86-Out of Control

杰瑞发布于2024-10-06

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What was the danger? 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.

  • swing n. 摇摆；秋千；摆动；音律；涨落
  • dismay n. 沮丧，灰心；惊慌
  • buoy n. 浮标；浮筒；救生圈；航标,[形] (of work or study)cursoryadj.粗略的；仓促的 superficialadj.表面的；肤浅的；表层的；浅薄的；外表的；表皮的；粗略的；外面的；粗枝大叶的 [名] floatv.浮动；漂浮；提出，提请考虑（想法或计划）；（使货币汇率）自由浮动；使漂流；飘动；飘移；（公司或企业）发行（股票）上市；轻盈走动 cork on a fishing line bobv.(使在水中)上下快速移动，摆动；把(头发)剪成齐短发
  • tremendoustrəˈmendəs adj. 极大的，巨大的；惊人的
circus; circle; tremendous speed; roared past; dismay; speedboat; drift; roar; ski; violently; buoy, desperately ; occasion; considerably; petrol; use up; the noise dropped; drift; across the water; As the man tried to swing the speedboat round, the steering wheel came away in his hands.
绝望；当那人试图把快艇转过来时，方向盘在他手里松开了。
He waved desperately to his companion, who had been water skiing for the last fifteen minutes.
他绝望地向同伴挥手，他的同伴在过去的十五分钟里一直在滑水。
they were thrown violently into the sea.
The speedboat had struck a buoy, but it continued to move very quickly across the water.
they noticed with dismay。
他们惊愕地注意到了
It now came straight towards them at tremendous speed.
In less than a minute, it roared past them only a few feet away.
不到一分钟，它就在几英尺外呼啸而过。
On this occasion, however, it had slowed down considerably.
然而，在这一次，它已经大大放缓了。
The petrol had nearly all been used up. Before long, the noise dropped completely and the boat began to drift gently across the water.
Just stop thinking , worrying , looking over your shoulder, wondering, doubting, fearing, hurting, hoping for some easy way out, struggling ... grinding away at yourself , stop it and just do.