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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?

 

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MeSho

MeSho

Saudi Arabia

me too, i love swimming but I am not a strong swimmer hahaha

05:24 AM Aug 06 2010 |

peachmuse

peachmuse

Thailand

I love swimming,although I can't swim! Haha,but going for a dip kind of relax for me  as long as that I've got a rubber ringCool

04:45 AM Aug 06 2010 |

la_kanasta

la_kanasta

Mexico

I really like swimming and I would like to do it more often like a discipline but I don't like to have to shower in public bathrooms and those kind of things 

04:24 AM Aug 06 2010 |

jolin52

jolin52

China

I love swimming,and often go to swim in the public pool ,but I am still not good at it.

03:54 AM Aug 06 2010 |

PinkPig

PinkPig

Viet Nam

hey, i hate swimming. it’s wrong with my ears. haiz, i always have to keep my ears from water.

03:23 AM Aug 06 2010 |

laura, baby!

Uruguay

I love to go swimming, when is summer I go to the sea for fun! And now, when it´s winter, I swim for exercise, for me is the best way of exercise, you can also lounge in the water for a long time, I agree is like fly..

01:36 AM Aug 06 2010 |

rojack

rojack

China

i love

12:51 AM Aug 06 2010 |

rogeholl

rogeholl

Brazil

I swins for exercise and to relax …

12:36 AM Aug 06 2010 |

Ryo

Ryo

Saudi Arabia

i love  swimming its like to fly

07:05 AM Aug 01 2010 |

Oldcold

Peru

I love swiming,but at least when i go to the pool with a friend i used to make jokes in the pool or try not to be a strict swimer… 

09:31 PM Jul 31 2010 |

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