I hope you won't take offense, But will accept what I say here as some fatherly advice.
我希望你不要反感,能够接受我这父亲般的建议。
I'm swimming at the lake.
我在湖边游泳。
Nor could he have foreseen how we could use the Internet to obtain information on every known subject, so we can read it on a screen in our homes and even print it as well if we want to.