He swam to the shore against a strong current.

他逆着急流游向岸边。

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“I was swimming in the ocean, and all of a sudden a strong current took me away, ” he says. “There were no lifeguards, so I was waving to people on the shore, who just waved back at me.

“我当时正在海里游泳，突然一阵强烈的激流将我带走”他说，“附近没有救援人员，因此我不停朝岸边挥手，那些人也朝我挥手回应。

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A private helicopter was called and the pilot used wind from the blades to generate a current which pushed him closer to shore where rescuers could reach him.

后来警方叫来一架私人直升机，驾驶员利用机翼产生的风迫使该男子移向海岸救援人员可以够到的地方。

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Actuaries are telling states and localities to cough up far higher payments out of current budgets to shore up the plans.

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Under the proposal, the Coast Guard would be able to patrol waters 12 miles from the U.S. shore, as compared to the current 3-mile limit.

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In fact, hiking the current levy on payrolls to shore up Social Security and Medicare would have the perverse effect of weakening the economy by raising the cost of labor and reducing the rewards of productive work.

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