yacht[jɑːt] vi. 乘游艇,驾游艇,go yachting, ch 不发音,德语的特征,外来词,词源可追溯至荷兰语"jacht"(狩猎船),16世纪被英语吸收后语义逐渐贵族化。57
拼写保留不发音的"ch",反映其外来词特征(源自德语拼写传统)。
He is expecting a pleasant sailing holiday in the Baltic Sea.
But the holiday turns into an adventure of a different kind.
The dinghy sailed smoothly across the lake.
in the mist
在雾中
a great splashing of oars.
桨的拍打声。
She was wearing a thick jacket , dark skirt and rubber boots and her rose-brown skin lent a delicious touch of color to the greyness of the sea and sky.