体育美语-049 游泳 - Swimming

Y: 大家好。我是杨晨。

P: 我是Patrick。

Y: Patrick, are you ready for the pool?

P: Oh yeah, I've got my bathing suit, my goggles¹....

Y: 这个帽子好可笑，是干什么用的?

P: This is my swim cap.

Y: It's so ugly.

P: It keeps the chlorine out of my hair and it lets me swim faster. Are you going to do some laps?

Y: Laps?

P: You know, swimming in the lane back and forth² a few times for exercise.

Y: Oh, doing laps就是在游泳池里一趟一趟地来回游。 怪不得上次我买游泳衣，那个店员问我Are you just doing laps? 不过，Swimming laps sounds like too much work. 我还是晒太阳好了。

P: It is a good workout. So what style are you best at?

Y: 我喜欢backstroke仰泳。

P: Backstroke isn't bad, but you should check out my butterfly stroke (Splash Sound). Way better.

Y: 蝶泳是很帅。

P: You should check it out. Watch.

Y: That's a butterfly? 我看你不像蝴蝶，倒是像个蚂蚱。

P: I don't look like a grasshopper³. Are you going to get in or just stand there criticizing?

Y: Ok, Ok, I'm coming in, 不过我要跳水。

P: Dive in? Remember not to dive in the shallow end!

Y: Why not?

P: That's the part that is not deep enough to dive in. Do you want to hit your head?

Y: Here I go! (splash)
 

1 goggles   

n.护目镜

参考例句：

• Skiers wear goggles to protect their eyes from the sun.滑雪者都戴上护目镜使眼睛不受阳光伤害。
• My swimming goggles keep steaming up so I can't see.我的护目镜一直有水雾，所以我看不见。

2 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

3 grasshopper   

n.蚱蜢，蝗虫，蚂蚱

参考例句：

• He thought he had made an end of the little grasshopper.他以为把那个小蚱蜢干掉了。
• The grasshopper could not find anything to eat.蚱蜢找不到任何吃的东西。