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Hello! This is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English. I'm Phil. And I'm Becca. Have you ever done something physically challenging, Phil? Like running a marathon maybe, or climbing a mountain? I've climbed some mountains, but only very little ones, so it wasn't that challenging. If physical challenges are something you enjoy, maybe you should try artistic swimming, or synchronised swimming as it used to be called.

A combination of dance and gymnastics with a difference. In artistic swimming, athletes dance underwater while holding their breath.

Did you say dance underwater? Yes, swimmers dance upside down in the water, holding their breath. As we'll hear, it's an extremely demanding sport, which requires discipline, stamina and years of training. As usual, we'll be learning some useful new words and phrases, and you can practice these with the quiz and worksheet on our website. That's bbclearningenglish.com.

Artistinen veneilyruutiini on sopivissa, eli vain yksi henkilö, tai duettina, joka tarkoittaa kaksi henkilöä. On myös ryhmäruutiineja, joissa yksi veneilijä on jätetty ulos veneen. Kaikki nämä ruutiinit ovat yhdessä, koska ne ovat todella vaikeita.

To succeed at the top level of any sport requires a huge amount of dedication. Silvia trains eight hours a day, six days a week, under the guidance of her coach, who's also her mum, and a former artistic swimming champion herself. Here, Silvia discusses the sacrifices she's made to succeed with Tatjani Navanaigam for BBC World Service's The Conversation. How easy was it being trained and coached by your mum?

For young athletes, balancing sport with school and friends is difficult, and it's hard to get a respite from training. A respite is a temporary break from doing something difficult. Do you know what, Becca? I think I need a respite from all this talk about training. Now, what was the answer to your question?

The idiom hide behind a smile means to hide painful feelings by presenting a happy external appearance. The phrase, on the other hand, is used to introduce a contrasting opinion or statement.

Chillin is slang for relaxing. And finally, a respite is a break from doing something difficult. Once again, our six minutes are up. But if you'd like to practice the vocabulary you've learned from this or any of our other episodes, then head over to our website bbclearningenglish.com for quizzes, pronunciation tips and much more. Thanks for joining us and goodbye for now. Bye!

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BUT HOPEFULLY NOW THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME NEGOTIATIONS WHERE THINGS CAN CALM DOWN.

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