
HSK 5Contemporary Society
三十五岁学游泳Learning to Swim at Thirty-Five
游泳池
yóuyǒngchí
swimming pool
我是在北方长大的,小时候家附近没有游泳池,所以一直不会游泳。
尝试
嘗試
chángshì
to try; to attempt
verb我尝试了好几次,每次脸刚碰到水,就紧张地抬起头来。
成人
chéngrén
to reach adulthood
verb, noun我在家附近的游泳馆报名参加了一个成人班。
此后
此後
cǐhòu
after this
noun此后,我每天下班都去训练半个小时。
呼吸
hūxī
to breathe
verb先在水浅的地方练呼吸,再练腿的动作。
缓慢
緩慢
huǎnmàn
slow
adjective姿势不好看,速度也很缓慢,游完一次要在池边休息半天。
决心
決心
juéxīn
determination
noun, verb那时我就下了决心:今年一定要学游泳。
克服
kèfú
to conquer
verb“你越紧张,身体就越硬,越容易往下沉。想学好游泳,先要克服这种害怕。”
碰到
pèngdào
to come across
我尝试了好几次,每次脸刚碰到水,就紧张地抬起头来。
体力
體力
tǐlì
physical strength
noun教练说,大人学游泳比孩子难,不是因为体力不行,而是因为害怕。
越…越…
The more something happens, the more another result occurs.
你越紧张,身体就越硬,越容易往下沉。
不是…而是…
Not A, but B; used to correct a mistaken reason or description.
不是因为体力不行,而是因为害怕。
- 1MEANING
游泳池yóuyǒngchí
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- 2WORD
“to try”
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- 3MEANING
成人chéngrén
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- 4WORD
“after this”
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- 5MEANING
呼吸hūxī
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- 6WORD
“slow”
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- 7MEANING
决心juéxīn
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- 8WORD
“to conquer”
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- 9MEANING
碰到pèngdào
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- 10WORD
“physical strength”
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