We have had our fair share of choking in the water and encountered whirlpools and choppy waves, but we have learned how to swim in this process.

我们呛过水，遇到过漩涡，遇到过风浪，但我们在过程中学会了游泳。

choke [t?ok] [t???k] v. 呛；使窒息

encounter [?n’ka?nt?] [?n’ka?nt?]v. 遭遇，邂逅

whirlpool [‘w?lpul] [‘w??lpu?l] n. 漩涡，涡流

choppy adj. 波涛汹涌的；波浪起伏的

process n. 过程

encounter

to experience something, especially problems or opposition

遇到，遭遇〔尤指问题或反对〕

The doctor had encountered several similar cases in the past.

那位医生过去曾碰到过好几个类似病例

encounter=come across（口语）

Did you come across any problems?

你遇到过什么问题吗？

to meet someone without planning

偶然碰到〔某人〕

I first encountered him when studying at university.

我第一次遇到他是在大学读书时。

昨日翻译答案：

Do you think this bottle of perfume smells of flowers?

今日翻译练习：

You may encounter the same question when you retrace the progress of civilization.

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