23届温州三模，原文 sink or swimsink or swim
背景故事：我擅长仰泳（backstroke），教练却把我分在我最不擅长的蛙泳(breaststroke)队。怎样逼迫自己走出舒适区（push myself out of the comfort zone），突破自我，故事由此展开。
故事以语言对话为主，其中一些人物的动作和肢体语言（body language）生动地反映了人物角色的情感和情绪，很值得学习。
19. 当等待蛙泳比赛时，我的身体像弹簧一样绷紧了。我的心砰砰直跳。
I crouched on my block in line with the rest of the swimmers, waiting. My body tensed up like a spring. My heart pounded in my ears.
20. 比赛开始，蜂鸣器响了。我一跃而起，像海豚一样跳进水里。
The buzzer sounded. I sprung forward, diving into the water like a dolphin.
Then my head broke free of the water.
21. 我的眼睛一直盯着前方的黑线，忽略了两边溅起的水花。
I kept my eyes focused on the black line in front of me, ignoring the splashes of movement on either side.
22. 我的第一个转弯。我吸了一口气，翻转身，用力推着墙，从来时的路上冲了回去。我的腿开始火辣辣的疼，但我一直在踢腿，数着划水的次数。
I hit the end of the pool, and my first turn. I sucked in a breath and flipped, pushing hard against the wall and bursting back the way I came. My legs started to burn, but I kept kicking and counting strokes.
23. 瞥见前面和两边都是游泳者，但我把视线又回到了线上。
Glimpses of swimmers ahead of me and on either side filled my periphery（外围）, but I brought my sight back to the line.
Pull. Breathe. Kick.
24. 我的手臂抗议着，我的肺在灼烧，但我还是游完了第一圈。我翻了个身向前推。我游泳的时候，我的护目镜深深地扎进了我的眼睛里，像鱼雷一样在水里推进。我还没反应过来，那堵墙就出现了。我又快速转身。
My arms protested and my lungs burned, but I reached the end of the first lap. I flipped and pushed forward. My goggles（护目镜） dug into my eyes as I swam, pushing through the water like a torpedo. The wall appeared before I knew it. I flipped again.
25. 只剩下一段了。当我开始最后一次伸展时，我的心砰砰地敲打着我的胸腔。
Just one length to go. My heart hammered against my rib cage as I started the last stretch.
I'm doing it!
Then everything crashed.
26.我的腿像铅制的柱子。我踢了一脚，但感觉就像在水泥里移动一样。我的胳膊着火了，肺都要炸裂了。
My legs were pillars of lead. I kicked but it felt like I was moving through cement（水泥）. My arms were on fire and my lungs were bursting.
27.游泳者溅起的水花离我越来越远。那堵墙是那么远。
Splashes of swimmers gained distance ahead of me. The wall was so far away.
28. 我咬紧牙关拼命往前划，数着划数，盯着那条黑线，直到它断了，墙出现在眼前。
I gritted my teeth and pushed myself forward, counting strokes and staring at the black line until it broke and the wall came into sight.
To be continued
