温馨夜读II PART4 14.Under Water

 

[00:00.29]14.Under Water

[00:03.99]Standing by the swimming pool, June was really hot and decided¹ to plunge² into the water. 

[00:11.18]The refreshing³ water cooled her body immediately. 

[00:14.88]Having not swam in the past several years and being a bit out of shape, June began to tire easily. 

[00:21.85]“Ah, no pain no gain,” June thought to herself. 

[00:25.66]June continued to swim, realizing her head was hurting and her body was feeling like Jell-O. 

[00:31.32]Breathing became difficult. Her vision wasn’t so clear. 

[00:35.68]She saw the life guard and a couple others around the pool. 

[00:39.27]No sense in embarrassing herself or bothering anyone. She continued on.

[00:44.18]She found herself in the middle of the pool. 

[00:47.44]Deciding not to make a scene, she continued to swim. 

[00:50.71]Finally she made it to the other side of the pool. 

[00:54.30]Nausea, weakness and exhaustion⁴ made it difficult for June to get out of the pool. 

[01:00.18]As she stood, her body swayed back and forth⁵, losing her balance.

[01:06.39]Realizing she needed help but unable to even say anything, she leaned against the pool side and stood there. 

[01:13.25]Several minutes later she had enough energy to barely pull her body up out of the pool. 

[01:18.80]Sitting at the side of the pool with her feet in the water she felt the lifeguard was staring at her. 

[01:24.57]June nodded at him, telling him that she was okay.

[01:28.27]Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you’re in trouble and you don’t ask for help? 

[01:34.16]Does stress in your life overwhelm you?

[01:37.75]We’ve all been there. One suggestion is to take some time for yourself. Ask for help. 

[01:44.61]There is nothing wrong in asking for help. June could have drowned. 

[01:48.96]We all have the tendency, as June did, to plow⁶ through life not regarding your warning signs. 

[01:56.04]Perhaps you may find yourself avoiding help because you’re afraid you’ll be made a laughing stock. 

[02:01.38]Please, stop and ask for help — before you find yourself “drowning”.

[02:06.50]Life has many ups and downs. Such stressors can lead to situations and/or feelings unbearable⁷. 

[02:13.79]When you find yourself unable to “keep your head above water,” stop. 

[02:19.36]Look around. And Listen. Listen for ideas from within that can help you. 

[02:25.05]In such a situation, if we panic, we’ll almost certainly slip further into trouble.

[02:30.52]You can find peace after you understand the chaos⁸. 

[02:34.57]Always take time to listen to your body. 

[02:37.30]Be kind to yourself. 

[02:39.05]You’ll find the journey of life happier and more fulfilling.

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 plunge   

v.跳入，(使)投入，(使)陷入；猛冲

参考例句：

• Test pool's water temperature before you plunge in.在你跳入之前你应该测试水温。
• That would plunge them in the broil of the two countries.那将会使他们陷入这两国的争斗之中。

3 refreshing   

adj.使精神振作的，使人清爽的，使人喜欢的

参考例句：

• I find it'so refreshing to work with young people in this department.我发现和这一部门的青年一起工作令人精神振奋。
• The water was cold and wonderfully refreshing.水很涼，特别解乏提神。

4 exhaustion   

n.耗尽枯竭，疲惫，筋疲力尽，竭尽，详尽无遗的论述

参考例句：

• She slept the sleep of exhaustion.她因疲劳而酣睡。
• His exhaustion was obvious when he fell asleep standing.他站着睡着了，显然是太累了。

5 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。

6 plow   

n.犁，耕地，犁过的地；v.犁，费力地前进[英]plough

参考例句：

• At this time of the year farmers plow their fields.每年这个时候农民们都在耕地。
• We will plow the field soon after the last frost.最后一场霜过后，我们将马上耕田。

7 unbearable   

adj.不能容忍的；忍受不住的

参考例句：

• It is unbearable to be always on thorns.老是处于焦虑不安的情况中是受不了的。
• The more he thought of it the more unbearable it became.他越想越觉得无法忍受。

8 chaos   

n.混乱，无秩序

参考例句：

• After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
• The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。