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

快點媽媽，我等不及了。

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

當心點，孩子。我們去淺水區(qū)吧，跟我來。

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

好的，媽媽，我現在能游了嗎?我想學蝶泳。

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

孩子，聽我說，首先你得學會怎樣吸氣和呼氣。

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

媽媽，真糟糕。水到我的喉嚨里來了，我差點被淹死。

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

有耐心點，孩子。讓我們慢慢來，把它做好。

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

好的，媽媽，我想我不是游泳的料。

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

來吧，孩子。你做得很好了。萬事開頭難嘛。

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

也是，我要加把勁。如果我動作做錯了，就糾正我吧。

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

對，做得好，就該這樣。你多聰明呀!你做對了。

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

真的嗎?我簡直不敢相信。有志者事竟成。

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

對呀，下一步，把你的雙腳合攏，把你的胳膊放到你的頭上。

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

嗯，像海豚一樣。我做對了嗎?

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

對了。孩子，你進步了。

注釋:

breathe in/out 吸氣/呼氣

show off 炫耀

whipping n. 鞭打

generate vt. 產生

hip n. 髖部

dolphin n. 海豚

gotcha 相當于got you. 為口語縮略表達，意為“知道了，明白了”。

It is the first step that is tough. 萬事開頭難。做任何事情都會在剛開始時困難。