做完热身运动，丹尼尔就迫不及待地要下水，但是他不会游泳。那么在妈妈的指导下他到底有没有学会游泳呢？

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Daniel: Hurry up! Mom, I can't wait any more.

Mom: Look out, honey. Let's come to the shoal waters. Follow me!

Daniel: OK, Mom. Can I swim now? I want to learn butterfly stroke.

Mom: Honey, listen to me. First, you should learn how to breathe in and breathe out.

Daniel: Yes, gotcha. It seems so easy. It's my turn to show off.

(Daniel tries for some time but he fails.)

Daniel: Mom, it's so terrible. Water went down into my throat and I almost got drowned.

Mom: Do be patient, Honey. Let's do it slowly and correctly.

Daniel: Oh, Mom, I think I'm not the right person for swimming.

Mom: Come on, sweetie, you've done very well. It is the first step that is tough.

Daniel: Right, I'll make up my mind. Please correct me if any of my movements go wrong.

Mom: Yes, well done. That's the way to go. How clever you are! You've got it.

Daniel: Really? I can't believe it. Everything is possible to a willing heart.

Mom: Exactly, next, you should hold your legs together and extend your arms above your head.

(Daniel does it as Shirley tells him.)

Mom: OK, here we go. Then, kick your legs up and down together in a whipping motion generating from the hips and bending at the knees, as if you were a dolphin.

Daniel: Yes, like a dolphin. Am I on the right track?

Mom: That's the way to go. Now, you are flying, my boy.

听看学
丹尼尔: 快点妈妈，我等不及了。

妈妈: 当心点，孩子。我们去浅水区吧，跟我来。

丹尼尔: 好的，妈妈，我现在能游了吗？我想学蝶泳。

妈妈: 孩子，听我说，首先你得学会怎样吸气和呼气。

丹尼尔: 嗯，知道了。好容易呀。轮到我大显身手了。

（丹尼尔试了几次但是失败了。）

丹尼尔: 妈妈，真糟糕。水到我的喉咙里来了，我差点被淹死。

妈妈: 有耐心点，孩子。让我们慢慢来，把它做好。

丹尼尔: 好的，妈妈，我想我不是游泳的料。

妈妈: 来吧，孩子。你做得很好了。万事开头难嘛。

丹尼尔: 也是，我要加把劲。如果我动作做错了，就纠正我吧。

妈妈: 对，做得好，就该这样。你多聪明呀！你做对了。

丹尼尔: 真的吗？我简直不敢相信。有志者事竟成。

妈妈: 对呀，下一步，把你的双脚合拢，把你的胳膊放到你的头上。

（丹尼尔按雪莉教的去做了。）

妈妈: 好，这就对了。通过髋关节和膝关节用力运动，上下踢你的腿，就像海豚一样。

丹尼尔: 嗯，像海豚一样。我做对了吗？

妈妈: 对了。孩子，你进步了。

经典背诵 Recitation
Daniel: I want to learn the butterfly stroke, and I think it's a little case. However, the first step makes me feel terrible. The water goes down into my throat and I almost drown. I think I'm not the right person for swimming, but Mom always cheers me up. It's the first step that's tough.

生词小结
breathe in/out 吸气/呼气

show off 炫耀

whipping n. 鞭打

generate vt. 产生

hip n. 髋部

dolphin n. 海豚

注释
gotcha 相当于got you. 为口语缩略表达，意为“知道了，明白了”。

It is the first step that is tough. 万事开头难。做任何事情都会在刚开始时困难。

Scene practice 情景练习
仔细阅读下面五个场景，两人一组，使用表示鼓励的句型，用一用，练一练。

1. Gucci got a very bad score in the final exams. If you were May, what would you say to her?

2. Daniel has played the guitar for three hours, but there is no progress. He is very disappointed. If you were May, what would you say to him?

3. Daniel failed many times when he tried to swim. If you were Shirley, what would you say to him?

4. May is not good at biology. The college entrance examination is around the corner. If you were Benjamin, what would you say to her?

5. May wants to learn how to drive this summer vacation. But she can't make sure whether she can make it. If you were Shirley, what would you say?