杰茜卡·沃森是澳大利亚布里斯班的一个女孩,她天生恐水,就连洗澡时妈妈多放了一点水也会怕得放声大哭,更别提和海水亲近了。杰茜卡9岁时,父亲买了一艘帆船,准备全家去海岛度假,他鼓励恐水的杰茜卡鼓起勇气面对大海,并带她来到海边。父亲站在深水里告诉杰茜卡:“勇气是有长度的,你的勇气有多长,就看你的毅力能保持多久!”在父亲的鼓励下,杰茜卡迈着缓慢的步子, Jessica Watson is a girl in Brisbane, Australia, she was born afraid of water, even the bath when the mother put a little more water will be afraid to burst into tears, not to mention close to the sea. When Jessica was nine, her father bought a sailing boat to prepare his family for a holiday in the island. He encouraged the scared Jessica to bravely face the ocean and take her to the beach. My father was standing in the deep water and told Jessica: “Courage is length, how long your courage is, and how long your willpower can last!” With her father’s encouragement, Jessica marched slowly ,