老外在中国：我永远不会告诉妻子的秘密
<p>说到游泳池，许多人都会想起一股熟悉的味道。这种刺鼻的味道其实是漂白水、汗液、皮脂、尿液“混合发酵”的产物。没错，有尿。加拿大阿尔伯塔大学的李兴芳教授通过研究发现，一个833立方米的水池含有大约0.08立方米的尿液。而为了让我刚刚学会游泳的妻子可以安心的游泳，我决定保守这个秘密。</p><p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="Randy">Randy</span> <span word="Wright">Wright</span></p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="heating">heating</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="swimming">swimming</span> <span word="pool">pool</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="home">home</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weather">weather</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="heart">heart</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="desire">desire</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="swim">swim</span>.</p><p>北京的天越来越热，我和妻子很高兴在离家不远的地方找到了一个游泳池。这不单单是因为天气炎热，还因为她多年来心心念念的就是学会游泳。</p><p><span word="Good">Good</span> <span word="hubby">hubby</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span>.</p><p>作为一个好丈夫，我当然想要帮她实现愿望。</p><p><span word="Learning">Learning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="swim">swim</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="scary">scary</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span>, <span word="regardless">regardless</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="age">age</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> 50<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="exception">exception</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="thrashed">thrashed</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wet">wet</span> <span word="chicken">chicken</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gulped">gulped</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="beer">beer</span>-<span word="swigging">swigging</span> <span word="sailor">sailor</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="shore">shore</span> <span word="leave">leave</span>.</p><p>对任何年龄段的人来说，学习游泳都是一件有点可怕的事情。我妻子当然也不例外，她已经50多岁了。一开始，她只能像一只落汤鸡一样在水里四处扑腾，大口大口地喝泳池里的水，就跟刚到岸的水手狂喝啤酒一样。</p>
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