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As the man tried to swing the speedboat round, the steering wheel came away in his hands.
当那人想让快艇转弯时，方向盘竟脱手了。
came away in his hands 是失控源头。
He waved desperately to his companion, who had been water skiing for the last fifteen minutes.
他绝望地向他的伙伴挥手，他的伙伴在过去的15分钟里一直在滑水。
Both men had hardly had time to realize what was happening when they were thrown violently into the sea.
他们两个还没来得及意识到究竟发生了什么事情，就被猛地抛入了海里。
The speedboat had struck a buoy, but it continued to move very quickly across the water.
快艇撞上了浮标，但仍然高速在水面上移动。
continued to move 表示危险并未因撞击结束。
Both men had just begun to swim towards the shore, when they noticed with dismay that the speedboat was moving in a circle.
两个人刚开始向岸边游去，就突然惊愕地发现快艇正在转着圈行驶，它现在正以惊人的速度直冲他们驶来。
It now came straight towards them at tremendous speed.
不到1分钟的工夫，它从离他们只有几英尺远的地方呼啸着驶了过去。
In less than a minute, it roared past them only a few feet away.
快艇过去之后，他们以最快的速度向前游去，因为他们知道快艇马上就要转回来。
After it had passed, they swam on as quickly as they could because they knew that the boat would soon return.
他们刚刚来得及游出危险区，快艇就又转完了一圈。
They had just had enough time to swim out of danger when the boat again completed a circle.
然而这一次它的速度慢多了。
On this occasion, however, it had slowed down considerably.
汽油几乎已经用光。
The petrol had nearly all been used up.
汽油几乎快用完了。
危险结束的原因不是人为控制，而是燃料耗尽。
Before long, the noise dropped completely and the boat began to drift gently across the water.
单元概要
本课写快艇失控后，两个人一边在海里逃命，一边躲避快艇不断绕圈冲回来的危险。重点是动作链、时态先后和那种“危险暂时过去又马上回来”的节奏感。
精读导图 1. 先写方向盘脱手，快艇失控。 2. 再写两人在海中不断躲避快艇回旋冲撞。 3. 最后靠汽油耗尽让危机自然结束。 精读关注 - in a circle - used up 的结果感
单词表
| 单词 | 音标 | 释义 | 精讲 |
|---|---|---|---|
| swing | /swɪŋ/ | 转向 |
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| speedboat | /ˈspiːdbəʊt/ | 快艇 |
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| desperately | /ˈdespərətli/ | 绝望地 |
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| buoy | /bɔɪ/ | 浮标 |
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| dismay | /dɪsˈmeɪ/ | 惊愕；沮丧 |
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| tremendous | /trəˈmendəs/ | 巨大的；惊人的 |
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| petrol | /ˈpetrəl/ | 汽油 |
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| drift | /drɪft/ | 漂流 |
|
短语
| 短语 | 意思 |
|---|---|
| come away in one's hands | 在手中脱落 |
| be thrown into | 被甩进…… |
| at tremendous speed | 以惊人速度 |
| in a circle | 转着圈 |
| use up | 耗尽 |
语法点
had hardly ... when ...
原文用 had hardly had time to realize... when... 写出几乎来不及反应，事故就发生了。
相似句：
- He had hardly sat down when the phone rang.
- We had hardly left when it started to rain.
过去完成时交代先前撞击
the speedboat had struck a buoy 说明在人物发现新危险前，撞浮标已发生。
相似句：
- The train had already left when we arrived.
- She had locked the door before going upstairs.
because 引导原因
they swam on... because they knew... 直接把动作和判断连起来。
相似句：
- He ran because he heard a shout.
- She stayed calm because she knew help was coming.
读写提示
- 这课要按“失控 - 回旋 - 再冲来 - 油尽停下”顺序复述。
- 每次危险重新回来一次，紧张感就上升一次。
- 像 buoy、petrol 这样的细节很重要，别省掉。
- 惊险故事很适合积累速度和方向表达。
考点
4
考点
4第 1 / 4 题
真正的危险是什么？