新二86课 Out of control 失控
New words and expressions 生词和短语
1. swing (v.) 转向
① 过去式与过去分词同形：swung
② 【例句】He swung the car into a one-way street. 他转弯把车驶入了单行道。
③ 当动词讲的第二个意思是：摇摆，挥舞
【例句】The soldiers swung their arms as they marched. 士兵们行进时摆动着双臂。
④ swing 当名词讲表示“秋千”
【例句】The kids were playing on the swings. 孩子们在荡秋千。
⑤ in full swing 全力以赴
⑥ swings and roundabouts 有得必有失
2. speedboat (n.) 快艇
①【例句】They travelled on the lake by speedboat. 他们乘快艇在湖上游荡。
②【联想】steamship 汽船
3. desperately (adv.) 绝望地
① 绝望地；拼命地，不顾一切地
【例句】He looked round desperately for someone to help him. 他绝望地四处张望，希望有人能来帮他。
② 非常地
【例句】He is desperately important to me. 他对我来说非常重要。
③ desperately need 急需
④ despair (n.) 绝望
4. companion (n.) 同伙，伙伴
① 【例句】His dog became his clost companion during the last years of his life. 他的狗成了他晚年最亲密的伙伴。
② constant companion 形影不离的伙伴
③ 另外，还有伴侣，陪伴，匹配之外的意思
④ 近义词: partner 同伙，伙伴，合伙人
5. water ski （由快艇牵引水撬）滑水
① (n.) water skiing 滑水运动
② 【例句】Water skiing is an exciting sport. 滑水是一项很刺激的运动。
③ ski 滑雪 skate 滑冰
6. buoy (n.) 浮标
①【例句】In the dark he did not notice the buoys. 黑暗中他没有注意到浮标。
② 【联想】buoyancy (n.) 浮力 buoyant (adj.) 有浮力的
7. dismay (n.) 沮丧
① with dismay 沮丧地
【例句】Dan read his exam results with dismay. 丹沮丧地看着自己的考试成绩。
② in dismay 沮丧地
【例句】 They stared at each other in dismay. 他们沮丧地望着对方。
③ to sb’s dismay 令。。。沮丧的是
【例句】I found to my dismay that I had left my notes behind.令我沮丧的是，我发现我忘了拿笔记。
④ fill sb. with dismay 使。。。忧心忡忡
【例句】The thought of making the journey filled him with dismay. 一想到要出远门，他
就忧心忡忡。
⑤ dismay (v.) 使（某人）担忧【失望，伤心】
be dismayed to do sth. 做。。。是失望的什么电影最恐怖
【例句】I was dismayed to find that the boy I loved for years had a girlfriend. 我失望地发现，我爱了很多年的男孩有女朋友。
8. tremendous (adj.) 活跃的近义词巨大的
一师一课 ① 【例句】I learned a tremendous amount in a short time. 我在短时间内学到了大量东西。
② 另外一个意思：了不起的，精彩的=excellent
③ 同义词：huge 巨大的 enormous 巨大的，庞大的
9. petrol (n.) 汽油
① We ran out of petrol. 我们的汽油用完了。
② 形近词：petroleum (n.) 石油
③ 【联想】oil 石油 gas 气体 gasoline 汽油
10. drift (v.) 漂动，漂流
① 漂流；飘移 （+ out/ towards）
例句：The rubber raft drifted out to a. 橡皮筏子漂向大海。
② （毫无计划或漫无目的地）漂泊 (+ around/along)
例句：Ben spent the year drifting around Europe. 本一年来一直在欧洲各地漂泊。
③ on the drift （船）漂流
④ drift away （人）渐渐离开，（烟雾等）慢慢散去
11. gently (adv.) 缓慢地，轻轻地
①【例句】He touched the keys gently. 他轻轻地触动琴键。
② gentle (adj.) 温和的
③ gentleman (n.) 绅士
④【扩展】slowly 慢慢地 lightly 轻轻地
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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 fif
teen minutes. Both men had hardly had time to realize what was happening when they were thrown violently into the a. 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 pasd, they swam on as quickly as they could becau 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 ud up. Before long, the noi dropped completely and the boat began to drift gently across the water.
1. 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.
①留守儿童数据 As 在这里表示“当。。。的时候”
② the steering wheel 方向盘
不佞③ come away 脱手~
例句：I didn’t break it! The handle came away in my hand.不是我折断的！我一碰，这个把手自己就掉下来了。
④ wave to… 朝。。。挥手~
wave sb. goodbye= wave goodbye to sb. 挥手告别
草字头召 握手：shake hands
2. Both men had hardly had time to realize what was happening when they were thrown violently into the a. The speedboat had struck a buoy, but it continued to move very quickly across the water.
① what 引宾从，做主语
② had hardly had time 过去完成时
③ struck 为strike 的过去分词，意思为“撞到”
3. 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 tremend
ous speed.
① at … speed 以。。。速度
a speed of 60 mph 表达时速
at top/full speed 以最高速度，全速
at high/low speed 汤姆猫简笔画以高速、低速
4. In less than a minute, it roared past them only a few feet away. After it had pasd, they swam on as quickly as they could becau they knew that the boat would soon return.
① In less than a minute 不到一分钟
反义次：more than 多余
at least = at the least 至少
5. 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.
① out of danger 脱险
out of control 失控
out of 。。。 没有。。。
② On this occasion 这一次，这种情况~
③ considerably 可观地~
6.The petrol had nearly all been ud up. Before long, the noi dropped completely and the boat began to drift gently across the water.
① u up 用光。。。= run out of…
② Before long 没过多久
long before 生源所在地怎么填很久以前
5道题测试：
1.Experts think that recently discovered painting may be
Picasso.
A. the; 不填 B. a, the C. a , 不填 D. the, a
选第四个
2. He decided that he would drive all the way home inside of at a hotel for the night.
A. putting down B. putting off C. putting on D. putting up
选第四个
3. -----Can I come and have a look at your new hou?
------Yes, !
A. with pleasure B. I like it C. I quite agree D. by all means
选第四个
4. If they win the final tonight, the team are going to tour around the city by their enthusiastic supporters.
A. being cheered B. be cheered C. to be cheered D. were cheered
选第三个
5. Between the two parts of the concert is an interval, the audience can buy ice-cream.
A. when B. where C. that D. which
选第一个
