楊宇宸

你可曾有過(guò)這樣的經(jīng)歷——將全部注意力都集中在一件事上，仿佛世上沒(méi)有其他任何事情可以打擾到你？

Have you ever experienced a time when everything else in your life seem far away， while you are dedicated to get one thing， only one thing done？

作為一名高一新生，我決定嘗試做些從未做過(guò)的事。于是，我加入了學(xué)校的“軍樂(lè)團(tuán)”。今年暑假，我們軍樂(lè)團(tuán)的130位成員一起去“住宿營(yíng)”住了5天，只為潛心排練。

As a freshman in high school， I decided to try something new. Thus， I joined the school marching band. This summer， all 130 members of our marching band program went on a sleepaway camp for 5 solid days， solely to rehearse without distractions from the outside world.

營(yíng)地地處一片樹(shù)林，除了中心那與橄欖球場(chǎng)一般大的草坪外，就只有宿舍和食堂。車(chē)剛到站，排練就開(kāi)始了。這其實(shí)在告訴我們：你們是來(lái)訓(xùn)練的，不是來(lái)度假的。

The camp campus is in the woods. In the center was a giant lawn about the size of an American football field. There was nothing else besides some cabins and the dining hall. Right after we got off the buses， rehearsal was held. That was basically telling us： You are here for rehearsal， not for vacation.

每天有11個(gè)小時(shí)的時(shí)間，我們以整體或部分的形式訓(xùn)練。短短5天，我們儀仗隊(duì)學(xué)習(xí)了在場(chǎng)地上的移動(dòng)方式、舞步，還有揮旗、舞槍，以及拋接動(dòng)作等。其實(shí)，我之前不會(huì)跳舞，更是從未想象過(guò)在一百多人面前一邊跳舞一邊揮旗，直至那一周。我現(xiàn)在想起來(lái)依舊覺(jué)得不可思議。

For 11 hours per day， we rehearsed both in sectionals and as a group. In 5 short days， we color guard learned drills on the field， dancing steps； as well as spinning， tossing， and catching flags and rifles. Frankly， I was not a dancer. I had never imagined dancing in front of a hundred people while spinning a flag （or rifle）， until that week. It still sounds incredible to me.

5天的訓(xùn)練，遠(yuǎn)離網(wǎng)絡(luò)、遠(yuǎn)離家庭、遠(yuǎn)離塵囂、遠(yuǎn)離作業(yè)、遠(yuǎn)離任何在日常生活中分散你精力的事物。唯一需要你集中注意力的事就是軍樂(lè)隊(duì)的訓(xùn)練。一下子，生活回歸到了最簡(jiǎn)單原始的狀態(tài)。

5 days of band rehearsal， away from the internet； away from your family； away from luxury； away from school works； away from anything and everything that distract you in your everyday life. All you need to worry about is marching band practices. Suddenly， life becomes simple and primitive.