急流之后

类别：职场

一次惊险刺激的漂流团建，让原本客套疏离的同事在瞬间破冰欢笑。

时长 66 秒 · 语速 128 wpm

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There were eight of us in the raft, 皮划艇上坐了我们八个人，

and we didn't know each other. 彼此都还不怎么认识。

A company trip. 一次公司团建。

We'd been polite all morning. 整整一个上午大家都很客气。

"After you." “您先请。”

"No, after you." “不不，您先。”

Then we heard the rapids. 接着，我们听到了急流的声音。

A low roar, getting louder. 一阵低沉的轰鸣声，越来越响。

The guide yelled, "Paddle hard! 向导大喊：“使劲划！

Don't stop!" 别停！”

The river dropped away under us. 我们脚下的水流突然落了下去。

A wall of white water came over the front 一道白色的浪头迎面扑来，

and hit us all in the face. 狠狠砸在我们每个人的脸上。

Someone screamed. 有人尖叫了一声。

I think it was me. 我想那个人是我。

The quiet man from accounting was shouting 平时沉默寡言的财务大哥在大喊大叫，

words I didn't know he knew. 嘴里飙着我从没想过他会说的脏话。

And then the river spat us out. 然后，河流把我们甩了出来。

Flat, calm water. 水面平静，不起一丝波澜。

Sunshine. 阳光洒落。

Silence. 一片寂静。

We looked at each other. 我们面面相觑。

Eight people, completely soaked, one hat gone forever. 八个人，全都湿透了，还有一顶帽子彻底被冲走了。

Somebody started laughing. 有人开始笑了起来。

Then all of us, helpless, holding our stomachs. 接着我们所有人都笑了，笑得停不下来，捂着肚子前仰后合。

You can't be polite strangers after you've screamed together. 一起放声尖叫过之后，就再也没法做客套的陌生人了。

Twenty seconds of fear did what a year of meetings couldn't. 二十秒的恐惧，搞定了一整年的例会都搞不定的事。