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As the man tried to swing the speedboat round, the steering wheel came away in his hands. He waved desperately to his companion, who had been water skiing for the last fifteen minutes. Both men had hardly had time to realize what was happening when they were thrown violently into the sea. The speedboat had struck a buoy, but it continued to move very quickly across the water. Both men had just begun to swim towards the shore, when they noticed with dismay that the speedboat was moving in a circle. It now came straight towards them at tremendous speed. In less than a minute, it roared past them only a few feet away. After it had passed, they swam on as quickly as they could because they knew that the boat would soon return. They had just had enough time to swim out of danger when the boat again completed a circle. On this occasion, however, it had slowed down considerably. The petrol had nearly all been used up. Before long, the noise dropped completely and the boat began to drift gently across the water.

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【Pronouncation】

1. petrol n. 汽油

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2. desperately adv. 绝望地

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3. considerably = tremendous

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considerate 体贴的

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4. gain 和 again 的 ai 发音不同，again /ə'ɡɛn/ n读音别忘了

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5. occasion 的 sion 读音像人，而不是坏银的银

6. dismay [dɪsˈmeɪ], the worry, disappointment, or unhappiness you feel when something unpleasant and unexpected happens.

in/with dismay & to somebody's dismay

7. them 弱读

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8. 停顿和断句的规则，大致有五点：

1）遇到标点符号后停顿一下

2）整个主语讲完后，停顿一下。

3）连词或者连接副词前停顿一下。

4 ）介词前停顿一下。

5）That 从句或者其他从句前停顿一下。

【Words & Expression】

1. swing v. 转向

2. speedboat n. 快艇

3. companion n. 同伙，伙伴

4. water ski （由快艇牵引水橇）滑水

5. buoy n. 浮标

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6. dismay n. 沮丧

7. tremendous adj. 巨大的

8. drift v. 漂动，漂流

9. hit 打击 hitman 职业杀手

10. cyber- 前缀 relating to computers, especially to messages and information on the Internet cyber-shoppers

cyber crime 网络犯罪 criminal activity that involves the use of computers or the Internet

11. get over with it [口]一劳永逸地做完(不愉快但不得不做的事), 把...做完了事

12. internet troll 网络喷子

13. out of control 失控