The two-day contest attracts swimmers from all over the country to the northeast region where it's especially cold this time of year.
为期两天的比赛吸引了全国各地的冬泳爱好者来到这个东北地区，这里每年这个时候极为寒冷。Several members of a winter swimming team nearby came to help.
附近的冬泳队赶来帮助他们。Hundreds of Chinese polar bear swimmers took a plunge in an ice pool Tuesday.
周二有上百名冬泳爱好者跳入冰冷的泳池中。Swimming in winter is the best form of exercise imaginable.
冬泳是最好的运动方式。The Coney Island Polar Bear Club uses the day to take a dip in the freezing waters of the Atlantic.
康尼岛的北极熊俱乐部当日将举办冬泳活动，让众人畅游在冰冻的大西洋海水中。Winter swimming is a game exercised in cold water, which easily induced body to produce strong stress response.
冬泳是在寒冷的水中进行的一项运动，易使机体产生很强的应激反应。Hypothermia occurs when a person's body temperature drops below 95 degrees, resulting in heart and respiratory failure and eventually death.
一个人的体温低于95华摄氏度（36.6度）就会造成低温症，导致心脏和肺脏衰竭，最后死亡。越来越多的组织机构进行冬泳活动来筹集资金用于慈善事业。Although it's not cold enough, there are only a few people left in the pool.
虽然水温还不算特别低，但泳池里的人已经不多了，剩下的都是些冬泳爱好者了。During this time, followers believe water from lakes and rivers is spiritually cleansing.
在这段时间里，冬泳的人们相信来自湖泊河流的水能够洗净他们精神上的罪恶。