What were your extracurricular activities in school?

你在学校参加过哪些课外活动?

I was on a swim team in high school.

我上高中时参加了游泳队。

We practiced every day after school.

我们每天放学后都要练习，

We swam at least 10 km a day.

一天至少游10公里。

Before competition,we also practiced on the weekends,and every day during summer vacation.

到了比赛前，连周末也要练习。暑假期间也是每天练习，

It wasn’t easy,especially in the first year,

这样的练习并不轻松，尤其是第一年，

and there were times when I thought about quitting,

有好几次我都想放弃，

But I’m glad I didn’t.

但是很高兴我最后没有放弃。

Swimming taught me the importance of discipline and tenacity and the sense of accomplishment you get from going the extra mile.

游泳让我学到了纪律和坚持的重要性，也体会到了加倍努力付出后的成就感。