一个奥运狂热“重症患者”想要从法国南部的海滩游到美国，不过中途被当地的救生员救回了岸边。
A Londoner apparently in the grip of Olympic mania had to be rescued by lifeguards in the south of France after he set off from a beach - to swim to the U.S.
这名34岁的不知名游客那时正在比亚里茨海滩上度假。他告诉朋友，他要横跨大西洋，游到纽约去，以此彰显奥运精神。
The unnamed 34 year old holidaymaker told his friends on the beach at Biarritz that he was off to New York to carry the Olympic spirit across the Atlantic.
大家都当他是在开玩笑，但因为都知道他是个游泳健将，于是都同意让他游，不过告诉他，要是他遇到麻烦了，会有个跟着他的小船去救他。
They thought he was joking but knowing that he was a strong swimmer decided to let him go telling him that a boat would come to rescue him if he got into difficulty.
他不断地游，直到游到了3594英里外。岸上的救生员一直照看着一切，直到这个奥运狂游出了视线之外才发现异常。
Then, watched by lifeguards on the shore, he continued swimming until he was out of sight on his 3,594-mile journey.
救生员当即就叫了直升机过来，并派了潜水员下海。找到他后，潜水员劝他回岸边去，横跨大西洋真的不是什么好主意。
The lifeguards called out a helicopter and a diver dropped into the sea and explained to the man that it was not a good idea to swim across the Atlantic and advised him to head back towards France.
不过这个奥运狂可是兴致勃勃，总是坚持认为自己是个游泳健将。救生员乘着救生艇到达的时候，只好给这个疯子扔了根绳子，拖着他回到了岸边。
He replied that he was a strong swimmer and felt up to it. At the same time lifeguards arrived in a rescue dinghy and threw the eccentric a line before towing him back to the beach.
比亚里茨航空基地的高级官员Laurent Saintespes告诉法国媒体机构，“这个人真可笑。不过伦敦奥运会期间，这种可笑事可是屡见不鲜。”
Laurent Saintespes, senior officer at Biarritz airbase told Agence France Presse, ‘He was a bit naive. But at a time when the Olympics are taking place in London you have to see the funny side of things’.