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Rob Pace is excited to go swimming with his two kids on their upcoming vacation in Palm Beach, Fla. One problem: The 39-year-old never learned to swim. 罗布•佩斯(Rob Pace)家住纽约州东梅多(East Meadow)，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(Palm Beach)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。 So twice a week before work, Mr. Pace sneaks out of the house for adult swim lessons at a pool in Manhattan's Financial District. After three weeks, he can now hold his breath under water and glide while kicking for about a lap. He is waiting until his vacation to surprise his kids with his new skills. 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。 'They're going to be absolutely stunned,' says Mr. Pace, who lives in East Meadow, N.Y., and is a controller at a real-estate company. 佩斯说，“他们肯定会大吃一惊的。” An estimated 37% of U.S. adults can't swim 24 yards, the length of a typical recreation-center pool, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Adults -- including those who are able to swim -- make up more than 70% of drowning deaths in the U.S. each year, according to the CDC. | 
