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扔给我救生索的那个男人 　　The summers of my youth were filled with the kinds of activities that were common to every kid in the 80s but are considered almost death-defying[藐视] these days： tree climbing， bike riding without a helmet， and daylong[一整天的] road trips spent in the backseat of the family car， where we bounced[弹跳] around like balls， nary[连……也没有] a seat belt in sight[看得见]. 　　Still， my mother was safety-obsessed[着迷] about some things， like swimming lessons. Year after year， she forced me to take them at our local pool. Having to go against my will seemed all the more[更加] unfair to me， since my