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A Londoner apparently in the grip of Olympic mania had to be rescued by lifeguards in the south of France after he set off from a beach - to swim to the U.S.
一個奧運狂熱“重癥患者”想要從法國南部的海灘游到美國，不過中途被當地的救生員救回了岸邊。
The unnamed 34 year old holidaymaker told his friends on the beach at Biarritz that he was off to New York to carry the Olympic spirit across the Atlantic.
這名34歲的不知名游客那時正在比亞里茨海灘上度假。他告訴朋友，他要橫跨大西洋，游到紐約去，以此彰顯奧運精神。
They thought he was joking but knowing that he was a strong swimmer decided to let him go telling him that a boat would come to rescue him if he got into difficulty.
大家都當他是在開玩笑，但因為都知道他是個游泳健將，于是都同意讓他游，不過告訴他，要是他遇到麻煩了，會有個跟著他的小船去救他。
Then, watched by lifeguards on the shore, he continued swimming until he was out of sight on his 3,594-mile journey.
他不斷地游，直到游到了3594英里外。岸上的救生員一直照看著一切，直到這個奧運狂游出了視線之外才發現異常。
The lifeguards called out a helicopter and a diver dropped into the sea and explained to the man that it was not a good idea to swim across the Atlantic and advised him to head back towards France.
救生員當即就叫了直升機過來，并派了潛水員下海。找到他后，潛水員勸他回岸邊去，橫跨大西洋真的不是什么好主意。
He replied that he was a strong swimmer and felt up to it. At the same time lifeguards arrived in a rescue dinghy and threw the eccentric a line before towing him back to the beach.
不過這個奧運狂可是興致勃勃，總是堅持認為自己是個游泳健將。救生員乘著救生艇到達的時候，只好給這個瘋子扔了根繩子，拖著他回到了岸邊。
Laurent Saintespes, senior officer at Biarritz airbase told Agence France Presse, ‘He was a bit naive. But at a time when the Olympics are taking place in London you have to see the funny side of things’.
比亞里茨航空基地的高級官員Laurent Saintespes告訴法國媒體機構，“這個人真可笑。不過倫敦奧運會期間，這種可笑事可是屢見不鮮。”
