疫情下，宅家不出门就是为社会做贡献。足不出户的生活没有登高望远，没有walk in the park，终于有一天想起了闲置在车库n年从未拆封的一副乒乓球拍，里面配有三只乒乓球和一副长长窄窄的桌网。三只乒乓球有点泛黄，打起来好像只有一只还有点弹性。某人说，打乒乓球好，有助于眼珠子的转动，尤其是每天电脑、手机的日子，眼睛的损耗最大。可没有乒乓球桌? 于是乎，就发明自己的打法，在房间里，两人隔空来回颠球。
Playing pingpong is our new pastime. With the pandemic re-surging and rampant over the region, we are more confined than ever. When the idea came up that we may be able to play pingpong indoors, I rummaged in the garage for a pair of rackets that I remember bought many years ago. Still unpacked in the original package, the three aging white balls turned pale yellow, but bouncy enough. Thus began our daily pingpong rally, in a master bedroom, without a pingpong table in between. We made our own rules, and had our own way, for the sole purpose of exercising. But along came the fun, the laughter, and the challenge. When the right hand rally culminated in persistently over 100, we challenged ourselves to play left-handed. What seemed an unsurmountable switch at first thought proved to be successful. Over only two weeks of practice, our left-hand, once awkward and clumsy, becomes just as adept. Given more practice, it could outplay our right-hand.
One day, a new idea of playing with one standing leg was brought forth and it welcomingly became our interest. Playing with one leg asks for better balance and skills, as we hop from time to time to catch the flying ball. And alternating left with right foot gives more muscles to stretch. Within a short period of time, our blood circulates, leading to quicker sweating. In the end, my toes stay warm long after the play is over.
回复 '小溪姐姐' 的评论 : 小溪姐姐好! 谢谢小溪姐的"细听"，谢谢小溪姐的"天然去雕饰"，让我想起英语中的diamond in the rough,姐姐是了解我的，曾经让我唱《--母亲的河》，以前不太唱草原的歌，这首也是最近才学的，草原的歌曲要么浑厚深沉，要么高亢抒情，觉得自己驾驭不了，这首高音太高，不过就一个业余的我来说，能唱出个大概也就可以了。谢谢姐姐!
一个人锻炼很难坚持的，我也曾经在家早上起来一边听音乐一边乱舞，也是坚持不下来，两个人打球还是可以互相制约，一个人太难了，除非是自己真正喜欢。我是有高血压心跳快的毛病，必须要有些运动才好，姐姐也找一个适合自己的运动，坚持下来。祝姐姐安康快乐!
回复 '7grizzly' 的评论 : Hi, my friend. Yes, I never expect it to be so fun. Amid wows and misses, our skills are improving, along with my heartbeat. I don't think we will ever buy a pingpong table. There is no room, and our community does not encourage outdoor parking. So be it:)) Thanks for your comment. I know I've been lazy.
寒一凡 发表评论于
哈哈，暖冬这个隔空颠球有意思。打乒乓球是个很好的锻炼。我也喜欢打乒乓球，就是球技总也不见长 ：）
7grizzly 发表评论于
Ping-pong's great exercise and playing with left-hand and standing on one leg must be fun. Good Job!
It's more admirable that you two can play together. You definitely need a ping-pong table :-)
Given the pandemic re-surging and rampant over the region, we are more confined than ever.confining ourselves at home doesn’t mean we are banned from doing physical exercise. Some people may do YOGA, some dance, some walk in their back yard. We can play Pingpong!
When the idea came to my mind, I was so excited! I remembered we have a pair of brand new Pingpong rackets which I bought years ago. “ Yeah! My smart and lovely wife!” when I told my husband this idea, he shouted with a grinning face. Ahead of me, he ran to the garage like the wind. At the very corner of garage, He found the racketes, still being sealed with plastic film and 3 PINGPONG balls which have tuned into pale yellow from aging.
From there, we began our daily pingpong rally in a master bedroom. Sicne we don’t have a pingpong table at home, we set up our own rules of scoring, even win or lose is not important, but having physical exercise and fun . We had tried playing with left-hand, with one leg standing…
疫情下，宅家不出门就是为社会做贡献。足不出户的生活没有登高望远，没有walk in the park，终于有一天想起了闲置在车库n年从未拆封的一副乒乓球拍，里面配有三只乒乓球和一副长长窄窄的桌网。三只乒乓球有点泛黄，打起来好像只有一只还有点弹性。某人说，打乒乓球好，有助于眼珠子的转动，尤其是每天电脑、手机的日子，眼睛的损耗最大。可没有乒乓球桌? 于是乎，就发明自己的打法，在房间里，两人隔空来回颠球。
Playing pingpong is our new pastime. With the pandemic re-surging and rampant over the region, we are more confined than ever. When the idea came up that we may be able to play pingpong indoors, I rummaged in the garage for a pair of rackets that I remember bought many years ago. Still unpacked in the original package, the three aging white balls turned pale yellow, but bouncy enough. Thus began our daily pingpong rally, in a master bedroom, without a pingpong table in between. We made our own rules, and had our own way, for the sole purpose of exercising. But along came the fun, the laughter, and the challenge. When the right hand rally culminated in persistently over 100, we challenged ourselves to play left-handed. What seemed an unsurmountable switch at first thought proved to be successful. Over only two weeks of practice, our left-hand, once awkward and clumsy, becomes just as adept. Given more practice, it could outplay our right-hand.
One day, a new idea of playing with one standing leg was brought forth and it welcomingly became our interest. Playing with one leg asks for better balance and skills, as we hop from time to time to catch the flying ball. And alternating left with right foot gives more muscles to stretch. Within a short period of time, our blood circulates, leading to quicker sweating. In the end, my toes stay warm long after the play is over.
