The big men in the other boat crews
其它船上的大個子
would always make good natured fun of the tiny little flippers
總喜歡拿這些小個子的小腳蹼開玩笑
the munchkins put on their tiny little feet prior to every swim
每次游泳之前 他們都會把這些腳蹼戴到小腳丫上
But somehow these little guys, from every corner of the Nation and the world
但來自美國和世界各地的這些小個子
always had the last laugh
卻總能笑到最后
swimming faster than everyone and reaching the shore long before the rest of us
比其他人都游得快 早早就到達了目的地
SEAL training was a great equalizer
海豹訓(xùn)練中 大家都在同一起跑線上
Nothing mattered but your will to succeed
沒有什么比求勝欲望更為重要
Not your color, not your ethnic background, not your education and not your social status
膚色 種族 教育 社會地位都不重要
If you want to change the world
如果你想改變世界
measure a person by the size of their heart, not the size of their flippers
請用心有多大來衡量一個人 而不是腳蹼的大小
Several times a week the instructors would line up the class and do a uniform inspection
每周都有那么幾次 教官會讓學(xué)員排好隊進行服裝檢查
It was exceptionally through
檢查格外徹底
Your hat had to be perfectly starched your uniform immaculately pressed
帽子需要非常筆挺 制服不能有一點褶皺
and your belt buckle shiny and void of any smudges
帶扣要有光澤 不能有任何污跡
But it seemed that no matter how much effort you put into starching your hat
但無論你把帽子弄得多筆挺
or pressing your uniform or polishing your belt buckle, it just wasn't good enough
把制服弄得多沒褶皺 帶扣擦得多有光澤 這都不夠
The instructors would find "something" wrong
教官似乎總能找出"問題"
For failing the uniform inspection
由于制服檢查不合格
the student had to run fully clothed into the surf zone and then, wet from head to toe
學(xué)員需要穿著制服跑步到海浪區(qū) 從頭到腳都會濕透
roll around on the beach until every part of your body was covered with sand
在沙灘上來回跑動 直到身體上到處都沾滿沙礫
The effect was known as a "sugar cookie"
這被稱作"糖曲奇"效應(yīng)
You stayed in that uniform the rest of the day cold, wet and sandy
接下來一天 你都得穿著這件制服 又濕又冷 滿身沙礫
There were many a student who just couldn't accept the fact
有很多學(xué)員都無法接受
that all their effort was in vain
自己的努力完全白費