我每天早晨在外面散步的时候，都会被小区门口踢毽子晨练的老人所吸引而驻足欣赏。我有时甚至会主动要求加入，虽然我的水平的确不高，却也乐在其中。

         踢毽子是北京民间较为普遍的一种游戏。早期的毽子就是用两枚铜钱相叠，穿上鸡毛，用小线缚紧即可。而现在的毽子材料并不一定那么单一了，会用橡胶取代铜钱。那为什么踢毽子这项运动那么受人们欢迎呢？因为它对人的健康很有好处，玩起来也不受人数的限制，既可以两个人面对面踢，边踢边聊天，也可以多人围成一个圈踢。啪啪啪的！你踢给我，我踢给他......有时即使是一个人在踢，旁边也会有热情的人驻足帮你数着数。

        每天早上和我一起踢毽子的老人水平很高，或是腾空，或是跨跃，个个都是高难度动作，但他却做得很有节奏，很舒展。老人不仅能用内外脚面踢，在跑动中踢，还能以膝盖、腹部、头部进行过度，像极了杂技明星。而五颜六色的毽子总能听话的在老人身边上下翻飞，让我眼花缭乱。

Kicking Shuttlecock

Every morning when I am taking a walk in my neighborhood,  I am attracted by a group of elder people kicking shuttlecock. I sometimes join them.
Kicking shuttlecock is a popular game among folks in Beijing. It's very easy to make a shuttlecock. Use two bronze coins, put them together, and tie them tightly by a thread with some feather, a feather shuttlecock is done. Use a pile of waste paper, cut them into pieces and tie them to the coin, a paper shuttlecock is then finished. Consumed plastic bags can also be used to make shuttlecocks. Of course, there are shuttlecocks sold in stores. They usually use fine materials, e.g., rubber instead of coins.

The old man I kick shuttlecock with every morning is very good at the skills. He does every action at ease and with rhythm, jumping or kicking. He can not only kick with the inner side of his foot but kick in running, kick with knees, stomach, and even head. He makes the shuttlecock flying in the sky at his wills, just like a skilled young acrobatics star.

• neighborhood [´neibəhud]   n.邻居；邻近；附近   (初中英语单词)
• feather [´feðə]   n.羽毛   (初中英语单词)
• rubber [´rʌbə]   n.(摩)擦的人；橡皮   (初中英语单词)
• circle [´sə:kəl]   n.圆圈 v.环绕；盘旋   (初中英语单词)
• running [´rʌniŋ]   a.奔跑的；流动的   (初中英语单词)
• stomach [´stʌmək]   n.胃；胃口，食欲   (初中英语单词)
• bronze [brɔnz]   n.青铜(器)   (高中英语单词)
• tightly [´taitli]   ad.紧，紧密地   (高中英语单词)
• skilled [skild]   a.有技能的，熟练的   (高中英语单词)
• rhythm [´riðəm]   n.(诗的)韵律；格律   (英语四级单词)
• taking [´teikiŋ]   a.迷人的 n.捕获物   (英语六级单词)