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Swimming

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Swimming
游泳

Date: Aug 06 2010

Themes: Hobbies, Sports

Grammar: Gerunds vs. Infinitives

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There is nothing better than going for a dip on a hot summer day. Whether you prefer swimming in a pool, a river, or the sea, getting into the water can be a fun and relaxing way to cool off.

Swimming is also a great form of exercise. And when you get tired, you can lounge in the sun and work on your tan. Just don’t forget the sunscreen!

Listen as Marni and Jeff make plans to go swimming.

在炎热的夏日,没有比游泳更好的消遣了。无论你是喜欢在游泳池、河里、或者是海里游泳,一头扎进水中都会是有趣放松,驱除暑热的好方法。
同时,游泳也是一种很好的锻炼方式。游倦了的时候,你可以躺在阳光下,晒出一身的健康色。只是别忘了防晒油!
听听玛尼(Marni)和杰夫(Jeff)都有什么样的游泳计划吧。

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Jeff

Jeff

Marni

Marni

Jeff:  Hey Marni, it’s a pretty nice day outside. What would you feel about going for a swim?

Marni:  I love swimming. That would be great. I’m not very good at it, though. I kind of doggy paddle and things like that. But if you’ll hold my hand through it, I’d love to go.

Jeff:  Just as long as we can go for a dip.

Marni:  Yes.

Jeff:  That’s generally how I enjoy swimming. I don’t swim for exercise normally, although I understand the benefits of it.

Marni:  Right, I don’t know how to do that either. I’m not a very advanced swimmer. But I do enjoy going for a dip. Should we go to a public pool or do you like going to the lake to go swimming?

Jeff:  I’m not a real huge fan of public pools, chlorine, itchy eyes. You can use your imagination for the rest. But the river or the lake, those aren’t necessarily clean these days either. But I prefer those.

Marni:  OK.

Jeff:  The natural environment.

Marni:  Well, let’s go for that.

Jeff:  Sounds good.

 

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Jeff asks Marni if she wants to go swimming. Marni loves to swim, although she isn’t a strong swimmer. Luckily, Jeff isn’t a very serious swimmer either. He does it for fun and to cool off, not for exercise.

Jeff would rather go swimming in a lake or river than in a public pool. The chemicals in pools make his eyes itch, and he doesn’t think pools are very clean. So Marni and Jeff agree to go swimming outside, in a natural river or lake.

Do you like to go swimming? Where do you prefer to swim? Do you swim for exercise, or just for fun?

 

Comments

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janainasantos

Brazil

Well unfortunately I cannot swim I´d like to learn, but I´m afraid of a lot of water.I feel like loosing my breath. But everybody says that swimming it´s a complete sport, it keeps your heart strong, it´s safe to practice because it causes no injury, it offers no impact on body limbs. 

10:49 PM Aug 06 2010 |

Snazz De

Snazz De

United Kingdom

it is so fun

07:22 PM Aug 06 2010 |

johnsten

johnsten

Chile

I love swimming but only in the summer. I like to swim in public pools, even though I know that they make my eyes itch or sometimes they are too crowded. I don't enjoy swimming in rivers or lakes because there are sometimes strange animasl that could bite me; furthermore; it's kind of dangerous to get into these place where there aren't any lifeguards around.

05:09 PM Aug 06 2010 |

Addy5924

Colombia

I like swimmimg and I`m a professional swimmer…I like go to river and public pool but in this moment I can`t swimming very often because I don`t have time because I work, study…and i have a children.

04:44 PM Aug 06 2010 |

why not ?!

why not ?!

Saudi Arabia

I love swimming & all kinds of water exercises. I swim in a public pool at the gym. At least, two times a week. I swam once in the sea but it wasn't so clean. So, I prefer to swim at the pool. I swim for both fun & exercise 'cause swimming is one of the exercises that give the body a perfect shape. whenever I go to swim, I come back home with a very HIGH MOOD.

04:11 PM Aug 06 2010 |

elmaco1979

elmaco1979

Guatemala

I like to go swiming, but just for fun. I'm not an exercise fan.

02:20 PM Aug 06 2010 |

enybody

enybody

Italy

i like having a bath when i go to the beach with my friends,we play with ball in the water…very funny but i don't really like swimming because i'm not so able swimming i'm not a good swimmer. iaslo have fear of sea deeping because nobody tought me swimming very well 

 

02:01 PM Aug 06 2010 |

abdulsadic

United Arab Emirates

yes i like to go swimming , and i prefer to swim in a pool rather than river or lake  , actually i swim for both exercise and fun .

01:56 PM Aug 06 2010 |

fahadcom

fahadcom

Saudi Arabia

yeah, I like swimming  especially in the summer season and I like it
at a sea or in my own pool.

12:52 PM Aug 06 2010 |

shailen.eng

India

i like swimming

two advantages from it fun and excersice

12:01 PM Aug 06 2010 |

waterpolistka

Russian Federation

i like swimming so! im professional swimmer! i ve played water polo sinse i was 11!
i like to go a dip! its so cool, espessially in this hot summer!

11:18 AM Aug 06 2010 |

waterpolistka

Russian Federation

i like swimming so

11:15 AM Aug 06 2010 |

Kimmong Chhay

Cambodia

Ohh…I really like swimming so much. But I used to drown once when I was a child, after that I could swim quite well. I often go swimming in my free time.

10:22 AM Aug 06 2010 |

kotik_KATE

kotik_KATE

Ukraine

mmm… SWIMMINGCool love, love, love it! I went to swimming pool when I was 13 – 14 years old and managed to learn different styles of swimming. Now I am not so advanced swimmer but I swim very well. To tell the truth I can`t imagine my life without it! So I go swimming to river every summer; rarely to public pool. For me it is both fun&relax and the best way to be physically fit! Laughing

09:59 AM Aug 06 2010 |

Chelsea love G

China

I have never been swimming in a pool…..such a pity

09:46 AM Aug 06 2010 |

Mostafa5

Mostafa5

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

Swimming make you happy and have fun with friends.swimming in a pool is very safe for health but nowadays pools and waters are dirty :( – HAVE FUN

09:39 AM Aug 06 2010 |

EVA_1021

EVA_1021

China

I've tried several times to learn how to swim but always failed.

Anyway, i do like going for a dip in summer to cool off. Just for fun.LOL~

 

07:57 AM Aug 06 2010 |

Ellinable

Ukraine

from my point of view, i'm good swimmer.

and i like a water very much))

and i miss about going for a dip!

07:39 AM Aug 06 2010 |

kathyna

kathyna

China

haha~siwmming is good and funny. i hope i can go to have a swim with my friend on this summer day>o<~i want kit fit !!

07:13 AM Aug 06 2010 |

Gorgon

Gorgon

Romania

First I should answer. Yes, I like swimming. Usually in water. And now, kids, these lessons are great for English practice, but try to don't feed your imagination with them! If both Jeff and Marni aren't good swimmers, it is better to stay away from a river. Otherwise they might become food for fish.

05:32 AM Aug 06 2010 |

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