水总是有点冷,夏天最热的时候有13度,最冷的时候只有3度,这能让人十分精神,而我只穿一件泳衣(虽然还带有橡胶靴子和手套,通常我还会戴一顶羊毛帽)。我不会游很久,但那也足够了。
With seaweed and the Atlantic on my skin, up close to anemones and limpets, I am alive. I always feel more awake when I get out, my skin and my brain tingling, with the fresh perspective you get from being at duck level.
海草和大西洋的海水触碰着我的肌肤,海葵和帽贝就在我的旁边,我真切地感到自己活着。每当我从水下回到水面的时候,我的皮肤和脑袋都会有刺痛的感觉,这时在水面看着远方清新的景色,我会觉得更加清醒,
I also swam alone during the two winters I spent on the tiny island of Papay, the most north-westerly of the Orkneys. Sometimes I swam naked and felt like the selkies of Scottish folklore: magical beings who live as seals in the sea, then shed their skins to become human on land.
我在奥克尼最西北部的帕佩小岛上待过两个冬天,期间我一直独自游泳。有时候我会一件衣服都不穿,感觉自己就像苏格兰传说中拥有魔力的精灵一样:在海里是海豹,到了岸上褪下外皮就会变成人。
In a way I was performing my version of the cold water baths historically used in the treatment of alcoholics. I was adjusting to a sober life and finding new ways to enjoy myself.
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