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第237期:威廉麦克雷文2014德州大学演讲(9)

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If you want to change the world

如果你想改变世界

sometimes you have to slide down the obstacle head first

有时你就需要像这样冒险

During the land warfare phase of training

在训练的陆战阶段

the students are flown out to San Clemente Island which lies off the coast of San Diego

学员们被派往圣地亚哥海岸不远的圣克利门蒂岛

The waters off San Clemente are a breeding ground for the great white sharks

圣克利门蒂岛是大白鲨生活的温床

To pass SEAL training there are a series of long swims that must be completed

在海豹训练中 我们有一系列长距离游泳需要完成

One is the night swim

其中一种便是夜泳

Before the swim the instructors joyfully brief the students on all the species of sharks

游泳之前 教官会眉飞色舞地给学员介绍

that inhabit the waters off San Clemente

圣克利门蒂岛附近生活的各类鲨鱼

They assure you, however that no student has ever been eaten by a shark at least not that they can remember

不过教官会安慰你说 至少在他们的记忆中 没有学员被鲨鱼吃掉过

But, you are also taught that if a shark begins to circle your position stand your ground. Do not swim away

教官还会告诉你 如果有鲨鱼在你旁边绕圈 你需要保持位置 不要尝试游走

Do not act afraid

不要展示出胆怯

And if the shark, hungry for a midnight snack, darts towards you

假如在午夜 一只饥饿的鲨鱼向你扑过来

then summons up all your strength and punch him in the snout

你就该使出全身力气 朝它的鼻子奋力一击

and he will turn and swim away

它受到攻击自然就会逃走

There are a lot of sharks in the world

世界上有很多鲨鱼

If you hope to complete the swim you will have to deal with them

如果你要完成游泳 战胜它们就是必须的

If you want to change the world, don't back down from the sharks

如果你想改变世界 就不要被鲨鱼吓退

As Navy SEALs one of our jobs is to conduct underwater attacks against enemy shipping

作为海豹突击队成员 我们的一项任务便是 在水下对敌军船只进行攻击

We practiced this technique extensively during training

训练中 我们经常训练这一技术

The ship attack mission is where a pair of SEAL divers is dropped off outside an enemy harbor

船只攻击任务中 两个海豹潜水员在敌人海港外潜水

and then swims well over two miles underwater

然后在水下游两英里

using nothing but a depth gauge and a compass to get to the target

什么都不用 除了一个深度计和一个指南针

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warfare ['wɔ:fɛə]

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n. 战争,冲突

 
conduct [kən'dʌkt]

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n. 行为,举动,品行
v. 引导,指挥,管理

联想记忆
punch [pʌntʃ]

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n. 打洞器,钻孔机,殴打
n. (酒、水、糖

联想记忆
gauge [geidʒ]

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n. 测量标准,轨距,口径,直径,测量仪器
v

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shark [ʃɑ:k]

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n. 鲨鱼
n. 贪婪的人,放高利贷的人,老手

 
assure [ə'ʃuə]

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vt. 使确信,使放心,确保

联想记忆
technique [tek'ni:k]

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n. 技术,技巧,技能

 
species ['spi:ʃiz]

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n. (单复同)物种,种类

 
extensively [ik'stensivli]

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adv. 广泛地,广阔地

 
harbor ['hɑ:bə]

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n. 海港,避难所
vt. 庇护,心怀,窝藏<

 

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