The children also got to learn about police horses. A police officer explained how to take care of the horses. She showed how the police train horses to ignore noises and other distractions5.
孩子们还了解了警马,一名警察讲解如何照料马匹,她展示警察如何培训马无视噪音等分心的东西。
Afterward6, the children got to ride one of the police horses.
然后孩子们还有机会骑马。
The young people also went on a series of special field trips. They visited a Secret Service training center. The Secret Service is the agency that protects President Obama and his family.
孩子们还进行了一系列特殊的实地参观,他们参观了特勤局培训中心,特勤局是负责保护总统奥巴马及其家人的机构。
The campers learned about espionage7 on a visit to the Spy Museum in Washington, D.C.
孩子们还在参观华盛顿间谍博物馆时了解了间谍活动。
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There was also time for more usual camp activities -- swimming, bowling8, and laser tag. But for many campers, it was the police activities that make them want to return.
还有一些常见的夏令营活动,包括游泳、保龄球和激光枪战。但对很多营员来说,让他们还想来参观的是警察的活动。