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1、1.Never,EverGiveup永不放弃NeverevergiveupIt’sthefifthtimeIstandonthisshore,theCubanshore,lookingoutatdistancehorizon,believing,again,thatIamgoingtomakeit.Allthewayacrossthatvast,dangerouswildernessofanocean.NotonlyhaveItriedfourtimes,butthegreatswimmersinthewo
2、rldhavebeentryingsince1950,andit’sstillneverbeendone.Theteamisproudofourfourattempts.It’sanexpeditionofsome30people.Bonnieismybestfriendandheadhandler,whosomehowsummonswill,thatlastdropofwillwithinme,whenIthinkit’sgone,aftermany,manyhoursanddaysoutthere.这是
3、我第十五次站在这片古巴海滩上,望着远处的地平线,我再次相信,我会成功跨越这片浩瀚、危险的海中荒漠。不仅仅是我都尝试了四次失败,世界上其他伟大的游泳健将,自从1950年以来就开始尝试了,而至今还没有人可以做到。我和我的团队尝试了四次,团队由30人组成,伯尼是我最好的朋友,也是我的首席训练师,她总能在我要放弃的时候唤醒我心底最后的力量,很长时间来一直如此。Thesharkexpertisthebestintheworld--largepredatorbelow.Theboxjellyfish,thedeadli
4、estvenominalloftheocean,isinthesewaters,andIhavecomeclosetodyingfromthemonapreviousattempt.Theconditionsthemselves,besidesthesheerdistanceofover100milesintheopenoceanthecurrentsandwhirlingeddiesandtheGulfStreamitself,arethemostunpredictableofallofplanetEar
5、th.我们有世界上最好的鲨鱼专家——大型捕食杀手就在水底游荡,这片水域里的箱型水母,拥有海洋里最致命的毒液,在这片海洋,这片水域里。之前一次的尝试就差点毙命于此。这里的水域条件,除了海面超过100英里的直线距离,水流、涡流和墨西哥湾暖流,所有的条件都是这个地球上最不可预知的。AndbythewayIt’samusingtomethatjournalistsandpeoplebeforetheseattemptsoftenyouknowaskme,”Well,areyougoingtogowithanyboa
6、tsoranypeopleoranything?”AndI’mthinking,whataretheyimaging?ThatI’lljustsortofdosomecelestialnavigation,andcarryabowieknifeinmymouth,andI’llhuntfishandskinthemaliveandeatthem,andmaybedragadesalinizationplantbehindmeforfreshwater.YesIhaveateam.Andtheteamisex
7、pert,andtheteamiscourageous,andbrimmingwithinnovationandscientificdiscovery,asit’struewithanymajorexpeditionontheplanet.顺便说一下,让我好笑的是,在我的这些尝试之前,很多记者和旁观的人都问我这样的问题:你是不是一个人完成这次冒险,有没有什么船只和工作人员跟着你呢?我想,他们想的都是什么呢,以为我跟天文导航差不多么,嘴里叼一把猎刀,亲自捕鱼,现场扒皮并食用么?也许还要拖一个海水淡化器在身后用
8、来补给淡水。我当然有一只团队,他们是专家,都勇敢无畏,充满着创新,会有科学发现,和地球上任何大型的远征都是这样的。Andwe’vebeenonthejourney.Andthedebateisraged,hasn’tit,sincetheGreeks,ofisn’titwhatit’sallabout?Isn’tlifeaboutthejourney,notreallythedestination?Andhere