Lesson 86 Out of control
As the man tried to swing the speed-boat 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 violent1y into the sea. The speed-boat 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 speed-boat 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.
swing [swɪŋ] 转向
steering-wheel 方向盘
speedboat 快艇
desperately [ˈdɛspərətli] 绝望的
companion [kəmˈpæniən] 伙伴、同伙
water ski 滑水
buoy [bɔɪ] 浮标
dismay [dɪsˈmeɪ] 沮丧
tremendous [trəˈmendəs] 巨大的
petrol [ˈpetrəl] 汽油
drift [drɪft] 漂动、漂流
gently 缓慢的、轻轻地
今天又有点懈怠了，直到晚上很晚了才想起来作业没做。坚持不容易，day by day.
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