A couple of summers ago, my mother told me, "You need to give something helpful back to your community(社会)." Although she was forcing me to do something, I thought I might as well enjoy it and so I decided to [41.C]give swim lessons at the YMCA(基督教青年会). I love [42.D]water and thought I could share that love with others by helping little kids learn [43.A]how to swim.
几年前, 我妈妈曾告诉我,“你应该做些什么来回报社会了.”虽然这是她要求我去做的,但我自己却也很乐意参与.所以我决定到基督教青年会去教授游泳课程.我爱游泳,并愿意将我的这份爱通过教小孩子游泳来分享给别人.
I started off as an assistant instructor(助教). When I got in the water, I noticed a boy of about six sitting on the side of the pool looking [44.B]frightened. I went over and introduced myself as one of his [45.C]teachers and asked his name. He was so scared that he could hardly answer. He finally told me his name was Matt after I [46.A]made him believe that I would help him.
我从助教做起.当我来到水边的时候我注意到有一个6岁左右的小男孩坐在泳池边上,看起来有些害怕.我走过去介绍自己是他的一个老师然后问起他的名字.他真的很害怕以至于连话都答不出.在我努力让他相信我可以帮助他以后,他最后终于告诉我他的名字叫做马特.
While trying to get Matt in the water, I was told that he had a condition that caused him to be not [47.B]sure and afraid of many things, including warer. He was so frightened that when he first got in, he caught me very [48.B]tightly. I thought this would be a long, frustrating period of two weeks with Matt, but after a while he got more comfortable around me and began to [49.C]love water. His parents watched him with the biggest [50.D]smiles. They never thought their son would be able to [51.A]make it through the lessons with his illness.
在尝试帮助他入水的时候,我听说了他的情况,因为一些原因而对很多事情怀有疑虑与恐惧,包括水.他那么害怕,在他第一次下水的时候,他紧紧的抓着我.我当时以为,在接下来与马特相处的两周会是漫长与充满挫折的,但是过了一会儿他在我身边放松了许多,而且开始喜欢上水了.他的父母看着他,喜悦之情溢于言表.他们从未想到自己的儿子会克服自己的缺陷,通过课程来战胜自己.
I [52.C]felt like a hero for making this family so happy, By the [53.A]end of the two weeks, I had [54.D]developed a special relationship with Matt. I will never forget him and the difference I made in his life. [55.A]though teaching him how to swim may sound like no big deal, it felt great. This makes my community service worth all the time I've given over the past few summers.
看到能让这个家庭如此幸福,我觉得自己像个大英雄.在两周即将结束的时候,我与马特的关系已经相当不一般.我绝不会忘记他,也不会忘记他生命中因我而发生的变化.尽管教他游泳听起来没什么,可事实上那种感觉很棒.这件事让我在这几年的暑期中一直义无反顾的做着社会服务工作.
