How to Use 'Swimming' to Deal with Life's Situations — VOA Learning English
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Swimming is a great exercise for staying healthy. But it can also be a life saving skill and help to keep you from drowning.
However, in some bodies of water, swimming might be difficult. For example, in very deep, choppy or fast moving water swimming can be hard and even dangerous.
Choppy water has many small, fast, close waves usually created by wind.
Water currents and tides can be very strong. It is easier to swim with them and not so easy to swim against them.
On today’s show, we talk about several English expressions that use “swim” to describe different ways to face a situation -- especially danger, difficulty, or any hardship.
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