在中国，人们为了健康和快乐在冰冷的河水中游泳
📖 逐句对照翻译
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report.
这里是VOA慢速英语的健康与生活方式报道。
Even as temperatures kept dropping in China’s northeastern “ice city” of Harbin, excitement rose among a group of swimmers who enjoy jumping into freezing waters.
尽管中国东北“冰城”哈尔滨的气温持续下降，一群喜欢跳入冰水的游泳者却越来越兴奋。
The daily event, known as ice swimming, is a winter tradition in Harbin.
这项被称为冰泳的日常活动是哈尔滨的冬季传统。
Swimmers train daily throughout the year to get their bodies ready for the unusual swim.
游泳者全年每天训练，以使他们的身体为这次不同寻常的游泳做好准备。
Reporters from The Associated Press recently visited the city and spoke with some of the swimmers.
美联社记者最近访问了该市，并与一些游泳者进行了交谈。
To create a pool in the Songhua River, the swimmers first had to break a 10-centimeter thick cover of ice.
为了在松花江里开辟出一个泳池，游泳者们首先得打破10厘米厚的冰层。
Then they removed the ice pieces, took off all clothes except bathing suits and prepared to enter.
然后他们移除冰块，脱去所有衣物，只留下泳衣，准备进入。
One by one, they jumped into a freezing, 10-meter-long pool.
他们一个接一个地跳入了一个冰冷刺骨、长10米的水池中。
Some of the swimmers reported that their legs and arms quickly went numb after entering the water.
一些游泳者报告说，入水后他们的腿和手臂很快就麻木了。
The outside temperature was about minus 13 degrees Celsius and the water temperature remained near freezing.
外面的气温大约是零下13摄氏度，水温则保持在接近冰点的水平。
One of the swimmers was Chen Xia.
其中一名游泳运动员是陈霞。
She came from Zhejiang province about 1,700 kilometers further south.
她来自大约1700公里以南的浙江省。
She decided to jump into the river even though she had a cold.
尽管她感冒了，她还是决定跳进河里。
Chen said the winter waters where she lives are warmer than those in Harbin.
陈说，她居住地的冬季水温比哈尔滨的温暖。
She said the experience strengthened her confidence in winter swimming.
她说这段经历增强了她冬泳的信心。
She has been taking part in the activity for about 20 years.
她参加这项活动已经大约20年了。
The 56-year-old Chen said the freezing waters made her skin feel like small pins were attacking her body.
56岁的陈女士说，冰冷的海水让她感觉皮肤像被无数小针扎一样。
But, she added that the experience still brought her happiness.
但她补充说，这段经历仍然给她带来了快乐。
“I felt prickling all over my body. But it still made me feel blissful,” she said.
“我感到全身刺痛。但这仍然让我感到幸福，”她说。
Yu Xiaofeng lives in Harbin, a city that sits near the border with Russia.
于晓峰住在哈尔滨，这是一座靠近俄罗斯边境的城市。
The 61-year-old said winter swimming in the city dates back to the 1970s.
这位61岁的老人表示，该市的冬泳活动可以追溯到20世纪70年代。
At that time, locals saw Russian Orthodox religious believers being baptized in the river.
当时，当地人看到俄罗斯东正教信徒在河里接受洗礼。
Later in 1983, an official winter swimming group was established in Harbin.
1983年晚些时候，哈尔滨成立了一个官方冬泳团体。
The city also holds an ongoing winter celebration known for its huge, detailed ice and snow sculptures.
这座城市还举办着一场持续的冬季庆典，以其巨大而精细的冰雪雕塑而闻名。
Winter swimming is considered a sport in China.
冬泳在中国被视为一项运动。
But it gained popularity much faster in Harbin than in other parts of the country.
但它在哈尔滨的流行速度远快于国内其他地方。
Today, Yu said the city is considered a “holy land” for winter swimming.
今天，于表示这座城市被视为冬泳的“圣地”。
Yu said the winter swimmers appear to have better health than others.
于说，冬泳者似乎比其他人更健康。
She added that she has felt a great sense of family and joy in the community during her 30 years of winter swimming.
她补充说，在30年的冬泳经历中，她在这个社区感受到了浓厚的家庭氛围和快乐。
While the AP reporters did not quote medical experts for this story, some of the swimmers said they believe ice swimming is good for their health.
虽然美联社记者在报道此事时没有引用医学专家的观点，但一些冬泳者表示，他们相信冰泳对健康有益。
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the group even came up with a new saying to describe the experience.
在新冠疫情期间，该团体甚至创造了一个新说法来描述这种经历。
They would rather “suffer through winter swimming than line up at the hospital,” Yu said.
余说，他们宁愿“忍受冬泳的煎熬，也不愿在医院排队”。
You Decang is a 76-year-old winter swimmer who said he believes the activity helps keep him healthy.
尤德康是一位76岁的冬泳爱好者，他说他相信这项活动有助于保持健康。
He noted that he has never caught a cold.
他指出自己从未感冒过。
You added, “If I go just one day without winter swimming, I feel quite uncomfortable.”
你还说：“如果我一天不去冬泳，就会觉得很不舒服。”
And that’s the Health & Lifestyle report.
这就是健康与生活方式报告。
I’m Anna Matteo.
我是安娜·马特奥。
Andy Wong reported this story for The Associated Press.
安迪·王为美联社报道了这一故事。
Olivia Zhang and Caroline Chen contributed to this report.
奥利维亚·张和卡罗琳·陈对本文亦有贡献。
Anna Matteo adapted it for VOA Learning English.
安娜·马特奥为VOA英语学习频道改编了此内容。
