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Each crew is seven students
每一組有七名學(xué)員
three on each side of a small rubber boat and one coxswain to help guide the dingy
小皮艇兩側(cè)各三人 還有一個(gè)舵手在中間指引方向
Every day your boat crew forms up on the beach
每天 我們都會(huì)在海灘上分好組
and is instructed to get through the surf zone and paddle several miles down the coast
被要求劃過海浪帶 并在岸邊劃行數(shù)英里
In the winter, the surf off San Diego can get to be 8 to 10 feet high
冬季 圣地亞哥的海浪可以高達(dá)8到10英尺
and it is exceedingly difficult to paddle through the plunging surf unless everyone digs in
要?jiǎng)澾^大浪非常困難 大家都需要努力劃才行
Every paddle must be synchronized to the stroke count of the coxswain
每個(gè)槳手都需要按照舵手口令進(jìn)行同步
Everyone must exert equal effort
每個(gè)人的施力需要均衡
or the boat will turn against the wave and be unceremoniously dumped back on the beach
否則船就會(huì)被浪拍打回岸邊
For the boat to make it to its destination, everyone must paddle
要讓船駛向目的地 所有人都需要努力劃槳
You can't change the world alone you will need some help
你無法獨(dú)自改變世界 你需要他人的幫助
and to truly get from your starting point to your destination takes friends, colleagues
從起點(diǎn)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 以及很強(qiáng)的舵手來指引
If you want to change the world, find someone to help you paddle
如果你想改變世界 務(wù)必找人幫你劃槳
Over a few weeks of difficult training
經(jīng)過短短幾周的艱苦訓(xùn)練
my SEAL class which started with 150 men was down to just 42
學(xué)員人數(shù)從最開始的150人縮減為42人
There were now six boat crews of seven men each
剩下的人組成六個(gè)組
I was in the boat with the tall guys
我同一些高個(gè)子在一組
but the best boat crew we had was made up of the the little guys
但最好的組則由一些小個(gè)子組成
the munchkin crew we called them
我們稱他們?yōu)榘咏M
no one was over about 5-foot five
他們沒人超過5英尺5英寸
The munchkin boat crew had one American Indian, one African American
矮子組中有一個(gè)美國印第安人 一個(gè)非裔美國人
one Polish America, one Greek American, one Italian American
一個(gè)波蘭裔 一個(gè)希臘裔 一個(gè)意大利裔
and two tough kids from the mid-west
還有兩個(gè)來自中西部的硬朗伙計(jì)
They out paddled, out-ran, and out swam all the other boat crews
其他人的船都跑不過他們的船
