036 游泳赢得胜利

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Inez scanned the pool, looking for her friend

伊内兹扫视着泳池，寻找她的朋友。

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" Where's Odette?" she wondered

“奥黛特在哪儿呢？”她心里纳闷。

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Inez was with her cousin Angela

伊内兹和她的表姐安吉拉在一起。

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They had come to watch Odette's swim meet

她们是来观看奥黛特的游泳比赛的。

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Right now all the swimmers were warming up

此刻，所有游泳选手都在热身。

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But Inez couldn't find Odette anywhere

但伊内兹到处都找不到奥黛特。

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" All the swimmers look the same," Inez complained

“所有的游泳选手看起来都一样，”伊内兹抱怨道。

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" Why do they all wear the same type of swimming gear?"

“为什么她们都穿同一种游泳装备呢？”

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Angela laughed." They all want to win!

安吉拉笑了。“她们都想赢！

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So they wear swimsuits and caps that help them move smoothly and quickly through the water

所以她们会穿能帮助自己在水中流畅快速前进的泳衣和泳帽。”

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Swimsuit designers even use computer programs to make the gear more efficient."

泳装设计师甚至使用电脑程序来提高装备的效率。

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Inez suddenly spotted her friend getting out of the pool

伊内兹突然看到她朋友从泳池里出来。

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She waved." Good luck, Odette!"

她挥了挥手。“祝你好运，奥黛特！”

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Odette waved back before joining her Bluefish teammates

奥黛特也挥了挥手，然后与她的蓝鱼队队友会合。

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The youngest swimmers stood near the edge of the pool, waiting for the first event to begin

最年幼的选手们站在泳池边，等待第一场比赛开始。

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Inez and Angela sat down on an empty bench as the horn blew

号角响起，伊内兹和安吉拉坐在了一条空长凳上。

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" It's cool that you're on your college's swim team," Inez said

“你在大学游泳队，这挺酷的，”伊内兹说。

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" I'd like to compete too."

“我也想参加比赛。”

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" Why don't you try out for the Bluefish?" Angela asked

“你为什么不去蓝鱼队试试呢？”安吉拉问。

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Inez watched the swimmers shooting through the water

伊内兹看着选手们在水中飞快地游过。

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" Training seems hard. Besides, I love swimming, but I don't want to swim all day long!"

"训练似乎很辛苦。而且，我虽然喜欢游泳，但可不想整天游个不停！"

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" Swimmers don't just train in the water," Angela said

"游泳运动员不只是在水中训练，"安吉拉说。

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" We exercise on land too

"我们也在陆地上锻炼。

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I go to the gym several times a week to lift weights."

我每周去健身房举重好几次。"

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" Oh. Do swimmers need to follow a certain diet?"

"哦。游泳运动员需要遵循特定的饮食吗？"

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" Nutrition is important for any athlete," Angela said

"营养对任何运动员都很重要，"安吉拉说。

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" Before I train or compete, I eat very carefully

"训练或比赛前，我吃东西很注意。

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I eat carbohydrates for energy and protein to help my muscles

我摄入碳水化合物补充能量，吃蛋白质来帮助肌肉。

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Our trainer creates meal plans for our team

我们的教练会为全队制定饮食计划。

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We get to eat a lot of pasta!"

我们能吃到很多意大利面！"

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" I guess I could compete then," Inez said with a grin

“那我猜我能参加比赛了，”伊内兹咧嘴笑着说。

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" I'm very good at eating pasta! But I don't like going to bed early," she added

“我吃意大利面很在行！但我不喜欢早睡，”她补了一句。

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" Odette says she starts training at six in the morning."

“奥黛特说她早上六点就开始训练。”

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" Many swimmers do train first thing in the morning — that's when pools are available

“很多游泳选手确实一大早就训练——那是泳池有空的时候。

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And all athletes need a good night's sleep

所有运动员都需要一夜好睡眠。

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This helps us perform our best

这有助于我们发挥出最佳水平。

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Most swimmers try to get nine or ten hours of sleep each night."

大多数游泳选手每晚尽量睡够九到十个小时。”

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Inez looked up

伊内兹抬起头。

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The next event was a relay

下一个项目是接力赛。

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Odette stepped over to her lane

奥黛特走到自己的泳道边。

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She was the first swimmer for the Bluefish

她是蓝鱼队的第一棒。

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The horn blew and the swimmers dived in. Splash!

号角响起，选手们跃入水中。扑通！

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Odette hit the water and started swimming fast, easily pulling ahead of the other racers

奥黛特一入水就飞快游起来，轻轻松松就把其他选手甩在了后面。

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She flipped at the wall and swam back

她在池壁一个转身，游了回来。

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The next Bluefish swimmer dived in

下一位蓝鱼队选手跳进了水中。

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All around the pool, people clapped and cheered

泳池四周，人们鼓掌欢呼。

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" It does seem fun to swim on a team," Inez said

“在一个团队里游泳，看起来确实很有意思，”伊内兹说。

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" It is fun," Angela said

“是很有意思，”安吉拉说。

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Then she nudged Inez

然后她轻轻推了推伊内兹。

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" So what do you think — will you try out for the Bluefish next year?"

“那你觉得呢——明年你会去参加蓝鱼队的选拔吗？”

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" Um..." Inez thought for a minute and then nodded

“嗯……”伊内兹想了一会儿，然后点了点头。

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" Yep, I think I'm ready to dive in!"

“对，我想我已经准备好跃入水中了！”