游进新的一年

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Sam saw a notice in the community bulletin: swimming lessons for all ages, starting in January. 萨姆在社区公告栏上看到一则通知：一月份开始，所有年龄段都可以参加游泳课。

"Maybe this is the nudge I need," he thought. “也许这就是我需要的推动力，”他想。

Sam had always wanted to learn to swim. 萨姆一直想学游泳。

The summer before, his kids had begged him to come into the lake 前一个夏天，他的孩子们曾央求他一起下湖

with them — 和他们一起——

but all he could do was watch from the shore. 但他只能在岸边看着。

Not this year. 今年不会了。

Sam decided to go for it. 萨姆决定去尝试一下。

He called the community education office, 他打电话给社区教育办公室，

and a friendly staff member answered all his questions 一位友好的工作人员回答了他所有的问题

and signed him up for a Saturday morning class. 并为他报名了一个周六早上的课程。

He felt both excited and nervous. 他既兴奋又紧张。

His kids were simply thrilled — they couldn't wait to swim with him next summer. 他的孩子们简直高兴坏了——他们迫不及待地想在明年夏天和他一起游泳。

It's easy to think we're too old to start something new. 人们很容易认为自己年纪太大，不适合开始新事物。

But Sam wasn't learning to swim only for himself. 但萨姆学游泳不只是为了他自己。

He was learning so that next summer, he could finally wade in — 他学习是为了明年夏天，他终于可以下水了——

instead of watching from the shore. 而不是在岸边看着。