Lesson 86Out of Control

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  1. Whatwasthedanger?

    危险是什么？

  2. Asthemantriedtoswingthespeedboatround, thesteeringwheelcameawayinhishands.

    那个人试图让快艇掉头时，方向盘却脱落在了他手里。

  3. Hewaveddesperatelytohiscompanion, whohadbeenwaterskiingforthelastfifteenminutes.

    他绝望地向同伴挥手，他的同伴在过去十五分钟里一直在滑水。

  4. Bothmenhadhardlyhadtimetorealizewhatwashappeningwhentheywerethrownviolentlyintothesea.

    两人还没来得及弄清发生了什么事，就被猛地甩进了海里。

  5. Thespeedboathadstruckabuoy, butitcontinuedtomoveveryquicklyacrossthewater.

    快艇撞上了一个浮标，但它仍在水面上飞快地行驶。

  6. Bothmenhadjustbeguntoswimtowardstheshore, whentheynoticedwithdismaythatthespeedboatwasmovinginacircle.

    两人刚开始向岸边游去，就惊恐地发现快艇正在绕着圈子行驶。

  7. Itnowcamestraighttowardsthemattremendousspeed.

    现在它以惊人的速度直冲他们而来。

  8. Inlessthanaminute, itroaredpastthemonlyafewfeetaway.

    不到一分钟，它就从离他们只有几英尺远的地方呼啸而过。

  9. Afterithadpassed, theyswamonasquicklyastheycouldbecausetheyknewthattheboatwouldsoonreturn.

    快艇过去后，他们尽快继续向前游，因为他们知道快艇很快就会回来。

  10. Theyhadjusthadenoughtimetoswimoutofdangerwhentheboatagaincompletedacircle.

    他们刚好来得及游出危险区，快艇又绕完了一圈。

  11. Onthisoccasion, however, ithadsloweddownconsiderably.

    不过这一次，它的速度已经大大减慢了。

  12. Thepetrolhadnearlyallbeenusedup.

    汽油差不多用光了。

  13. Beforelong, thenoisedroppedcompletelyandtheboatbegantodriftgentlyacrossthewater.

    不久，噪音完全消失了，快艇开始在水面上缓缓漂流。

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英英解释为课文中的义项。

swing/swɪŋ/v.

to turn something quickly in a curve

使转向；摆动

#1As the man tried to swing the speedboat round, the steering wheel came away in his hands.

speedboat/ˈspiːdboʊt/n.

a small boat with an engine that goes very fast

快艇

#1As the man tried to swing the speedboat round, the steering wheel came away in his hands.

steering wheel/ˈstɪrɪŋ wiːl/n.

the round part you turn to change a boat's direction

方向盘；舵轮

#1As the man tried to swing the speedboat round, the steering wheel came away in his hands.

come away/kʌm əˈweɪ/phr v.

to become separated from the thing it was fixed to

脱落；脱开

#1As the man tried to swing the speedboat round, the steering wheel came away in his hands.

desperately/ˈdespərətli/adv.

in a way that shows you are very afraid and need help

绝望地；拼命地

#2He waved desperately to his companion, who had been water skiing for the last fifteen minutes.

companion/kəmˈpænjən/n.

a person who is with you and does things with you

同伴；伙伴

#2He waved desperately to his companion, who had been water skiing for the last fifteen minutes.

water ski/ˈwɔːtər skiː/v.

to move over the sea on long boards, pulled by a boat

滑水

#2He waved desperately to his companion, who had been water skiing for the last fifteen minutes.

violently/ˈvaɪələntli/adv.

with great force

猛烈地；剧烈地

#3Both men had hardly had time to realize what was happening when they were thrown violently into the sea.

buoy/ˈbuːi/n.

a floating object that shows boats where to go

浮标

#4The speedboat had struck a buoy, but it continued to move very quickly across the water.

dismay/dɪsˈmeɪ/n.

a feeling of shock and worry when something bad happens

惊愕；沮丧

#5Both men had just begun to swim towards the shore, when they noticed with dismay that the speedboat was moving in a circle.

tremendous/trəˈmendəs/adj.

very great or very big

巨大的；惊人的

#6It now came straight towards them at tremendous speed.

roar/rɔːr/v.

to move very fast while making a loud noise

呼啸而过；轰鸣

#7In less than a minute, it roared past them only a few feet away.

considerably/kənˈsɪdərəbli/adv.

by a large amount

相当大地；很大程度上

#10On this occasion, however, it had slowed down considerably.

petrol/ˈpetrəl/n.

the liquid that makes a car or boat engine run

汽油

#11The petrol had nearly all been used up.

drift/drɪft/v.

to be carried slowly along by water or wind

漂流；漂动

#12Before long, the noise dropped completely and the boat began to drift gently across the water.