Horrid Henry’s Swimming Lesson

Horrid Henry's Swimming Lesson Oh no, thought Horrid Henry. He pulled the duvet tightly over his head. It was Thursday. Horrible, horrible Thursday, the worst day of the week. Horrid Henry was certain Thursdays came more often than any other day. Thursday was his class swimming day. Henry had a nagging feeling that this Thursday was even worse than all the other awful Thursdays.

调皮包亨利的游泳课 哦不，调皮包亨利心里暗想。 他把被子死死拉过来蒙住头。 今天是星期四呀。 讨厌的、超讨厌的星期四，是一周里最糟糕的日子。 调皮包亨利敢肯定，星期四比其他日子来得都勤。 星期四是他们班上游泳课的日子。 亨利有种不好的预感：这个星期四比之前所有糟心的星期四还要可怕。

Horrid Henry liked the bus ride to the pool. Horrid Henry liked doing the dance of the seven towels in the changing room. He also liked hiding in the lockers, throwing socks in the pool, and splashing everyone.

调皮包亨利喜欢坐大巴去游泳馆的路程，喜欢在更衣室跳「七条毛巾舞」，还喜欢躲在储物柜里、往泳池扔袜子，还有溅大家一身水。

The only thing Henry didn't like about going swimming was swimming. The truth was, Horrid Henry hated water. Ugh! Water was so wet and soggy! The chlorine stung his eyes. He never knew what horrors might be lurking in the deep end. And the pool was so cold, penguins could fly in for the winter. Fortunately, Henry had a brilliant list of excuses. He'd pretend he had a verruca or a tummy ache or had lost his swimming costume. Unfortunately, the mean, nasty, horrible swimming teacher, Soggy Sid, usually made him get in the pool anyway. Then Henry would duck Dizzy Dave or splash Weeby William or pinch gorgeous Gurinder until Sid ordered him out. It was not surprising that Horrid Henry had never managed to get his five -metre badge.

去游泳这件事里，亨利唯一不喜欢的就是真的下水游泳。 说实话呀，调皮包亨利讨厌水。 呃啊！ 水湿乎乎黏答答的太讨厌了！ 泳池里的氯会辣得他眼睛疼。 他永远不知道深水区里会不会藏着什么吓人的东西。 而且泳池水冰得要命，企鹅都能飞过来过冬了。 好在亨利有一长串超棒的借口。 他会假装自己长了疣、肚子疼，或者说自己把游泳衣弄丢了。 可惜呀，那个刻薄、讨人厌的坏游泳老师「湿乎乎的西德」通常还是会逼他下水 游泳。 然后亨利就会把晕乎乎的戴夫按进水里，或者溅爱哭鬼威廉一身水，或者掐漂亮的格琳达，直到 西德命令他从泳池里出来。 所以调皮包亨利从来没拿到五米游泳徽章，一点都不奇怪。

Ah! Now he remembered. Today was test day, the terrible day when everyone had to show how far they could swim. Aerobic Al was going for gold. Moody Margaret was going for silver. The only ones who were still trying for their five -metre badges were Lazy Linda and Horrid Henry. Five whole metres! How could anyone swim such a vast distance? If only they were tested on who could sink to the bottom of the pool the fastest, or splash the most, or spit water the furthest, then Horrid Henry would have every badge in a jiffy. But no, he had to leap into a freezing cold pool, and if he survived that shock, somehow thrash his way across five whole metres without drowning. Well, there was no way he was going to school today.

啊！他现在想起来了，今天是考试日，就是那个大家都得展示 自己能游多远的可怕日子。 活力艾尔要冲金牌，坏脾气玛格丽特要冲银牌，还在努力 拿五米徽章的就只有懒虫琳达和调皮包亨利了。 整整五米啊！谁能游那么远的距离啊？ 要是考试考谁能最快沉到泳池底，或者 谁溅的水花最大，谁吐水吐得最远，那调皮包亨利一眨眼就能把所有徽章都拿到手 。可惜不是啊，他得跳进冰冰冷的泳池，要是没被那股凉意直接冻晕的话， 还得扑腾着游完整整五米，不能淹死。 哼，他今天说什么都不去上学了。

Mum came into his room. I can't go to school to -day, Mum, Henry moaned. I feel terrible. Mum didn't even look at him. Thursday I just again, I presume, said Mum. No way, said Henry. I didn't even know it was Thursday. Get up, Henry, said Mum. You're going swimming and that's that. Perfect Peter peeked round the door. It's batch day to -day, he said. I'm going for fifty metres. That's brilliant, Peter, said Mum. I bet you're the best swimmer in your class. Perfect Peter smiled modestly. I'd just try my best, he said. Good luck with your five metre batch, Henry, he added. Horrid Henry growled and attacked.

妈妈走进了他的房间。 妈妈，我今天不能去上学，亨利哼哼唧唧地说。 我好难受呀。 妈妈连看都没看他一眼。 我猜你又是不想上周四的游泳课对吧，妈妈说。 才不是呢，亨利说。 我都不知道今天是星期四。 快起床，亨利，妈妈说。 你必须去上游泳课，没得商量。 乖乖彼得从门后面探出头来。 今天是考徽章的日子呀，他说。 我要冲五十米的徽章。 彼得你真棒，妈妈说。 我敢说你是你们班游得最好的。 乖乖彼得腼腆地笑了笑。 我会尽全力的，他说。 亨利，祝你五米徽章考试好运哦，他补了一句。 调皮包亨利低吼一声，直接扑了上去。