在海里游泳（Swimming in the Sea）

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在海里游泳（swimminginthesea）

itwasinhotsummerthatitookatriptoqingdao,aportcityinshandongprovince,oneafternoon,idecidedtogototheseasidetogetrelieffromtheheat.forthefirsttimeinmylife,iswaminthesea.

atfirst,iwasworriedbecausethoughiwasnotabadswimmerintheswimmingpool,theseawasdifferent.thewavesingoneafteranothertotheshoremadeagreatnoiseandithoughttheyweregoingtoswallowmeup.iwasterrified.cautiously andslowly,iwentclosetothewater.howcolditwas!iwasjustabouttogiveitupwhenisuddenlycaughtsightofasmallboywhowasaboutaheadshorterthanme.weakasheseemed,hewentstraightintotheseawithouthesitation.ifeltalittleashamed.“whatatimidgirliam!”isaidtomyself.•

encouragedbyhisbravery,icontinuedadvancing.soonallofmybodywascoveredbywater.beforeigotreadyforadive,awavecameover.itstruckmyfaceheavilyandthewaterwentintomyeyes,noseandmouth.howbitterandsaltyittasted!butiwasnotdiscouragedatall.iwipedoffthewateronmyface,tookadeepbreath,andbeganswimminghappily.

thewavesbecamelargerandlarger,asiftheseawasangrywithme.whenisawawaveinthedistance,iwouldholdmybreath,andjustbeforeitcametowhereiwas,ijumpedupandeasilykeptmyselffromit.howexciting!iwasjustlikelyingontheclouds!

allthatafternoon,iswamandjumpedandhadaverygoodtime.whenfinallyihadtoleave,itookalastlookatthesea.thewaveswerestillbeatingtheshore,butiwasnolongerfrightened.“imustthankthatlittleboy,”isaidtomyself.“itwashewhogavemethecourage.”