
擠身佼佼者
Being a professional swimmer is anything but easy.
成為職業游泳選手絕非易事。
anything but=not at all=一點也不
Their daily life is simple, or you can say boring.
他們的日常生活很簡單,也可以說很無聊。
boring(adj.)無聊的、無趣的
It is all about training.
生活都是跟訓練有關。
training(n.)訓練
They get up in the early morning and practice swimming for two hours.
他們一大早起床,練習游泳兩個小時。
get up起床practice+Ving練習⋯
After breakfast, they do weight training for their muscles.
早餐後,他們進行肌肉重量訓練。
weight(n.)重量muscle(n.)肌肉
In the afternoon, they are back to the swimming pool again for more training.
下午,他們再次回到游泳池進行更多的訓練。
swimming pool游泳池
In addition to a lot of training, they have to watch their figure by keeping a healthy diet.
除了大量的訓練外,他們還必須透過健康的飲食來注意自己的身材。
in addition to除⋯之外watch(v.)當心、注意figure(n.)身材、體態diet(n.)飲食
One scoop of ice cream does not hurt, but they might want to avoid eating too many birthday cakes.
一球冰淇淋無傷大雅,但他們可能得避免吃太多生日蛋糕。
scoop(n.)勺子avoid+Ving避開、避免⋯
Not every one of them will become Michael Phelps, but professional swimmers bring their A game to every competition.
不是每個人都會成為麥可菲爾普斯,但職業游泳選手在每場比賽中總是全力以赴。
bring one’s A game全力以赴competition(n.)競賽
They don’t mind training for long hours. They actually enjoy working hard.
他們不介意長時間的訓練。 事實上他們很喜歡努力工作。
mind+Ving介意⋯enjoy+Ving喜歡⋯
Their goal is to be the best in the sport.
他們的目標是成為這項運動的佼佼者。
goal(n.)目標