6 Aqua-phobia!

CHAPTER 6 AQUA-PHOBIA! I've always been afraid of the water. I'd rather stand on land than sink in the drink. It's fine for fish, but it's not my wish. But now, I have to learn how to swim. COME CLOSER AND BRING YOUR DOG. GRRRR.

第六章恐水症！我一直很怕水。 我宁愿站在陆地上，也不愿沉在水里。 对鱼来说是可以的，但这不是我的愿望。 但是现在，我必须学习如何游泳。 过来，带上你的狗。 GRRRR。

My mom signs me up and takes me down to the public swimming pool. It's big! And it's full of water! It's six feet deep. Maybe I should go home and grow. I'll come back when I'm eight feet tall.

我妈妈给我报名，带我去公共游泳池。 这是大!而且里面装满了水！它有六英尺深。 也许我该回家长大。 等我长到八英尺高的时候再回来。

A nice lady comes over. She's got a whistle and a clipboard. "I'm Miss Titanic, your swim instructor," she says. "I want to miss this Titanic," I mutter. "What?" she asks. "Uh, nice to meet you, Miss Titanic," I reply. QUACK.

一位漂亮的女士过来了。她有一个口哨和一个剪贴板。 “我是泰坦尼克号小姐，你的游泳教练，”她说。 “我想错过这艘泰坦尼克号，”我喃喃自语。 “什么？”她问。“嗯，很高兴见到你，泰坦尼克小姐，”我回答。 庸医。

"You must be Hubie," she says with a smile. "Do I have to be?" I answer. "You're right on time for your lesson," she says, checking her clipboard. "Can I wait a couple of years?" I ask. "Are we a little afraid of the water?" she laughs. "Not if it's in a cup," I say. "Just pretend that the pool is a big cup," she replies. "I'm not that thirsty," I say, as she puts water wings on each of my arms.

“你一定是胡比，”她笑着说。 “我一定要这样吗？”我的答案。 “你准时上课了，”她一边说，一边检查她的剪贴板。 “我能再等几年吗？”我问。 “我们是不是有点怕水？”她笑着说。 “如果装在杯子里就不会了，”我说。 “就把泳池想象成一个大杯子，”她回答。 “我没那么渴，”我说，她把水翅膀放在我的两只胳膊上。

"Let's start off in the shallow end," she says, taking my hand. "Any puddle is fine," I say. "Come on, Hubie." She leads me down the steps into the pool. The water is very wet.

“我们从浅水区开始吧，”她拉着我的手说。 “任何水坑都可以，”我说。 “来吧，胡比。”她领着我走下台阶，进入游泳池。 水很湿。

"Now duck, Hubie," she says. "Quack, quack." "No. Duck down," she laughs. I shut my eyes, hold my breath, and duck down. Phew! Waaaf! Schlurp! "Now was that so bad?" she asks. "Actually, it wasn't," I sigh.

“喂，胡比，快躲起来，”她说。 “呱呱,呱呱。”“没有。蹲下，”她笑着说。 我闭上眼睛，屏住呼吸，蹲下身子。 唷!Waaaf !Schlurp !“现在有那么糟糕吗？”她问。 “事实上，它不是，”我叹了口气。