伦敦冬泳逸事（3）--重大赛事
<P> </P><br><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 49.5pt; TEXT-INDENT: -21pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 49.5pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">l<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt Times New Roman"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-hansi-font-family: Times New Roman">俱乐部的重大赛事</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><br><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 28.5pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-hansi-font-family: Times New Roman">在这些比赛中数圣诞比赛最为隆重。这项比赛在每年</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">12</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-hansi-font-family: Times New Roman">月</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">25</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-hansi-font-family: Times New Roman">日圣诞节当天的早晨举行，英国著名的电视台（</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Sky News</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-hansi-font-family: Times New Roman">）年年转播，已经成为伦敦圣诞节的传统节目，跟据记载，到</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">2006</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-hansi-font-family: Times New Roman">年已经是第</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">144</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-hansi-font-family: Times New Roman">届了。当天早晨有许多人前来观看，为了防止非会员混入比赛，我们的胳膊上都带着标记。</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">2005</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-hansi-font-family: Times New Roman">年圣诞比赛的开场白是由穿着民族服装的苏格兰人吹着苏格兰风笛打头，我们穿着泳装先女后男随后。众多围观的人见到我们，条件反射地缩起脖子，围紧大衣。我们则更加抖擞，</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">60</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-hansi-font-family: Times New Roman">多名会员一字排开，高唱英国国歌</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">"</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-hansi-font-family: Times New Roman">上帝佑我女王</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">" </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-hansi-font-family: Times New Roman">。随后每个人依旧按照当天公布的号码（</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">handicaps</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-hansi-font-family: Times New Roman">）顺序下水。凯文（</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Kevin Murphy</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-hansi-font-family: Times New Roman">）</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-hansi-font-family: Times New Roman">第一个到达终点，赢得了</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> 2005</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-hansi-font-family: Times New Roman">年圣诞比赛。凯文是英国</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">BBS</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-hansi-font-family: Times New Roman">电台的节目主持人兼记者，他以单人</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">34</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-hansi-font-family: Times New Roman">次成功横渡英吉利海峡而获得“海峡王子”之称。上岸后人们用香槟、美酒迎接我们。我非常有幸地参加了三届圣诞比赛，但都没能得奖，运气不好。</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><br><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 28.5pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><br><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 28.5pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><br><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 28.5pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-hansi-font-family: Times New Roman"><br><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 28.5pt"><BR><IMG src="/attachments/Upfiles/20061115165538501.jpg"><BR>苏格兰吹鼓手</P><br><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 28.5pt"> </P><br><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 28.5pt"><BR><IMG src="/attachments/Upfiles/20061115165627177.jpg"><BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-hansi-font-family: Times New Roman"> 圣诞比赛</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><br><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 28.5pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P><br><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 28.5pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-hansi-font-family: Times New Roman">与冬季的圣诞比赛对应的是每年夏季</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">7</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-hansi-font-family: Times New Roman">月中旬举行的桥</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">—</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-hansi-font-family: Times New Roman">桥比赛，从长河上的南桥下水，游到长河上的北桥，距离</SPAN><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:chmetcnv w:st="on" TCSC="0" NumberType="1" Negative="False" HasSpace="False" SourceValue="1000" UnitName="米"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">1000</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-hansi-font-family: Times New Roman">米</SPAN></st1:chmetcnv><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-hansi-font-family: Times New Roman">。这项比赛的乐趣在于享受游泳的过程。平时我们只能在指定的区域内、折来反去的游，只有在桥</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">—</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-hansi-font-family: Times New Roman">桥比赛时可以沿着长河、追逐着天鹅、驱赶着大雁尽情地挥舞四肢。</SPAN></P><br><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 28.5pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-hansi-font-family: Times New Roman"></SPAN> </P><br><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 28.5pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-hansi-font-family: Times New Roman"></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p><BR><IMG src="/attachments/Upfiles/200611151707484.jpg"><BR>桥--桥比赛 有的已经到了终点，有的还在半路。<BR></o:p></SPAN></P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-hansi-font-family: Times New Roman"></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p><br><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 28.5pt"><BR><IMG src="/attachments/Upfiles/2006111517828676.jpg"><BR> 比赛颁奖 中间两位是该项赛事的命名及赞助者，桌子下面是他们的爱犬。<BR></o:p></SPAN><?xml:namespace prefix = v ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" /><v:shape id=_x0000_s1026 style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; Z-INDEX: 1; LEFT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 342pt; WIDTH: 81pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; POSITION: absolute; HEIGHT: 210.6pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" stroked="f" filled="f" type="#_x0000_t202"><v:textbox style="LAYOUT-FLOW: vertical-ideographic"></v:textbox></v:shape><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><br><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 28.5pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P><br><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 28.5pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P><br><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 28.5pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-hansi-font-family: Times New Roman">还有一项乐趣十足的比赛也值得一提。每年</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">9</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-hansi-font-family: Times New Roman">月份的第二个周六，举行着装游泳。着装游泳规定服装不得轻于</SPAN><st1:chmetcnv w:st="on" TCSC="0" NumberType="1" Negative="False" HasSpace="False" SourceValue="4" UnitName="磅"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">4</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-hansi-font-family: Times New Roman">磅</SPAN></st1:chmetcnv><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-hansi-font-family: Times New Roman">（大约将近</SPAN><st1:chmetcnv w:st="on" TCSC="0" NumberType="1" Negative="False" HasSpace="False" SourceValue="2" UnitName="公斤"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">2</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-hansi-font-family: Times New Roman">公斤</SPAN></st1:chmetcnv><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-hansi-font-family: Times New Roman">），上衣、裤子、鞋必须穿戴齐全，一样都不能少。每年人们都穿着奇装异服：有穿大衣的、有蹬马靴的、有套长裙的、有戴花环的，还有男扮女装的，各式各样，当大家一个个落汤鸡似地从水里爬出来，相视而见，无一不捧腹大笑。</SPAN></P><br><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 28.5pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-hansi-font-family: Times New Roman"></SPAN> </P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-hansi-font-family: Times New Roman"></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p><br><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 28.5pt"><BR><IMG src="/attachments/Upfiles/20061115171138268.bmp"><BR>下水前</P><br><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 28.5pt"> </P><br><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 28.5pt"><BR><IMG src="/attachments/Upfiles/20061115171322141.jpg"><BR>结束<BR><BR></P></o:p></SPAN> 海德的帖子叫我们了解外国人冬泳逸事！开了眼界！ 楼主让我们开阔了眼界，英国人真够绅士风度。谢谢！ 海德的帖子叫我们了解外国人泳事,羡慕!
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