9.My emotions got the best of me

Where you going so early?这么早，你要去哪里？

He couldn’t stop smiling 他忍不住笑了

grin/smile from ear to ear 眉开眼笑；满面笑容

rope in 说服…帮忙

someone persuaded you to help them do that task

I was roped in to help the campaign 我被拉来协助这次营销活动

because I need your help 

has been up to 在忙些什么

What have you been up to 你做了什么

Two seats faced the big window. In front of the seats was a computer built into a control panel. 

mini-sub 小型潜艇

scrambled for 寻找

feel for v.同情, 用手摸着找...

You’ve really done it now 反话，真有你的，搞砸了。you made a mistake 

you screwed up 你搞砸了

reef  礁，暗礁

glued to the 盯着

dolphin 海豚

map out 设计;计划;规划;安排

This whole plan has been most carefully mapped out.

octopus 章鱼/'ɑktəpəs/

curiosity gets the best of it可以理解为「好奇心迫使它现身...」「好奇心让它上了头」。

My anger got the best of me 忍不住要发火

My emotions got the best of me 破防了

get the better of 类似

Oh, great 反语；气话

branch out  长出枝条；扩展范围；偏离主题；拓展领域

branched out to other 

branch out  into 扩大业务范围

run along 顺着道路延伸

We’re really in trouble now

breathe /brið/ 呼吸

The water wasn’t dripping now—it was spurting. 水不是在滴下来，而是喷射出来

breast stroke n. 蛙泳，俯泳

run for your life 快逃命吧

He kept swimming, but his arms and legs felt heavy.

Three more to go 

Day was breaking. 天朦朦亮。

Not one bit 没有一点