你学会游泳了吗?
<p><span word="Rob">Rob</span> <span word="Pace">Pace</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="excited">excited</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="swimming">swimming</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="upcoming">upcoming</span> <span word="vacation">vacation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Palm">Palm</span> <span word="Beach">Beach</span>, <span word="Fla">Fla</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>: <span word="The">The</span> 39-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="swim">swim</span>.</p><p>罗布•佩斯(<span word="Rob">Rob</span> <span word="Pace">Pace</span>)家住纽约州东梅多(<span word="East">East</span> <span word="Meadow">Meadow</span>)，在一家房地产公司担任审计员。最近他要带着两个孩子到佛罗里达州的棕榈滩(<span word="Palm">Palm</span> <span word="Beach">Beach</span>)度假，他很期待能跟孩子在那里游泳嬉戏，唯一的问题是：现年39岁的佩斯还从没学过游泳。</p><p><span word="So">So</span> <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Pace">Pace</span> <span word="sneaks">sneaks</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="adult">adult</span> <span word="swim">swim</span> <span word="lessons">lessons</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pool">pool</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Manhattan">Manhattan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Financial">Financial</span> <span word="District">District</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="breath">breath</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="glide">glide</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="kicking">kicking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lap">lap</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="vacation">vacation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="skills">skills</span>.</p><p>所以，不久前佩斯开始每周两次，利用上班前的时间悄悄前往曼哈顿金融区的一家游泳馆参加成人游泳课程。三周下来，他现在已经能在水下屏住呼吸、蹬着腿向前滑几步了。他想等到度假时再展示这项新本领，好给孩子们一个惊喜。</p><p>'<span word="They">They</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="absolutely">absolutely</span> <span word="stunned">stunned</span>,' <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Pace">Pace</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Meadow">Meadow</span>, <span word="N">N</span>.<span word="Y">Y</span>., <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="controller">controller</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="real">real</span>-<span word="estate">estate</span> <span word="company">company</span>.</p><p>佩斯说，“他们肯定会大吃一惊的。”</p><p><span word="An">An</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> 37% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="adults">adults</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="swim">swim</span> 24 <span word="yards">yards</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="length">length</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="typical">typical</span> <span word="recreation">recreation</span>-<span word="center">center</span> <span word="pool">pool</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Centers">Centers</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Disease">Disease</span> <span word="Control">Control</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Prevention">Prevention</span>. <span word="Adults">Adults</span> -- <span word="including">including</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="swim">swim</span> -- <span word="make">make</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 70% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="drowning">drowning</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="CDC">CDC</span>.</p>
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