第一次划皮划艇

类别：成长

讲述初次划皮划艇从手忙脚乱到平静顺畅的顿悟与自然之美。

时长 55 秒 · 语速 149 wpm

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My first ten minutes in a kayak were not beautiful. 我刚坐上皮划艇的前十分钟，简直狼狈极了。

The paddle hit the water flat and splashed me in the face. 划桨啪的一下拍在水面上，溅了我一脸水。

I pulled on the left, 我往左边使劲一划，

and the boat turned in a full circle. 结果船直接原地打了个转。

My friend called from far ahead, "Smaller strokes! 我朋友在远远的前头喊道：“划慢点，动作小一点！

Don't fight it!" 别跟它较劲！”

So I stopped fighting. 于是我就不较劲了。

I slowed down. 我放慢了速度。

Left, right. 左边一下，右边一下。

And the boat, to my great surprise, went straight. 让我大吃一惊的是，船居然开始走直线了。

That's when I noticed where I was. 这时我才顾得上看自己在哪儿。

The lake was flat as glass. 湖面平静得像面镜子。

The trees on the far side were upside down in the water. 对岸的树木倒映在水里，上下颠倒。

My paddle made a small, 我的桨每次划进水里，

soft sound each time it went in, and then there was nothing. 只带起轻轻的一声微响，随后便是一片寂静。

I could hear my own breathing. 我甚至能听见自己的呼吸声。

I'd been so busy trying to move 刚才我光顾着使劲往前划了，

that I hadn't seen the lake at all. 根本没心思看这片湖。

It was waiting for me to calm down. 原来它一直在等我静下心来。