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Learning to Swim

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ID: 2265 Intermediate
Hold your breath! Now kick! Move your arms! Don't forget to lift your head up to breathe! In this lesson, ChinesePod learns how to swim.
Fri Aug 30 2013 | John, Dilu
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
动作 dòngzuò movement, action
拉 lā to hold (someone's hand)
浮 fú to float
上下 shàngxià up and down
上次学了憋气，这次学动作。
shàngcì xué le biēqì ，zhècì xué dòngzuò 。
Last time we learned about holding our breath. This time we're going to learn about moving.
好的。
hǎo de 。
Okay.
你拉着我的手试试能不能浮起来。
nǐ lā zhe wǒ de shǒu shì shi néngbunéng fú qǐlái 。
Hold my hand and see if you can stay afloat or not.
嗯，非常好！双腿上下打腿。
ng4 ，fēicháng hǎo ！shuāngtuǐ shàngxià dǎtuǐ 。
Hey, that's great! Kick both of your legs up and down.
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