氣質姐與可愛可

　　It is boiling hot outside, and swimming is the only way to beat the heat. Jumping into the nearest pool is a perfect way to relax as well as get some exercise. When people first learn to swim, they usually do what is known as the doggy paddle. This may come from children watching their dogs or other animals in the water and imitating them.

　　The main swimming style is called the freestyle stroke or the front crawl. This is when swimmers put their faces in the water and move their arms in turn. In the meantime, they kick their feet while turning their heads to breathe. The freestyle stroke is the fastest.

　　On the other hand, the breaststroke is the slowest because of its movements. People swimming in this style stretch their arms in front of them with their heads in the water. When they drag their arms backwards, their faces lift out of the water and their legs do a frog kick. The hardest style to perfect is the butterfly stroke. The difficulty lies in lifting the arms, shoulders, head, and part of the chest out of the water while doing a dolphin kick. Finally, the backstroke is where people swim while floating on their backs. It is relatively simple because of the ease of breathing.

1. imitate　vt. 模仿
   Benson was upset when his new classmates started imitating his British accent.
   班森氣壞了，因為他的新同學開始模仿他的英國腔。
   
2. in turn　　輪流地，依次地
   The club's leaders introduced themselves in turn at the first meeting.
   在首次的會議中，該社團的幹部依序自我介紹。
   
3. in the meantime　　在此期間
   My wife went grocery shopping. In the meantime, I picked our kids up from school.
   我太太去買日用品。在此同時，我去接小孩放學。
   
4. movement　n. 動作
   The dancers amazed the audience with their highly skilled movements.
   那些舞者以高難度的動作讓全場觀眾為之驚艷。
   
5. backwards　adv. 向後地；倒退地
   The figure skater moved backwards over the ice in preparation for his jump.
   那位花式滑冰選手在冰上倒退溜以準備進行跳躍。
   
6. perfect　vt. 使完美，使完善
   The actor took lessons from a kung fu master to perfect his fighting skills.
   那名演員為了精進武藝而向一位武術大師拜師學藝。
   
7. lie in...　　在於∕存在於……
   The difficulty of the project lies in getting thousands of people involved.
   這個計畫的困難之處就在於要想辦法讓上千人配合參與。
   
8. relatively　adv. 相對地，比較
   The test was relatively easy, so all the students passed.
   這個考試相對來說較為簡單，因此所有學生都考過了。