Jeremy and Anna are warming up in the resting area while Albert and Liz are swimming.
杰里米和安娜在休息区热身,而艾尔伯特和莉斯在游泳。
Anna & Jeremy:
Anna:Jeremy及Albert的朋友,在一所国际学校教书
Jeremy: Albert的同事兼好朋友
Jeremy: Seems to me that Albert and Liz are pretty good at swimming.
杰里米: 在我看来,艾尔伯特和莉斯都很擅长游泳。
Anna: Yeah,they are. I'm sure you'll be too,someday perhaps.
安娜: 是的,它们是。我相信你也会的,也许有一天。
Jeremy: Thanks for your confidence in me. But today,maybe I'll just pass. Just watching them swimming makes me nervous.
杰里米: 谢谢你对我的信任。但是今天,我可能会放弃。光是看他们游泳就让我紧张。
Anna: Oh,come on! You don't wanna stay here for hours and do nothing,do you?
安娜: 噢,加油! 你不想待在这里几个小时什么都不做,是吗?
Jeremy: I guess you have a point. But,you know,I'm a bit afraid of water.
杰里米: 我想你说的有道理。但是,你知道,我有点怕水。
Anna: You know what,I was terribly afraid of water when I was a kid. But when you get over the fear of water,you'll really enjoyed.
安娜: 你知道吗,我小时候特别怕水。但当你克服了对水的恐惧,你就会真正享受。
Jeremy: All right,I'm convinced. Where shoud I begin?
杰里米: 好吧,我相信了。我该从哪里开始呢?
Anna: Maybe you could start with getting used to the feeling of being immersed in water.
安娜: 也许你可以先适应浸入水中的感觉。
Jeremy: Okay,you're the boss. But what if I get water in my ears? Should I get a pair of earplugs?
杰里米: 好吧,听你的。但是如果我的耳朵进水了怎么办?我应该戴上耳塞吗?
Anna: Well,I won't recommend that. Just get used to it. It'll be okay. After all,there'll be water in your ears no matter which swimming stroke you do.
安娜: 嗯,我不建议那样做。要习惯它。它会没事的。毕竟,不管你游哪一种泳姿,耳朵里都有水。
Jeremy: And how many swimming strokes are there?
杰里米: 有多少种泳姿?
Anna: Mainly four,namely,freestyle,breaststroke,butterfly stroke and backstroke.
安娜: 主要有四种,即:自由泳、蛙泳、蝶泳和仰泳。
Jeremy: Wow,I hope I can learn them all. Does it matter if I'm not full right now? I might be hungry any minute.
杰里米: 哇,我希望我都能学会。我现在没吃饱有关系吗?我随时都可能饿。
Anna: It doesn't. You can't swim on a full stomach anyway. And don't worry,you might drink a ton of water down there.
安娜: 没有关系。无论如何,你不能在饱腹的情况下游泳。别担心,你可能会喝很多水。
本课生词总结
immersed:adj. 浸入的;专注的
you're the boss:听你的
earplug:n. (防噪音或防水的)耳塞;(戴在耳垂上的)耳饰
swimming stroke:游泳动作
namely:adv. 也就是;即是;换句话说
freestyle:n. 自由式;自由泳
breaststroke:n. 蛙泳
butterfly stroke:蝶泳
backstroke:n. 仰泳;反手击球