英语美文翻译Learning to Swim学习游泳

 　　Learning to Swim学习游泳

　　Little Tommy had been bugging his parents to teach him how to swim. He was only six years old, but he wanted to learn ever since watching the London Summer Olympics. He was only four years old at the time, but he remembers watching Michael Phelps win six gold medals, and wanted to be just like him. Tommy's parents thought he was too young at the time, but decided the time was right to give him lessons.

　　小汤米一直唠叨他的父母教他如何游泳。他只有六岁，但从他看过伦敦奥运会后就想开始学习。他当时只有四岁，但他还记得看菲尔普斯米迦勒赢得六枚金牌，他想和他一样。汤米的父母认为他当时太小，但他决定他也是时候可以学习了。

　　Many homes in the United States have swimming pools, but Tommy's did not. His parents lived in a condominium, which is like an apartment complex. So Tommy's parents took him to the local YMCA to enroll him into swimming classes. "This place is big," said Tommy. Everyone is so big and strong. Tommy was just a kid, but he was determined to learn how to swim.

　　美国的许多家庭都有游泳池，但汤米家没有。他的父母住在一个合租的公寓里。于是汤米的父母带他去当地的基督教青年会去找一个游泳班。""这个地方很大。"汤米说。每个人都是那么的高和强壮。汤米只是个孩子，但他决心要学游泳。

　　When the family reached the pool, Tommy's jaw almost dropped to the floor. He was amazed at the size of the pool. He had never seen anything so large in his life. It was an Olympic-sized pool and there were many swimmers doing laps while others were just playing around, or diving off the three diving boards. Tommy got even more excited.

　　当和家人到了游泳池时，汤米非常的惊讶。他对游泳池的大小感到非常的惊讶，一生中他从未见过这么大的东西。这就像奥运大小般的游泳池，有很多游泳运动员在游泳池里长泳，其他人只是在旁锻炼，还有三个在跳板上跳水。汤米变得更加兴奋。

　　Off to the left, there were a group of kids about Tommy's age, who were already in a swimming class. Some of the younger kids were crying, but that was okay with Tommy. He was not afraid though. He was determined to learn how to swim.

　　到了左边，有一群和汤米一样大的孩子，他们已经在上游泳课了。一些更小的孩子在哭，但汤米没有。他并不害怕，他下定决心要学游泳。