Out of control
- We are out of bread.
- He has been out of work for two months.
- The plane got out of control and crashed in the mountains.
As the man tried to swing the speedboat round, the steering wheel came away in his hands.
swing sth. round 调转sth.方向
- swing the speedboat round 把快艇调转方向
- Daddy, swing me round.爸爸，把我荡个圈。
- Can you swing your arms around and round?你可会摆动手臂绕成圆圈吗？
come away 脱落，离开，脱离，脱开
- When I tried to lift the suitcase, the handle came away.
He waved desperately to his companion, who had been water skiing for the last fifteen minutes.
desperately adv. 绝望地，拼命地，不顾一切地；非常，极其
- She was desperately looking for an out.她在拼命找一条脱身之计。
- I desperately fought the urge to giggle.我拼命地忍着不笑。
Both men had hardly had time to realize what was happening when they were thrown violently into the sea.
| Both men had hardly had time to realize | what was happening | when they were thrown violently into the sea. |
| had hardly had time过去完成(过去的过去) | was happening一般过去(正在进行) | were thrown一般过去(被动) |
| 时间状语主句 | （realize的）宾语从句 | 时间状语从句 |
| hardly…when… 当...的时间，还没有、几乎不... § | ||
The speedboat had struck a buoy, but it continued to move very quickly across the water.
| The speedboat had struck a buoy | but it continued to move very quickly across the water. |
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| had struck(先)过去完成 | continued(后)一般过去 |
Both men had just begun to swim towards the shore when they noticed with dismay that the speedboat was moving in a circle.
| Both men had just begun to swim towards the shore | when they noticed with dismay that the speedboat was moving in a circle. |
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| had begun 过去完成(过去的过去) | noticed...was moving 一般过去(过去进行) |
It now came straight towards them at tremendous speed.
| come | straight towards | sb. 朝sb.直奔而来径直向sb.走来 |
| go | the roads/sth..径直向公路走/奔向sth. | |
| run | her mom. 径直跑向她的妈妈 | |
| walk | the bus stop.径直走向公交车站 | |
| make | the mountain peak. 径直走向山顶。 |
After it had passed, they swam on as quickly as they could because they knew that the boat would soon return.
| After it had passed, | they swam on as quickly as they could | because they knew | that the boat would soon return. |
| 在它过去之后(船经过之后) | 他们尽可能快地继续游(swim on) | 因为他们知道(一般过去) | 船很快就会回来(过去将来) |
叙事过程（暗线）
| swim towards the shore 向岸边游去 | swam on as quickly as they could 尽可能快地游 | swim out of danger 游出危险区 |
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| Both men had just begun to swim towards the shore... | they swam on as quickly as they could | They had just had enough time to swim out of danger |
On this occasion, however, it had slowed down considerably.
| quickly adv.快速地；很快，马上 | slowed down considerably 大幅减速 |
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| it continued to move very quickly across the water. | ...it had slowed down considerably. |
The petrol had nearly all been used up.
use up 耗尽，用光，用完
- They have just bought a house and a car. They must have used up all their money.
- They have just bought a house and a car, so they must have used up all their money.
up 表示“彻底地，完全地”
- The child soon ate up the cake. 可与其他一些动词连用（ate up）
- She burned up all his letters. 烧起来；烧掉；发怒(burned up)
- Can you read up the book in two hours? 通过阅读学习(read up)
Before long, the noise dropped completely and the boat began to drift gently across the water.
drop vi. 减少，变弱，消失
- When he saw that Mary was annoyed, his voice dropped.
- We had to stay at home before the wind had dropped.
| violently adv.猛烈地 | gently adv.文静地，温柔地 |
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| ...they were thrown violently into the sea. | ...the boat began to drift gently across the water. |
| 时态 | 过去 | 现在 | 将来 | 过去将来 |
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| 一般 | L3 | L2 | L12 | L7、L9 |
| 进行 | L7 | L2 | L13 | - |
| 完成 | L9、L14 | L4、L5 | L37 | - |
| 完成进行 | L62、L86 | L52、L53、L76、L77 | L61、L85 | - |
Enough & Fairly
| Enough 形容词或副词之后,有“为了某种目的”的含义 | Fairly 表示“相当”通常修饰表示肯定意义的词 |
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