📷Volunteer work at Kallang Tennis Centre| 在加冷网球中心做志工😎(by @ace108)
Went out to take a bus out early in the wee hours of the morrning. It was still dark when I got of the bus.
凌晨时分，我出门坐公车。下车时天还没亮。
🎶Meanwhile, some music for you to enjoy as you read. This piece is part of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, particularly the first of the 4 violin concertos, called Spring.
🎶让大家继续读的时候，欣赏一点音乐。这件作品是维瓦尔第的“四季”的一部分 - 4小提琴协奏曲中的第一首，名为“春天”。
Source | 来源: https://musopen.org/
https://soundcloud.com/alan-chang-563971986/four-concerti-grossi-4-vivaldi-op8-i-la-primavera-allegro-largo-allegro
Source | 来源: https://musopen.org/music/2213/antonio-vivaldi/the-four-seasons/
Walked an unlit path towards the Kallang Tennis Centre.
沿着一条没有路灯的小路走向加冷网球中心。
Then a familiar footpath which wasn't brightly lit. I'm sure someone had fallen into the drain the the side before.
然后是一条熟悉的人行道，但灯光并不明亮。我敢肯定之前有人掉进过路边的排水沟里。
Walked under the sheltered walkway.
穿过有遮蔽的人行道。
Reached the Kallang Tennis Centre. They had a screen set up for prize award ceremony.
到达加冷网球中心。他们设置了一个屏幕，用于颁奖仪式。
I was too early.
我到得太早了。
Record my presence with a selfie.
用自拍记录我的存在。
The staff at the centre just started coming in.
中心的工作人员刚开始进来。
There was simple breakfast served.
他们提供了简单的早餐。
It was brighter and I started looking around after breakfast. There were two spin machines there.
天色渐亮，吃完早餐后我开始四处张望。那里有两台旋转机。
The registration desk staff and players came and registration started.
注册处的工作人员和球员来了，注册开始。
It was the boys singles category that would be played. We started singing the National Anthem before the games.
比赛是男子单打比赛。我们在比赛前唱国歌。
After the games started, there wasn't much going on and I walked around. There was a kind of strange table-tennis table like object. Don't know what it is.
比赛开始后，没什么活动，我就四处走走。那里有一个像乒乓球桌一样的奇怪物体。不知道那是什么。
Watch some of the boys played. Had to make sure the parents were outside the court and not coaching them.
观看一些男孩的比赛。必须确保他们的家长在场外，而不是在指导他们。
Lunch was some braised chicken with rice. I found it too salty and another lady found it too sweet.
午餐是红烧鸡饭。我觉得太咸了，另一位女士觉得太甜了。
The cake was nice.
蛋糕很好吃。
I skipped the iced popsicle because it looked sweet.
我没有点冰棍，因为它看起来很甜。
The staff ordered bubble tea for us later.
工作人员后来给我们订了珍珠奶茶。
It looked like it was going to rain.
看起来要下雨了。
Then it rained heavily and the matches were suspended.
然后雨下得很大，比赛暂停了。
My friends and I had to sweep the water off the court.
我和朋友们不得不把场上的水扫掉。
Even the bird came to enjoy the court we dried.
连鸟儿都来欣赏我们擦干的场地。
Then the girls singles matches could proceed.
然后女子单打比赛就可以开始了。
My shift ended and I left to take a bus to the club to play pickleball. I passed by this fallen tree and reported it to the authorities.
我的轮班结束了，我乘公共汽车去俱乐部打匹克球。我路过这棵倒下的树，并向有关部门报告了此事。
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