新概念 2 L33 Out of the darkness 冲出黑暗

词汇

  • darkness n. 黑暗
  • explain vt. 解释
    • A dictionary explains the meaning of words.
    • explain sth. to sb.
    • explain oneself 自辩
    • explanation n. 解释
      • give sb a explanation for
  • coast 海岸（总称，海、海岸、海边建筑等等）
    • the west coast of Africa
    • shore 岸
    • beach 沙滩
    • seaside 海滨
      • a seaside city
  • storm
  • pebble 卵石
  • ahead adv. 在前头，向前
    • ahead of time 提前
    • go ahead 请自便
  • cliff 悬崖
  • struggle vt. 挣扎，扭打
    • with sb.
    • The two boys are struggling together.
    • struggle to do 努力做某事
      • work hard
      • try to do

原文

Nearly a week passed before the girl was able to explain what had happened to her. One afternoon she set out from the coast in a small boat and was caught in a storm. Towards evening, the boat struck a rock and the girl jumped into the sea. Then she swam to the shore after spending the whole night in the water. During that time she covered a distance of eight miles. Early next morning, she saw a light ahead. She knew she was near the shore because the light was high up on the cliffs. On arriving at the shore, the girl struggled up the cliff towards the light she had seen. That was all she remembered. When she woke up a day later, she found herself in hospital.

参考译文：

几乎过了一个星期，那姑娘才能讲述自己的遭遇。一天下午，她乘小船从海岸出发，遇上了风暴。天将黑时，小船撞在了一块礁石上，姑娘跳进了海里。她在海里游了整整一夜才游到岸边。在那段时间里，她游了 8 英里。第二天凌晨，她看到前方有灯光，知道自己已经接近岸边了，因为那灯光是在高高的峭壁上。到达岸边后，姑娘朝着她看到的灯光方向挣扎着往峭壁上爬去。她所记得的就是这些。第二天她醒来时，发现自己躺在医院里。

  • pass 时间流逝
    • Three days passed and I had not found a job.
    • go by
      • As time went by, we knew each other better.
    • fly
      • Doesn’t time fly?
      • How time flies!
    • tick away
      • I watched the minutes tick away.
  • be caught in … 被困在
  • towards + 时间
  • strike - struck - struck
  • swim - swam - swum
  • 语法：on + doing
    • When I reached the age of 21, I received a large sum of money from my uncle.
      • 省略：When reaching the age of 21, I received a large sum of money from my uncle.
      • On / Upon reaching the age of 21, I received a large sum of money from my uncle.