It was early morning in late September, off the coast of Kaş in Turkey. Watching the slightly choppy sea from a boat, the last thing I felt like doing was embarking on another 5km (3-mile) swim.(我坐在船上望着微微起伏的海面，最不想做的事就是再游上5公里。) Mind fog(脑雾，思维混沌) had sapped(耗尽，削弱) my energy, and my mood was decidedly Eeyore(《小熊维尼》中悲观忧郁的驴子)-like. But as I pulled on my cap and flippers, adjusted my goggles and took the plunge(下定决心，纵身一跃), something shifted.
那是九月下旬的一个清晨，地点在土耳其卡什附近的海面上。我坐在船上，望着微微起伏的海面，最不想做的事就是再游上5公里（3英里）。脑中的迷雾早已耗尽了我的力气，我的心情活像一头郁郁寡欢的驴子屹耳。可当我戴上泳帽和脚蹼、调好泳镜、纵身入水的那一刻，有什么东西变了。
Head in the water, the knotted(打结的，揪紧的) feeling in my throat began to loosen. Breathing came properly. There was respite(暂缓，喘息).
头一埋进水里，喉咙里那团打结的感觉就开始松开了。呼吸顺畅了。我终于得到了片刻喘息。
My swimming is far from sophisticated(远谈不上专业) – my strokes(划水动作，泳姿) are messy and I am mostly kicking from the knees. Still, I manage to move forward, albeit slowly, hugging(紧贴着，沿着) the coastline of Turkey’s Lycian Way(土耳其利西亚古道), turning a corner and entering an area of calm. The water is blue-green. Fish glide(滑行，轻快移动) purposefully beneath, and I’m uplifted(精神振奋的) when I see a turtle navigating(穿行，辨向行进) around a rock on the seabed.
我的泳技远谈不上专业——划水动作凌乱，踢腿基本靠膝盖发力。可即便如此，我还是能往前挪，虽然慢，却一路贴着土耳其利西亚之路的海岸线，转过一个弯，进入一片平静的水域。海水呈蓝绿色。鱼儿在身下有目的地滑行，当我看见一只海龟在海底绕着岩石游动时，心情一下子振奋起来。