SHELLY¹: I wanted to talk to you a little before you leave. About our lesson.
DAVE: How did it go?
SHELLY: I think you will be a strong swimmer. But I want you to remember some tips.
DAVE: Well, you told me what I was doing wrong while we were in the pool.
SHELLY: I know, but I also like to talk with my students after lessons.
I think it helps.
DAVE: So what can you tell me?
SHELLY: First of all, next time I want you to relax more.
You are far too stiff² in the water.
DAVE: But I don't know how to swim. I'm not comfortable being in the pool.
SHELLY: I know. But it is very important to try your best to relax.
When your muscles³ are stiff, you can't swim. You sink.
If you just let yourself go, you will naturally float.
That is something all beginner's need to learn.
DAVE: It's hard.
SHELLY: I know it's hard. But nothing can happen to you.
There's no reason to be scared.
DAVE: I'm not really scared. I know it's not dangerous.
But I'm doing my best to do the strokes⁴ you want. So my muscles are stiff.
SHELLY: So maybe you are trying to control yourself too much.
DAVE: But I have to control myself to do the strokes right.
SHELLY: Hmm. Maybe next time we'll work on more floating techniques.
I can see you are a strong person, so I thought we could start with strokes.
But maybe that was a mistake.
DAVE: You are the expert.
SHELLY: To swim well, one must allow most of one's body to be free. It is like dancing.
If you dance, you don't want all your muscles to be struggling. You won't be able to dance.
DAVE: I understand your point. I am a decent⁵ dancer, by the way.
SHELLY: Really? What kind of music do you like?
DAVE: Oh, I mostly like Latin⁶ music. I like the Cuban dance clubs.
SHELLY: Wow! That's interesting. Me too.
DAVE: Hmm. Maybe we could go dancing sometime⁷. If you like.
SHELLY: Really? I think I would like to. I will give you my card, alright?
DAVE: Great.
SHELLY: You can call me, and we can set it up.
DAVE: Any more tips about swimming?
SHELLY: Yes, of course. But we can talk about it at next week's lesson.

雪莉：在你走之前，我想跟你聊聊我们上课的情形。
迪夫：我游得如何？
雪莉：你可以游得很好，不过我想你记住一些诀窍。
迪夫：在游泳池的时候，你已经告诉过我哪里要改进了。
雪莉：我知道，但是下课后我也喜欢和学生聊聊。
我觉得这会有帮助。
迪夫：那你有什么告诉我呢？
雪莉：首先下次你要再放轻松点，
你在水中太僵硬了。
迪夫：但我不知道该怎么游，在游泳池我有点不知所措。
雪莉：我了解，不过尽量放轻松是很重要的。
你肌肉僵硬的话，游不动，会下沉。
如果你放松，自然就会浮起来。
这是所有初学者要学的。
迪夫：那很困难。
雪莉：我知道的确不容易，但是不会怎么样的。
不需要害怕。
迪夫：我不是真的害怕，我知道并不危险。
但是我想做好你要求的动作，所以肌肉就很僵硬。
雪莉：那或许你对自己控制太过分了。
迪夫：但是我必须要求自己动作正确。
雪莉：唔，也许下次我们多上一点浮水的技巧。
我看你很强壮，所以我想我们可以从游的动作开始。
不过好像不太好。
迪夫：你是专家。
雪莉：要游得好必须让身体放松，就像跳舞一样。
当你跳舞时肌肉不能太紧张，否则跳不起来。
迪夫：我懂你所说的，顺便说一句，我的舞跳得还不错。
雪莉：真的啊？你喜欢跳哪种舞？
迪夫：我最喜欢拉丁舞，我喜欢"古巴舞蹈俱乐部"。
雪莉：哇！真有意思，我也是。
迪夫：唔，如果你愿意的话，也许我们日后可以一起去。
雪莉：真的？我很乐意，我给你我的名片好吗？
迪夫：太好了。
雪莉：你可以打给我，我们再约。
迪夫：还有什么游泳的诀窍吗？
雪莉：当然有，不过下星期上课时再说吧。