与宝宝共游：专访婴幼儿游泳教练 Ⅰ｜2024年1＆2月号

Can you swim? What is a good age to start learning to swim?

 A+:What made you decide to become an infant and toddler swim coach?

Tiffany:I love everything about this job, like swimming and babies. Also, I enjoy teaching others new things. Infant swimming is popular abroad, but not in Taiwan. When I learned about this job, I took the chance to do it.

A+:What’s the difference between infant and toddler swim coaches and other swim coaches?.

Tiffany:It’s important to give the babies a feeling of security. Any small change can influence them, like water quality and temperature. You must feel with your heart as well as see with your eyes.

读之前想想看：你会游泳吗？几岁开始学习游泳是适当的年龄？

A+：妳为什么决定成为一名婴幼儿游泳教练呢？

Tiffany：我喜欢这份工作的一切──「游泳」和「婴儿」，同时我也喜欢教导他人新事物。婴儿游泳在国外很流行。当我得知有这个职业时，我把握机会接下这份工作。

A+：婴幼儿游泳教练和其他游泳教练有什么不同之处？

Tiffany：给予婴儿安全感非常重要。任何微小变化都可能影响他们，例如水质和水温，你必须用心感受，以及用眼睛观察。

1.popular (adj.)流行的；受欢迎的

Thatrestaurant is really popular, so it will be busy all evening.

那家餐厅很受欢迎，所以整个晚上都会有很多人。

2.abroad (adv.)在国外；到国外

Not many people took vacations abroad during COVID-19. They took trips in their own countries.

新冠肺炎流行时没什么人出国旅行，人们都在自己国内旅游。

3.influence (v.)影响

The beautiful pictures at the museum influenced Tony. He decided to take an art class.

博物馆里的美丽画作影响了 Tony。他决定要修艺术课。

4.temperature (n.)温度

The temperature outside is low today! I need my winter jacket.

今天外面的温度很低，我需要我的冬季外套。