Can you swim?
Well, no, actually I had an unhappy experience swimming when I was a child. Actually, I nearly drowned when I had my first swimming lesson. So I’m terribly afraid of water, I can’t tackle the psychological problems and I haven’t made up my mind whether to learn again.
恩，不，其實我小時候有過很不開心的游泳經(jīng)歷。其實我差點淹死在我第一節(jié)游泳課上。所以我非常怕水。我應付不了這些心理問題也沒決定好還要不要再學。
Do you like swimming?
No, I hate swimming. The water in the swimming pool is dirty, full of bacteria. Actually, I don’t know if this is my problem, well, I need to take a shower every time I go swimming immediately if I don’t want any red spots on my body. Plus, there’s only an outdoor pool in my neighbourhood and the prolonged exposure to the sun really hurts my skin and can cause sunburn.
不，我討厭游泳。游泳池的水很臟，充滿細菌。其實，我不知道是不是我的問題，恩，我每次去游泳都要立即沖澡如果我不想身上有紅點的話。另外，我家附近有一個室外泳池，持續(xù)在太陽下真的傷皮膚會引起曬傷。
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Where do (or can) people go swimming in your hometown (or, near you home)?
Well, there are many beaches in Hong Kong, especially in Hong Kong Island. I see many people bring their children to the beach to go swimming, build sandcastles or something like that. Well, although it’s filled with people all the time, especially Sundays,it still has great surroundings and an enjoyable atmosphere.
恩，在香港有很多海灘，尤其在香港島。我看到很多人帶他們孩子去海灘游泳，蓋沙子城堡或者類似的東西。恩，盡管那里一直都擠滿了人，尤其在周日，它仍然有很棒的環(huán)境和令人愉快的氣氛。
Why do many people like swimming?
Frankly, the reason is quite obvious. Well, there are benefits for peoples’health, you know like, burning calories and stimulating circulation. Women perceive swimming as a good way to keep their figure and lose weight. One more thing, it’s probably the only sport that won’t make you feel sweaty.
老實講，原因很明顯。對人們的健康有益處，你知道像，燃燒卡路里和促進循環(huán)。女性認為游泳是保持身材和減肥的好方式。還有一點，它可能是不會讓你覺得汗津津的運動。
Do you think it’s important to know how to swim?
Um…I don’t think it’s vital for people tolearn how to swim. To be honest, I don’t know how to swim but I can still have fun by taking part in some water sports, like playing water balls or other water based activities. In my view, I think swimming is regarded as a leisure activity, so it doesn’t make sense for it to become a must.
額，我不覺得學習如何游泳對人們很重要。講實話，我不會游泳但是我仍然可以通過參加一些水上運動，像玩水球或者其它水上活動來玩得開心。我認為，游泳被看作為一個休閑活動，所以把它變成必須會的事沒有意義。