Lesson 86 Out of control 失控
【New words and expressions】（11）
swing （swung ,swung） v. 转向 speedboat n. 快艇
desperately adv. 绝望地 companion n. 同伙，伙伴
water ski （由快艇牵引水橇）滑水 buoy n. 浮标
dismay n. 沮丧 tremendous adj. 巨大的
petrol n. 汽油 drift v. 漂动，漂流
gently adv. 缓慢地，轻轻地
一．單詞講解：
★ swing （1） v. 转向、突然轉向、轉變方向、轉變思想
（swung ,swung）
eg：I wanted to swing round and shout at him . 我想转向他吼叫。
eg：That bicycle will swing around the corner .
那輛自行車將在轉彎處轉彎。
eg：It’s impossible to swing a car in such a narrow path like this .
這樣一個狹窄的道路上不可能掉轉汽車方向的。
no room to swing a cat ＝ no enough room to swing a cat
無轉身之地、過於狹窄
（2） v. 擺動、使擺動
eg：It’s bad manners to awing your legs while eating .
吃飯時晃動雙腳是不禮貌的。
eg：The monkey is swinging itlf from tree to tree.
猴子在樹上從這棵樹蕩到那棵樹。
（3） n. 擺動、振動
eg：The swing of the ship makes me sick .船的晃動讓我感到想吐。一边的拼音
（4） n.鞦韆
eg：There are some swings in the park . 公園裡有許多鞦韆。
get on a swing 上鞦韆 ； swing shift 中班工人（美口語）
小孩发热怎么办
豁然开朗是什么意思★ speedboat n. 快艇
speedway（美）高速公路、賽車跑道
speed n. 速度、速率 ； run at full speed 全速
at a speed of 40 miles an hour每小時 40英里的速度
at speed 以高速 ； speedy adj. 快速的、及時的
a speedy reply 及時的回答
★ desperately （1） adv. 陈姓男孩取名绝望地、不顧一切的、情急的
eg：He said desperately that the opposing team was too strong for us .
對手對我們說太強大了。
（2） adv. 極度地 eg：He was desperately busy . 他極度地忙。
desperate （1） adj. 不顧一切的、亡命地
make desperate efforts to do sth 拼命地做某事
eg：The desperate thief shot at the policeman .
亡命的小偷向警察開槍。
（2） adj. 悲觀的、幾乎沒有希望的日本柴犬
eg：Her illness is desperate , but not hopeless.
她的病不樂觀但並不是毫無希望。
蒙田随笔（3） adj. 渴望的、很渴望的
be desperate for sth ＝ be desperate to do sth 極度渴望要（做）某事
eg：He was desperate for fame . 他渴望有個名聲。
eg：He is desperate to pass the entrance exam . 他渴望通過了入學考試
★ companion （1） n. 同英语称呼伙，伙伴
eg：Bad companions can lead young people astray .
不良同伴可導致青少年誤入歧途。
a companion in arms 戰友
a lifelong companion 一個終身的伴侶
（2） n. 旅伴
eg：I had a good companion while traveling . 在旅途中我有一個好旅伴。
（3） 看護婦（受顧陪伴老婦或病人的婦女）
a hospital companion 醫院的婦工
★ water ski （由快艇牵引水橇）滑水
ski 滑雪 ； go skiing 去滑雪
skate 滑冰 ； go skating 去滑冰
★ buoy n. 浮标、救生圈
life buoy 救生圈
buoyancy n. 浮力、樂觀的性情
buoyant adj. 樂觀的 、輕鬆愉快的
buoyantly adv. 樂觀地,輕松愉快地
★ dismay （1） n. 沮丧、驚慌、膽怯
in dismay ＝ with dismay 驚慌
to one’s dismay 使驚慌的昰
（2）v.使驚慌、使膽怯
be dismayed at 對某事驚慌
eg：She was dismayed at the news .聽到這個消息她非常驚慌。
★ tremendous adj. （大小、數量、程度） 驚人的、巨大的
a tremendous explosion 極大的爆炸聲
a tremendous effort 極大的努力
eg ：He ran at a tremendous speed . 他以驚人的速度跑。
tremendously adv. [triˈmendəsli]ad.可怕地；極大地
eg：The exam was tremendously difficult . 這次考試非常困難
★ petrol n. 汽油
gas ＝ gasoline 汽油
petrol station ＝ gas station ＝ filling station n. 加油站
petroleum 石油 ； petro 岩石 ； oleum ['əuliəm] 油
★ drift （1） v. 漂动，漂流
eg：The raft was drifting down the river . 這木筏漂流順流而下
eg：The wind drifted the boat toward the shore.風把船吹向岸邊。
（2） n. 漂流、漂移
the drift of an iceberg 冰山的漂移
the drift of population from country to city . 人口從鄉村遷移到城市
（3）n. 漂流物
big drifts of snow 吹積成的大雪堆
a drift of dead leaves 吹積成的枯葉堆
driftwood 漂木
★ gently （1） adv. 缓慢地，轻轻地
eg：Handle the glassware gently .小心的處理玻璃器皿。
（2）adv. 溫柔地
eg：She spoke gently to the frightened child .
她溫柔的和那個嚇壞的孩子說話。
拨弄拼音gentle （1） adj. 溫柔地、和善的
eg：He is a very gently person . 他是個很溫和的人。
eg：Mothers are always gentle with their babies .
母親總是溫柔的對待她們的嬰兒。
（2） adj. 和緩的 / mild
speak in a gentle voice . 以和緩的語調說話。
a gentle slope 和緩的斜坡
（3）adj. 馴服的
a gentle hor 一匹馴服的馬 ； as gentle as a lamb 性情溫順如小羊
二．Key structures：
1.過去完成時：had + done
含義：表示過去某時之前以經做完，即過去的過去。
2.過去完成進行時：had been doing
含義：表示過去某時之前一直在進行著。
【Text】
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 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 droppe
d completely and the boat began to drift gently across the water.
