74.游泳

　　Swimming 

　　游泳

　　A: Are you going to camp this summer?

　　A： 今年夏天你要去露营吗？

　　B: I don't think so.

　　B： 我不这么认为。

　　A: Why not?

　　A： 为什么不呢？

　　B: I'm kind of traumatized from last year.

　　B： 去年我有点精神创伤。

　　A: What happened last year?

　　A： 去年发生了什么？

　　B: I got a cramp¹ while swimming and almost drowned.

　　B： 我游泳时抽筋，差点淹死。

　　A: I thought you took swimming lessons last semester².

　　A： 我以为你上学期上了游泳课。

　　B: I did, but I'm still afraid. Anything could happen.

　　B： 是的，但我还是很害怕。任何事情都可能发生。

　　A: You just have to trust in your abilities.

　　A： 你只需要相信自己的能力。

　　B: Do you really think I'll be okay?

　　B： 你真的认为我会没事吗？

　　A: I know you will. You swim like a fish now!

　　A： 我知道你会的。你现在游得像条鱼！

　　B: Thanks for your encouragement. I think I will go, after all!

　　B： 谢谢你的鼓励。毕竟我想我会去的！

1 cramp   

n.痉挛；[pl.](腹)绞痛；vt.限制，束缚

参考例句：

• Winston stopped writing,partly because he was suffering from cramp.温斯顿驻了笔，手指也写麻了。
• The swimmer was seized with a cramp and had to be helped out of the water.那个在游泳的人突然抽起筋来，让别人帮着上了岸。

2 semester   

n.一学期，半学年，六个月的时间

参考例句：

• A student will probably attend four or five courses during each semester.每个学生一学期可能要修四五门课程。
• I had an especially rough time during my first semester.我第一个学期的日子难受极了。