Back when I attended Harvard University, one of the odder graduation requirements I faced was a mandatory swim test. We were told the demand was a legacy of Eleanor Widener, who had donated the school’s main library in honour of her son, class of 1907, who drowned on the Titanic.
回想我进入哈佛大学(Harvard University)的时候,我碰到的比较古怪的毕业条件之一是参加一项强制性的游泳测试。我们被告知,这个要求是埃莉诺•怀德纳(Eleanor Widener)的一项遗愿。她捐资兴建了哈佛的主图书馆以纪念她的儿子,她的儿子1907年毕业于哈佛,在泰坦尼克号上溺水身亡。
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