lesson 33 out of darkness

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Nearly a week passed before the girl was able to explain what had happened to her. One afternoon she set out from coast in the small boat

and was caught in the storm.0

coast:海岸；海滨

beach：沙滩；海滩；海滨；湖滨

shore：岸,滨，国家(尤指滨海国家)

coastal cities沿海城市

catch atrain/plane  赶上

be caught in a storm/shower 陷入风暴/阵雨

catch a cold 感冒

catch sight of/lose sight of 看见

catch one’s eye 吸引某人注意

eye catching 吸引眼球

storm into 气冲冲进去

storm out of place气冲冲出来

snow storm 暴风雪

sand storm 沙尘暴

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Toward evening，the boat struck a rock and the girl jumped into the sea. Then she swam to the shore after

spending the whole night in the water.

hit a rock 撞到一个巨石

The song became a massive hit then(一时流行)

massive 巨大的;大而重；结实的；非常严重的；

There was evidence of massive fraud [frɔːd]（欺诈）

pick up a rock/stone 捡起一块石头

you jump，I jump

jump a queue 插队

high jump/long

jump 跳高/跳远

jump up and down 蹦蹦跳跳

swim-swam-swum to… 游向

图-3

During that time she covered a distance of eight miles

Early next morning, She saw a light ahead

Early/late inthe morning

Light a cigarette [ˌsɪɡəˈret]香烟

You light up my life

In light of 根据…情况

We need to look ahead and think ahead 向前看

go ahead指让对方继续说下去

ahead of time/schedule 提前

I walked ahead of you then 那个时候我走在你前面

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She knew she was near the shore because the light was high up on the cliffs. On arriving at the shore，the

girl struggled up the cliffs  toward to the light（that）she had seen

the edge of acliff/cape

On hearing the news, he jumped with joy(一…就…)

struggle to do= strive to do 奋斗,努力…;挣扎

v.努力; 奋斗; 力争; 力求;

He strives hard to keep himself very fit

他努力地保持身体健康。

struggle against adversity 与困境作斗争

adversity 

n.困境; 逆境;

He showed courage[ˈkʌrɪdʒ]（勇气） in adversity.

图-5

That was all She remembered. When She woke up a day a later, She found herself in hospital

That was all

That was all （that） she remembered 定于从句

=That was what They remembered

That’s all I have/want

That’s all that （what）matters(that是做主语)

in hospital(住院) VS in the hospital(在医院)