Swimmingthroughfear游越恐惧IwasonatourofFrancewithmyfriendswhenourcarpulledtoastopatthebeachandwesawtheMediterraneanSea.Massivewavessurgedagainstlargerocksthatformedawaterproofjetty.Peoplesaidthisbeachwasknownforitsnotoriousripcurrents.Ishiveredwithfear.Nothingscaredmeasmuchaswater.当时我和朋友正在法国旅行;我们把汽车停在海滩;眼前就是地中海..巨浪翻滚击打着构筑起防波堤的偌大岩石..人们说这里的海滩以其可怕的裂流而著称..恐惧让我不寒而栗..没有什么比水让我更害怕了..Justthesightoftheseamademesicktomystomach.只是看到了海就已经让我觉得反胃..I'dalwayslovedwaterandbeenagoodswimmeruntillastsummer;whenI'ddecidedtoclimbuptothehighestdivingboardatthepool.I'dhoppedfromthatheightandhitthewaterwithanincredibleimpact.TheairwasoustedfrommylungsandIblackedout.ThenextthingIknew;mybrotherwaspullingmyfeeblebodyoutofthepool.Fromthenon;myfearwouldn'trecede;Iwasabsolutelyterrifiedofwater.我曾经一直都是喜欢水的;并且直到去年夏天我都还是一名游泳好手..那时;我决定爬上游泳池边上最高的跳板来跳水..我从那么高的地方跳下;重重地撞击到水面上..我肺里的空气一下子全被挤出去了;马上不省人事..醒来时发现哥哥正把我虚弱的身体从游泳池里拖出来..从那时起;我对水的恐惧就没有消退过;我怕极了水.."Jason;areyoucoming"myfriend;Matt;called.“贾森;你要过来吗”我的朋友马特朝我喊道.."Yeah;"Isaid."Justenjoyingtheview;"fromdryland;Iaddedsilently;worriedtheymightdeemmyfearpatheticiftheyknew.我说：“好;就是欣赏一下景色”;又在心里默默加了一句——在岸上欣赏..担心如果他们知道我害怕水而可怜我..SuddenlyIheardshoutinginFrench.Amobofpeoplewererunningintothesea;fullyclothed.That'sodd;Ithought.突然;我听到有人用法语喊叫..接着看见一群人没脱衣服;就冲到海里..我心想;这真是太奇怪了..Iglimpsedsomethingmovingupanddownamidthewaves;pasttheendofthejetty.Igasped;realizingthecatastrophewithhorror.That'salittleboyoutthereThewould-berescuersfoughtagainstthetide;butthesituationwasbleak.Withthewater'stow;they'dnevergettohimintime.我瞥见防波堤尽头的海浪中有个东西在上下浮动..我惊恐地意识到大事不妙;倒吸了一口凉气;那居然是个小男孩前去救落水男童的人们搏击着海浪;但情况却不乐观..由于水的拉拽;他们根本不可能及时游到小男孩身边..Ilookedbackattheboy.Hisheadpoppedup;thenawavecrashedoverhimandhedisappearedforamoment;Ihadtointervene.我扭头看看那小男孩..他的头刚露出水面;然后一个浪头打过来;好一阵不见踪影——我不得不做点什么了..Iappraisedthesituationandrealized-thejettyTheboywasclosetoit;maybeIcouldhelpfromthere.Iraceddownthebeach;outontothejetty;andithitme:WaterMypalmsgotsweatyandmystomachfeltsick;symptomsofmyfear.Istoppedshort.我估计了当下的情形后注意到了——对;那防波堤小男孩靠近那个地方;也许我可以从那儿帮忙..我冲下海滩;跑上防波堤;但突然我想起了什么——水顿时有了恐惧的症状：我手心冒汗;胃里感觉不适..我一下子停下来..Thepeopleinthewaterhadunderestimatedthewavesandweren'tmakinganyprogress.Iwastheonlyonewhosawthatgoingoutonthejettywasthefastestwaytoreachthedrowningboy.Yetinthemidstofthistragedy;Iwasextremelyterrified.ItriedtorememberthelifeguardtrainingI'dhadasateenager.水里的那些人低估了海浪的威力;救援工作没有任何进展..只有我注意到了跑到防波堤上是到达溺水男童的最快的路径..然而在此性命攸关之际;我极度恐慌..我努力去回想十几岁时所接受的救生员训练..Iwasparalyzedwithfear;butIforcedmyselftomoveforwardwiththisimprompturescue.Idon'twantthis.SurelysomeoneelsecansavehimbeforeIhaveto.我因恐惧而全身瘫软;但我强迫自己向前移动;展开这场突发的救援行动..我不想做这些;在我施救之前肯定会有别人救他吧..Att...
