Swimming to Win

Swimming to Win

游泳获胜

Inez scanned the pool, looking for her friend. “ Where’s Odette?” she wondered. Inez was with her cousin Angela. They had come to watch Odette’s swim meet. Right now all the swimmers were warming up. But Inez couldn’t find Odette anywhere. “ All the swimmers look the same, ” Inez complained. “ Why do they all wear the same type of swimming gear?”

伊内兹扫视着水池，寻找她的朋友。“奥德特在哪?她想。 伊内兹和她的表妹安吉拉在一起。他们是来看奥杰特的游泳比赛的。 现在所有的游泳者都在热身。但伊内兹到处都找不到奥杰特。 “所有游泳的人看起来都一样，”伊内兹抱怨道。“为什么他们都穿同一种泳装?”

Angela laughed. “ They all want to win! So they wear swimsuits and caps that help them move smoothly and quickly through the water. Swimsuit designers even use computer programs to make the gear more efficient. ” Inez suddenly spotted her friend getting out of the pool. She waved. “ Good luck, Odette! ”

安吉拉笑了。“他们都想赢!”所以他们穿着泳衣和帽子，帮助他们在水中平稳快速地移动。 泳衣设计师甚至使用计算机程序来提高泳衣的效率。” 伊内兹突然发现她的朋友正从游泳池里出来。她挥手。“祝你好运，奥杰塔!”

Odette waved back before joining her Bluefish teammates. The youngest swimmers stood near the edge of the pool, waiting for the first event to begin. Inez and Angela sat down on an empty bench as the horn blew. “ It’s cool that you’re on your college’s swim team, ” Inez said. “ I’d like to compete too. ”

在加入蓝鱼队友之前，奥杰特也向她挥手致意。 最年轻的游泳运动员站在泳池边上，等待第一项比赛的开始。 号角吹响时，伊内兹和安吉拉坐在一张空板凳上。 “你能参加学校的游泳队真是太酷了，”伊内兹说。“我也想参加比赛。”

“ Why don’t you try out for the Bluefish?” Angela asked. Inez watched the swimmers shooting through the water. “ Training seems hard. Besides, I love swimming, but I don’t want to swim all day long! ” “ Swimmers don’t just train in the water, ” Angela said. “ We exercise on land too. I go to the gym several times a week to lift weights. ”

“你为什么不试试蓝鱼呢?”安吉拉问。 伊内兹看着游泳的人在水里游来游去。 “训练似乎很难。此外，我喜欢游泳，但我不想整天都在游泳!” “游泳者不仅仅是在水里训练，”安吉拉说。“我们也在陆地上锻炼。我每周去几次健身房举重。”

“ Oh. Do swimmers need to follow a certain diet?” “ Nutrition is important for any athlete, ” Angela said. “ Before I train or compete, I eat very carefully. I eat carbohydrates for energy and protein to help my muscles. Our trainer creates meal plans for our team. We get to eat a lot of pasta! ”

“哦。游泳者需要遵循特定的饮食吗?” “营养对任何运动员都很重要，”安吉拉说。 “在训练或比赛之前，我吃得非常小心。我吃碳水化合物提供能量和蛋白质，以帮助我的肌肉。 我们的教练为我们的团队制定饮食计划。我们可以吃很多意大利面!”