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Each crew is seven students
每一组有七名学员
three on each side of a small rubber boat and one coxswain to help guide the dingy
小皮艇两侧各三人 还有一个舵手在中间指引方向
Every day your boat crew forms up on the beach
每天 我们都会在海滩上分好组
and is instructed to get through the surf zone and paddle several miles down the coast
被要求划过海浪带 并在岸边划行数英里
In the winter, the surf off San Diego can get to be 8 to 10 feet high
冬季 圣地亚哥的海浪可以高达8到10英尺
and it is exceedingly difficult to paddle through the plunging surf unless everyone digs in
要划过大浪非常困难 大家都需要努力划才行
Every paddle must be synchronized to the stroke count of the coxswain
每个桨手都需要按照舵手口令进行同步
Everyone must exert equal effort
每个人的施力需要均衡
or the boat will turn against the wave and be unceremoniously dumped back on the beach
否则船就会被浪拍打回岸边
For the boat to make it to its destination, everyone must paddle
要让船驶向目的地 所有人都需要努力划桨
You can't change the world alone you will need some help
你无法独自改变世界 你需要他人的帮助
and to truly get from your starting point to your destination takes friends, colleagues
从起点到目的地 你需要有朋友 同事
the good will of strangers and a strong coxswain to guide them
陌生人的好心 以及很强的舵手来指引
If you want to change the world, find someone to help you paddle
如果你想改变世界 务必找人帮你划桨
Over a few weeks of difficult training
经过短短几周的艰苦训练
my SEAL class which started with 150 men was down to just 42
学员人数从最开始的150人缩减为42人
There were now six boat crews of seven men each
剩下的人组成六个组
I was in the boat with the tall guys
我同一些高个子在一组
but the best boat crew we had was made up of the the little guys
但最好的组则由一些小个子组成
the munchkin crew we called them
我们称他们为矮子组
no one was over about 5-foot five
他们没人超过5英尺5英寸
The munchkin boat crew had one American Indian, one African American
矮子组中有一个美国印第安人 一个非裔美国人
one Polish America, one Greek American, one Italian American
一个波兰裔 一个希腊裔 一个意大利裔
and two tough kids from the mid-west
还有两个来自中西部的硬朗伙计
They out paddled, out-ran, and out swam all the other boat crews
其他人的船都跑不过他们的船
