Swimming in the Summer一次夏日游泳

游余

When I was a boy， we lived across a rlver from the main road. The only way to get to our house was across an old， wooden bridge. We also lived right next to Camp Caesar which hosted camps all summer long. And the best thing about it was there was a publicl swimming pool.I remember spending almost every day of my summers at that pool.1 would be there when the pool opened at 1 p.m. and would swim until it closed at 5.Usually my brothers and a lot of my friends would be there， too. We had so much fun laughing， playing， swimming， splashing2， and going off the diving3 board.

当我还是个孩子的时候，我们住在与大路隔着一条河的地方。到我们家唯一的途径是穿过一座古老的木桥。我们还住在凯撒营旁边，整个夏天那里都在举办夏令营。最棒的是它有一个公共游泳池。我记得夏天我几乎每天都泡在那个游泳池里。下午1点游泳池开放时，我会在那里游泳，直到下午5点关闭。通常我的兄弟和很多朋友也会去那里。我们欢笑、玩耍、游泳、泼水，从跳水板上蹦下来，大家都玩得很开心。

One time， however，I went to the pool to find it crowded4 with strangers. None of my friends were there and most people were parents with children.I stayed for a while but felt lonely.I left early and walked home sad and sulkys.

然而，有一次，我到了游泳池后發现里面挤满了陌生人。我的朋友都不在那里，大多数人都是带着小孩的父母。我待了一会儿，但只感到了孤独。于是我早早地离开了，闷闷不乐地走回了家。

When I got to the wooden bridge， I saw my one friend who was never allowed at the pool. He stood on the bridge with his face smiling and his tail wagging6. It was my dog，Doobie， patiently7 waiting for me to come home. I hurried across the bridge to hug him.And then we both ran down to the river near our house to swim.We jumped into the cold， clear water. We swam around each other. We played happily that day. During all of those summers that I spent swlmming as a boy， that is the day I remember the most.

但当我到达那座木桥时，我看到了一个朋友，它从未被允许去游泳池那里。它站在桥上，面带微笑，摇着尾巴。那是我的小狗，杜比，它耐心地等着我回家。我飞快地跑过桥去拥抱它，然后我们俩跑到我家附近的河里游泳。我们跳进凉爽清澈的水中，围着对方游来游去，那天我们玩得很开心。在我孩提时代游过泳的所有夏天里，那是我记忆最深的一天。

The summers in this life fly by so fast. They are too precious8 to waste a moment feeling sad or sulky. Spend your days here like my dear dog Doobie did： sharing love and scattering9 joy. And as you swim down this river of life， always remember that lovewaits for you at its end.

生命中的夏天过得真快。它们太珍贵了，不能把时间浪费在悲伤或生气上。要像我亲爱的狗狗杜比那样度过你的光阴：分享爱，传播快乐。当你游进生命之河时，请永远记住，爱在河的尽头等着你。

（英语原文选自：sunnyskyz.com）