要是能弄到个你自己的南瓜，还能把它雕刻出自己的风格，那可就稀奇了。这样不仅可以提高你雕南瓜的技巧，还能让你真正体验到万圣节的精髓。

　　5.Reach the top of a mountain or hill

　　去山上一览众山小

　　Imagine the scene of looking at nature in wide scale, and seeingthe gradual change of green trees into shades of orange, red, brown, ordarker yellow, all seen in front of your eyes. When you look at it on alower plain, you may appreciate seeing one tree or two, changing shades.But if you climb on top of a mountain or a hill on a place where thereare a lot of trees, then you can see the marvelous transformation of somany flora and trees。

　　想象一下，极目远眺大自然，看着绿树渐渐地变成了橙色、红色、棕色、深黄色，这一切就发生在你眼前。当你在低处的时候，你看到的只是一两棵树的变化，而当你站在山顶，你看到的是一片片树林，是整个大自然奇妙的变化！

　　6.Spending evenings on campfires

　　去参加篝火晚会

　　This may be attributed to summer days where evening campers enjoybeing on the outdoors, singing songs encircled on a bonfire. It could bean ideal setting, but you can also do the same thing in the fall. Makesure however, that you wear your cold clothing such as mittens, scarves,and beanies while enjoying this evening activity with family orfriends。

　　夏天的时候，大家喜欢到户外去参加篝火晚会，绕着篝火载歌载舞。在秋天，你也可以享受这一乐趣。但要记得，天冷加衣，戴上手套，围巾和帽子。这样，你就可以无忧无虑地和家人朋友一起共享欢乐了。

　　7.Make pickled vegetables

　　去腌泡菜

　　At the time of the year where most fruits, root crops, andvegetables are picked, it has been a tradition to pickle some crops andpreserve it for the colder times of the year, such as in late autumn tothe rest of the winter season. The most famous pickles are made ofcucumbers. They are usually soaked in vinegar, chili peppers, and insugary brines. Other veggies and fruits such as carrots, celery, beets,cauliflowers, and others can also be used。

　　秋天是大多数水果、作物和蔬菜采摘的时候，因此我们一直就有腌泡菜的传统以备天气更冷的时候比如深秋或冬天来食用。最有名的当属腌黄瓜了，一般就是用醋、红辣椒和糖水来腌渍就可以了。其他的蔬果如胡萝卜、芹菜、甜菜、花椰菜等也都是可以用来腌泡菜的。

　　8.Raking leaves

　　去扫落叶

　　As the temperature drops down, leaves on many trees are fallingdown. As these leaves fall, people find cleaning this mess, a tough jobto do. Others are quite upset as this yearly stress, while there are afew that looks at this time as having fun. Kids and those who are youngat heart would rake these leaves as hard as they could. And when theyhave finished their choice, which is sometimes a father and son affair,they both lie down on the leaves for a few minutes, feeling the fruitsof their labors。

　　秋风起，落叶飘，人们要把落叶扫。但是，有些人就把扫落叶当成是一件苦差事，而另一些人却乐在其中。孩子们和那些心态年轻的人就会很卖力地扫落叶，有时候他们还会借此机会增进彼此的感情，比如父子俩扫完落叶后，一起躺在地上，享受自己的劳动成果。

　　9.Fly a kite

　　去放风筝

　　Aside from the cooler temperatures, another natural gift that isenjoyed in this season is the generous blow of wind experienced at anytime of the day. With winds blowing strong at early afternoons to earlyevenings, it provides the perfect setting for flying kites of differentsizes, styles, and colors. You may spend it with your kids and otherfamily members, spending some quality time. You will not worry withburning your skin all afternoon, as the breeze is cold and cozy。

　　秋天除了温度适宜外，另一大好处就是凉风习习了。下午和旁晚的时候风稍大，很适宜放风筝，各式各样的，各种大小的，五颜六色。你可以带上孩子还有其他家人，一起来过这段美好时光。你再也不用担心午后的太阳了，秋风是那样的舒适又凉爽。

　　10.Boating or kayaking

　　去泛舟划艇

　　It may be unlikely to stretch some time to spend moments on thewater in autumn, but many sailors actually recommend doing some boatingor kayaking at this time of the year. Others may think of fog, butstaying on water while the sun shines is perfect because of the crispcool air being felt on the atmosphere. Also winds are much reliable andstable, which makes the season very hot for power boaters。

　　秋天要想在水里扑腾两下是不太可能了，但是要泛舟划艇却是好时候。有人会想到雾气蒙蒙，但是在水面上感受阳光的照耀，清冷的空气也是相当惬意的。秋天的风轻柔而徐缓，很适合来开汽艇。