Never, Ever Give Up 1

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It's the fifth time, I stand on the shore, the Cuban shore, looking out at that distance horizon, believing, again.

That I'm going to make it all the way across that vast, dangerous wilderness of an ocean.

Not only have I tried four times. but the greatest swimmers in the world have been trying since 1950s, and it's still never been done.

The team is proud of our four attempts.

It's an expedition of some 30 people.

Bonnie is my best friend and head handler(顾问 组织者 驯兽员).

Who somehow summons(传唤 召见) will, that last drop of will within me when I think it's gone, after many many hours in days out there.

The shark experts are the best in the world --large predators below.

The box jellyfish, the deadliest(致命的 极度的) venom(毒液 恶意 歹心) in all of the ocean, is in these waters, and I have come close to dying from them on a previous attempt.

the conditions themselves, besides the sheer distance of over 100  miles in the open ocean,

is currents, whirling eddies(旋涡 涡流) and the Gulfsteam itself, the most unpredictable of all of the planet Earth,

And by the way, it's amusing to me that journalists and people, before these attempts, often you know ask me,

Well, are you going to go with any boats or any people or anything?

and they, what are thy imaging? that I'll just sort of do some celestial(天空的 天上的 神仙) navigation-

and I, you know, carry a bowie(博伊刀) knife in my mouth,

and I'll hunt fish and skin them alive, you know, and eat them, and maybe drag a desalinization(减少盐分 脱盐作用) plant(海水处理厂) behind me for fresh water,

Yes, I have a team,

And the team is expert, and the team is courageous（勇敢的 无畏的） and brimming with(充满) innovation and scientific discovery,

as is true with any major expedition on the planet.

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1. What does swimming across the ocean mean to Nyad?

...It's a personal battle that she can't stop fighting.

2. Why was it amusing to Nyad when people asked if she need help while swimming?

...It's obviously impossible to complete the journey without assistance.

3. To innovate means...to develop new ideas or ways of doing things.

4. 完形填空

The box jellyfish, the deadliest venom in all of the ocean, is in these waters, and I have come close to dying from them on a previous attempt.

5. 听 复述

 For Nyad, the journey is a personal battle that she can't stop fighting.