据美国疾病控制与预防中心(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,简称CDC)估计,大约有37%的成年美国人游不了24码远。24码是美国休闲中心游泳池的普遍长度。CDC的数据还显示,美国每年的溺亡者中有70%以上是成年人(包括会游泳的成年人)。
Adults may miss out on learning to swim if they come from a culture where swimming isn't widely popular, or they grow up in metropolitan areas without easy pool access. Others are simply afraid -- a fear sometimes fostered by overanxious parents or a terrifying incident early in life. Teaching late learners tends to take longer and requires different techniques than those used with children.
成年人不会游泳的原因有很多,可能是因为生长的环境不鼓励学习游泳,也可能是从小生活在游泳池较少的大都市。有些人则是纯粹出于恐惧,这种恐惧可能源于父母的溺爱,也可能是源于早年遭遇重大事故留下的阴影。与教小孩学游泳相比,教成年人学习游泳需要花费更长的时间,教授方法也有所不同。
A growing number of swim clinics are specializing in adult lessons, partlybecause learning to swim later in life can be a little embarrassing.
于是,专门针对成年人的游泳培训班应运而生,部分原因是成年人学游泳多少会有些尴尬。
Beth Davis, who operates her own swim clinic in Boulder, Colo., says the number of adults in her practice has nearly doubled in recent years, from 34 adult students in 2009 to 67 currently. Lori Pailet, a founder and director of AquaSkills, the Manhattan facility, says her adult clientele typically increases by 15% to 25% each year. Lessons there cost $100 to register and $1,200 for 10 private lessons.
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