双语小说故事：快乐一点都不难(3)
<p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="DIP">DIP</span> <span word="IN">IN</span> <span word="THE">THE</span> <span word="SEA">SEA</span></p><p>海中游泳的快乐</p><p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="Amy">Amy</span> <span word="Liptrot">Liptrot</span></p><p>艾米·利托特</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rehab">rehab</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="alcohol">alcohol</span> <span word="addiction">addiction</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Orkney">Orkney</span> <span word="islands">islands</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="up">up</span>.</p><p>几年前，我结束了酒瘾的康复治疗，从伦敦回到了我长大的地方——奥克尼群岛。</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="newly">newly</span> <span word="sober">sober</span>, <span word="unemployed">unemployed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fragile">fragile</span>. <span word="Back">Back</span> <span word="home">home</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="eccentric">eccentric</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="women">women</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Orkney">Orkney</span> <span word="Polar">Polar</span> <span word="Bear">Bear</span> <span word="Club">Club</span>, <span word="who">who</span>, <span word="each">each</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="year">year</span>-<span word="round">round</span>, <span word="swim">swim</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="spots">spots</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="coastline">coastline</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="decide">decide</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="location">location</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="before">before</span>, <span word="using">using</span> <span word="analysis">analysis</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="direction">direction</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="height">height</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tide">tide</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="swim">swim</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="beaches">beaches</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="rockpools">rockpools</span>, <span word="down">down</span> <span word="rusty">rusty</span> <span word="ladders">ladders</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="piers">piers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="shipwrecks">shipwrecks</span>.</p><p>我的头脑才刚刚恢复清醒，所以我没有工作，身心也很脆弱。回到家后，我加入了奥克尼北极熊俱乐部，那是一个新奇的组织，成员多是女性。成员一年四季每个星期六早上都会去岛周围的海里游泳，每次去的都是不同的地方。我们会在出发前一天晚上分析风向和潮汐，然后决定游泳地点。我们会去海滩，去岩石围住的海域，爬下码头生锈的梯子，游到沉船的残骸周围。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="bracingly">bracingly</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> - <span word="from">from</span> 13<span word="c">c</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="height">height</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="summer">summer</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="icy">icy</span> 3<span word="c">c</span> - <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="swimsuit">swimsuit</span> (<span word="albeit">albeit</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="neoprene">neoprene</span> <span word="boots">boots</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gloves">gloves</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woolly">woolly</span> <span word="hat">hat</span>). <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="long">long</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>.</p>
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