Sink or swim? 任其沉浮
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> "<span word="sink">sink</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="swim">swim</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: "<span word="Nobody">Nobody</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="taught">taught</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="anything">anything</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="Basically">Basically</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sink">sink</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="swim">swim</span>."</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="swim">swim</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="throws">throws</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="comer">comer</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pool">pool</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="swim">swim</span> <span word="learner">learner</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="sink">sink</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="swim">swim</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sink">sink</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="swim">swim</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="certified">certified</span> <span word="swim">swim</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="age">age</span>, <span word="throwing">throwing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="swim">swim</span> <span word="learner">learner</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pool">pool</span> <span word="directly">directly</span>, <span word="let">let</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="end">end</span>, <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="devices">devices</span>.</p><p><span word="Leaving">Leaving</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sink">sink</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="swim">swim</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="to">to</span> <span word="swim">swim</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="sink">sink</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bottom">bottom</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span>, <span word="possibly">possibly</span>, <span word="drown">drown</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="comforting">comforting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="swim">swim</span> <span word="coaches">coaches</span> <span word="won">won</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="horrible">horrible</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>, <span word="isn">isn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="it">it</span>? <span word="But">But</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="from">from</span>, <span word="swim">swim</span> <span word="coaches">coaches</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="bragged">bragged</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="threw">threw</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="swimmers">swimmers</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pool">pool</span>. <span word="Actually">Actually</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="talked">talked</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="get">get</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="who">who</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="listen">listen</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="fair">fair</span>, <span word="none">none</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disciples">disciples</span> <span word="drowned">drowned</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="horrible">horrible</span> <span word="teaching">teaching</span> <span word="method">method</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="how">how</span> <span word="effective">effective</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="sounded">sounded</span>.</p><p><span word="Extreme">Extreme</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cruel">cruel</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coaches">coaches</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span>. <span word="How">How</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="water">water</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="immerse">immerse</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="You">You</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="swim">swim</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="concept">concept</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="swimming">swimming</span>.</p>
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