提起寒假作业，不禁会让人想起厚厚的一摞摞教科书，还有似乎永远做不完的习题集，在不少人眼里是挥之不去的噩梦。如今，又是一年寒假季，许多学校纷纷布置了许多另类、“奇葩”、极具创意的寒假作业，但又包含了老师们许许多多良苦用心。

　　就在前几天，一名重庆的小学生就被一道寒假作业题难为哭了。

　　当时放寒假那天，班主任老师拿出一副扑克牌，每张牌上都布置了不同的寒假作业，让班上同学随意抽一张。而这位同学抽到了“红桃2”，就是下面这张：

　　Students from a primary school in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality were allowed to selecttheir winter vacation homework by drawing lots from a set of poker cards.

　　牌上写的清清楚楚：根据要求，这位同学要在一个月内不打电子游戏，不用手机电脑等移动设备，而且还要用读书、运动及和同学互动来代替网游和上网，总而言之，一个月内要“屏蔽”掉手机、网络，和它们要暂时“说再见”。

　　One student surnamed Zhao picked a card saying that she should temporarily give up playingvideo games and using mobile devices for a month. The card said activities such as reading,exercising and interacting with classmates should replace those related to the Internet.

　　说实话，小编觉得，别说孩子了，这道作业题恐怕大人估计也不好完成。特别是如今这样一个信息化、数字化的互联网时代，没有手机电脑，别说一个月，恐怕过一天估计都度日如年。

　　而这位同学自己也表示，没有信心坚持一个月不碰手机和电脑，所以这道寒假作业肯定完成不了。

　　For her part, the student said that she's not quite confident in resisting mobile phones or labtops,thus she may hardly complete this task.

　　不过，这位同学已经按照作业要求成功度过了三天，要问这三天她是怎么安排的，上图。

　　图中可以看到，这位同学读了《昆虫记》、《绿野仙踪》和《香草女巫》这几本书，背了古诗《琵琶行》和《逢雪宿芙蓉山主人》，还参加了一些像跑步、跳绳、打乒乓球等体育运动，并练习了舞蹈基本功。

　　During the first 3 days of the one-month period without mobile devices, the girl read booksincluding "The Records about Insects" by French entomologist Jean-Henri Casimir Fabre and "TheWizard of Oz." She also tried to recite two ancient Chinese poems. As for physical exercise, shewent running, rope-jumping and played table tennis. She also practiced dancing.

　　为什么老师出这道题呢?一位老师认为，这种体验过程可以帮助孩子跳出平时习以为常的生活模式，更好更广泛地挖掘自己的兴趣，培养各类爱好。特别是现在，有用手机上网，或玩电脑游戏的经历的学生比率居高不下，这种体验尤为重要。

　　A teacher from the school explained that such an assignment aims at cultivating pupils' interestsand hobbies, especially at a present digital age when more and more students just surf the Internetor play computer games in their spare time.

　　其实，在假期布置这种“另类”作业已有数年“历史”。下面，小编就来简单盘点一下，近几年来，部分学校出过的一些极具创意的寒假作业。

　　吃货有福——寻找“舌尖上的美食”

　　2014年寒假，为了让孩子们了解民间的传统文化并互相分享，成都一所小学布置了“吃遍成都小吃”这样的寒假作业。根据要求，学生们要亲自游览大街小巷，品尝各种美味名小吃，并了解相关的历史由来和故事，然后还要以图文并茂的方式做好记录，做成“美食小报”。

　　而两年后的今天，南京的一所小学也布置了类似的任务，让学生们自拟“美食路线”，在享受美食的同时，不能忘了做好记录，并写下心得，整理出一份诸如明信片、视频等形式的作品。

　　In 2014, a primary school in Chengdu, capital city of southwest China's Sichuan Province, assignedits winter vacation homework, asking students to try famous local snacks. Pupils would find and trythose snacks and record their experiences as well as the foods' histories both with illustrations andtexts.

　　我爱读歌词——抄歌词

　　2013年寒假，重庆一所学校的寒假作业要求学生们完成“我爱读歌词主题活动”，要阅读并抄写5首自己最喜欢的流行歌曲歌词，并阅读一本方文山或林夕等著名填词人的书，开学后班上要举行歌词交流和论坛活动。此举意在培养学生们的语言文字能力及审美观。

　　In 2013, students from a school in Chongqing Municipality finished their winter vacation homeworkby transcribing lyrics from 5 of their favorite pop songs, as well as reading a book about famouslyricists such as Albert Leung Wai Man (known as Lin Xi in Mandarin) and Vincent Fang.

　　从小理财——用压岁钱试着炒股

　　2014年寒假，成都一所中学布置了这样一份寒假作业——鼓励学生用少量压岁钱试着炒股，关键在于让学生体会炒股的运作流程。

　　In 2014, students from a secondary school in Chengdu were allowed to speculate on the stockmarket with a small amount of the money they received as Lunar New Year gifts. The move wasset to make students familiar with the process of trading stocks.

　　高手在剧中——看《芈月传》学语言

　　今年寒假，武汉一所学校的学生们的寒假作业竟然是——看最近热火的电视剧《芈月传》!当然，这道寒假作业绝不是单纯的看电视剧，学生们被要求摘抄剧中的成语、仿写其中的一些台词段落，以巩固语文基本功。如果有可能，还可以根据剧情发表自己的观点，并查资料进行论证，这样一样，学生们既锻炼了语文能力，又了解了古代历史文化。而且据媒体报道，学生们用的“作业本”还是设计成竹简的形式呢!

　　This year, students from a school in Wuhan, capital city of central China's Hubei Province, wereasked to watch the hit TV drama "The Legend of Miyue." They were then asked to write down theidiomatic expressions used in the show, in addition to writing a small passage in the same style ofthe linguistic expressions in the drama. This exercise was aimed at helping students practice theirlanguage skills and learn history. They would also use a special exercise book designed like bambooslips, which were used for writing in ancient China, before paper was widely used.

　　温情款款——尽孝心做一顿年夜饭

　　2013年寒假，武汉长江工商学院的一位辅导员给大三学生布置了一道特殊的寒假作业——给家人做一桌年夜饭，让学生通过做年夜饭的方式，亲身体会做父母的辛苦，并增进相互间的感情。

　　In 2013, a teacher from a college in Wuhan assigned their students special winter vacationhomework - cooking the family reunion dinner on the eve of the Lunar New Year. This way,students could get a taste of their parents' hard work and understand them better.

(实习编辑：高奕飞)