In the 1950s, a female swimming athlete set a goal for herself.

二十世纪五十年代，一位女游泳运动员给自己定了一个目标。

She decided to swim across the English Channel before she retired.

她要在退役之前横渡英吉利海峡。

If she could make it, she would be the first person in the world who did it.

如果她成功做到的话，那她将是世界上的第一人。

On that day, she jumped into the sea without any hesitation and swam towards the oppostie bank.

到了那一天，她毅然决然地跳进了大海，向海峡对然游去。

In the journey, she faced heavy fog, heavy rain and heavy waves. Though she was tired, she still carried on swimming.

在途中，她遇上了大雾，遇上了大雨，还遇上了汹涌的大浪，虽然很累，但她依然坚持向前游。

But in the end, she gave up.

然而，最终，她还是放弃了。

And what she didn't know at the moment she gave up was that the opposite bank was only 1 mile away.

而在她放弃的时候，她所不知道的是：她离对岸只有一英里了。

Later people had asked her about the reason. And she said: "The reason why I gave up is that I could not see the destination which I was so closed to reach."

事后有人问她放弃的原因，她说：“我之所以放弃，是因为我看不到即将到达的目标。”

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