练习材料:
Lesson86 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 violently 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.
æz ðə mæn traɪd tuː swɪŋ ðə ˈspiːdbəʊt raʊnd, ðə ˈstɪərɪŋwiːl keɪm əˈweɪ ɪn hɪz hændz. hiː weɪvd ˈdɛspərɪtli tuː hɪz kəmˈpænjən, huː hæd biːn ˈwɔːtə-ˈskiːɪŋ fɔː ðə lɑːst ˈfɪfˈtiːn ˈmɪnɪts. bəʊθ mɛn hæd ˈhɑːdli hæd taɪm tuː ˈrɪəlaɪz wɒt wɒz ˈhæpnɪŋ wɛn ðeɪ wɜː θrəʊn ˈvaɪələnt1waɪ ˈɪntuː ðə siː. ðə ˈspiːdbəʊt hæd strʌk ə bɔɪ, bʌt ɪt kənˈtɪnju(ː)d tuː muːv ˈvɛri ˈkwɪkli əˈkrɒs ðə ˈwɔːtə. bəʊθ mɛn hæd ʤʌst bɪˈgʌn tuː swɪm təˈwɔːdz ðə ʃɔː. wɛn ðeɪ ˈnəʊtɪst wɪð dɪsˈmeɪ ðæt ðə ˈspiːdbəʊt wɒz ˈmuːvɪŋ ɪn ə ˈsɜːkl. ɪt naʊ keɪm streɪt təˈwɔːdz ðɛm æt trɪˈmɛndəs spiːd. ɪn lɛs ðæn ə ˈmɪnɪt, ɪt rɔːd pɑːst ðɛm ˈəʊnli ə fjuː fiːt əˈweɪ. ˈɑːftər ɪt hæd pɑːst, ðeɪ swæm ɒn æz ˈkwɪkli æz ðeɪ kʊd bɪˈkɒz ðeɪ njuː ðæt ðə bəʊt wʊd suːn rɪˈtɜːn. ðeɪ hæd ʤʌst hæd ɪˈnʌf taɪm tuː swɪm aʊt ɒv ˈdeɪnʤə wɛn ðə bəʊt əˈgɛn kəmˈpliːtɪd ə ˈsɜːkl. ɒn ðɪs əˈkeɪʒən, haʊˈɛvə, ɪt hæd sləʊd daʊn kənˈsɪdərəbli. ðə ˈpɛtrəl hæd ˈnɪəli ɔːl biːn juːzd ʌp. bɪˈfɔː lɒŋ, ðə nɔɪz drɒpt kəmˈpliːtli ænd ðə bəʊt bɪˈgæn tuː drɪft ˈʤɛntli əˈkrɒs ðə ˈwɔːtə.
任务配置:
L0+L4
知识笔记:
新词:swing 摇摆,摆动;speed-boat 快艇;steering-wheel 方向盘;desperately 绝望地,不顾一切地;companion 同伴;violently 暴力地;buoy 浮标;dismay 使惊愕;tremendous 极大地;roar 吼叫,咆哮;considerably 非常;
新词:come away 离开;
练习感悟:
还不错还不错,新年第一次!!