Story

When I was younger, I asked my parents to take me to water parks in the summer vacation. At that moment, my skin was always darker than my friends. But I did be proud of that, as I had awesome family times with parents. On the other hand, something was consistently bothering me, which I couldn't swim. In that case, my father started to teach me how to swim. For your information, my father always treats me strictly like I were a boy. Our training was like a nightmare for me, and of course I failed to learn how to swim. But now I am planning to learn swimming, for I don't want my spouse is bothered by the tricky question that is who you will save first when your mother and wife both fell into the river. If I am a good swimmer, I will tell him, 'Don't worry about me. Saving your mother first'.

Words and expressions

1. Hold your breath

A. To stop breathing for a short time

E.g. Hold your breath and count to ten.

B. To be anxious while you are waiting for sth that you are worried about

E.g. He held his breath while the results were read out.

C. To emphasize that sth will take a long time or may not happen

E.g. She said she'd do it this week, but don't hold your breath.

2. To become expert at

E.g. She's become expert at making cheap but stylish clothes.

3. Be accustomed to / used to

E.g. She s accustomed to be an night owl.

4. Be popular with

E.g. She isn't popular with her parents at the moment.

5. Only time will tell

E.g. Only time will tell if he truly loves her.

6. Tap verb.

It means to make use of a source of energy, knowledge etc. that already exists.

E.g. This movie seems to tap into a general sentimentality about animals.

7. Pick it up the skill

It means to get information or a skill chances rather than by making a deliberate effort.

E.g. He picked up Spanish when he was living in Mexico.

8. Some styles of swimming

Butterfly 蝶泳

Crawl 自由泳

Backstroke 仰泳

Breaststroke 蛙泳

9. Some swim gears

Bathing suit 泳衣

One-piece 连体泳衣

Bikini 比基尼

Swimming trunks （男士）泳裤

Bathing cap 泳帽

Swimming goggles 泳镜

Lifebuoy, ring buoy, life donut 救生圈