Travel in Chinese Lesson 16 Swimming

表姐：小杰啊，过来歇会儿吧！累了吧，昨天和表哥玩儿得怎么样？

小杰：表哥带我去健身中心打了乒乓球，你猜谁赢了？

表姐：让我猜猜，是表哥吧？

小杰：哈哈，不是，是我赢啦，真过瘾。

表姐：看你，这么得意。

小杰：当然啦。

表姐：那你今天还想去打乒乓球吗？

小杰：不想去了。对了，你喜欢游泳吗？

表姐：喜欢啊，游泳可以减肥，据说，经常游还可以让人变得更聪明呢。

小杰：真的吗？健身中心那儿就有游泳池。

表姐：我知道，我昨天刚去过，我今天还要再去游。

小杰：那我跟您一起去吧，我很久都没游泳了。

表姐：可以呀。

表姐：你带游泳衣了吗？

小杰：没有，这可怎么办呐？

表姐：没事儿，健身中心有卖的，我们可以到那儿买一件。

小杰：太好了，我们走吧。

（去卖东西的柜台）

表姐：小杰，你看，这儿不是有很多游泳衣吗？

小杰：让我看看，都挺漂亮的。

服务员：您好！

表姐：您好，我想买一套游泳衣、一个泳帽。

小杰：还有一个游泳眼镜。

服务员：游泳衣您要哪一件？

表姐：小杰：喜欢哪一件？

小杰：我喜欢那件蓝色的。

服务员：来，给您东西。

表姐：谢谢。来，小杰，咱们走。

小杰：那里边的游泳池大吗？

表姐：是标准池，有50米长。

小杰：有浅水池吗？

表姐：走吧，进去看看就知道了。

（游泳池）

表姐：小杰，这边是浅水区，那边是深水区。

小杰：我还是先在浅水这边游吧。

表姐：小杰，到我这边来游吧。

小杰：你那边的深水有多深？

表姐：两米左右吧，过来试试？

小杰：我游泳的技术不太好，不敢到太深的地方去游泳。

表姐：要不，再给你买个游泳圈。

小杰：我还是先试试吧

表姐：好。小杰，小心！ 这不是游得挺好的嘛。
 

Translation:

Aunt：Xiao Jie, are you tired? Have a rest!

Xiaojie, how did it go with your cousin yesterday?

Xiao Jie：My cousin took me to play table tennis at the sports centre. Guess who won?

Aunt：Let me guess. Did your cousin win?

Xiao Jie：Haha. No, I won and I felt awesome.

Aunt：Look at you, so pleased with yourself!

Xiao Jie：Of course.

Aunt：Well, do you still want to play table tennis today?

Xiao Jie：Not really. Do you like swimming?

Aunt：Sure. Swimming is good for losing weight. Some people even say swimming a lot can make you smarter.

Xiao Jie：Really? There's a swimming pool at the sports centre.

Aunt：I know. I was there yesterday. I'm going swimming again today.

Xiao Jie：How about I come with you? I haven't swum for ages.

Aunt：Sure. You can. Xiao Jie, have you brought your bathing suit?

Xiao Jie：No. What are we going to do?

Aunt：Not a problem. They sell bathing suits at the sports centre. We can buy one there.

Xiao Jie：That's great. Let's go.

Aunt：Xiao Jie, look at all those bathing suits!

Xiao Jie：Let me have a look. They're all so pretty!

Salesperson：Hello!

Aunt：Hi, I'd like to buy a bathing suit and a swimming cap.

Xiao Jie：Plus a pair of goggles.

Salesperson：Which bathing suit would you like?

Aunt：Xiao Jie, which one do you like?

Xiao Jie：I like the blue one.

Salesperson：Here you are. Take care.

Aunt：Thanks. Come on. Xiao Jie, let's go.

Xiao Jie：Is the swimming pool big?

Aunt：It's standard size, 50 metres long.

Xiao Jie：Is there a shallow pool there?

Aunt：We'll know once we get in.

Aunt：Look, the pool's shallow at this end and deep at the other end.

Xiao Jie：I think I'll swim at the shallow end first.

Aunt：Xiaojie, come and swim at my end.

Xiao Jie：How deep is the water over there?

Aunt：Around two metres. Will you come and try it?

Xiao Jie：I'm not good at swimming. I'm a bit scared about swimming in deep water.

Aunt：How about I buy you a safety ring?

Xiao Jie：I'll have a try first.

Aunt：Xiao Jie, be careful! You're doing just fine.
 

Bookmarks 

1）据说 according to

（例）据说去上海的机票很便宜。

I hear that the plane tickets to Shanghai are really cheap.

（例）据说他会说好几门外语。

I hear that he can speak many foreign languages.

Substitution and Extension

1）V+过 the action happened in the past

（例）你看过京剧吗？？

Have you ever seen Peking Opera before?

2）不是……吗 Isn’t it so?

（例）去长城的车不是早上六点开吗？

Isn't it true that the car or train to the Great Wall leaves at 6 in the morning?