Lesson 6 Out of Control
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文章讲解

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 sea. 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 passed, they swam on as quickly as they could because 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 used up. Before long, the noise dropped completely and the boat began to drift gently across the water.

二、文章讲解部分

2. Both men had hardly had time to realize what was happening when they were thrown violently into the sea. The speedboat had struck a buoy, but it continued to move very quickly across the water.

知识点:
1)both小用法

1) both与名词、代词连用
(1) both＋of＋the/ 物主代词/指示代词+名词，如：
① Both of the cars are out of my budget.
② I bought both of these paintings in India last month.
③ Both of his sons are teachers.

(2) both直接修饰名词时，不加of。如
I like both soccer and tennis.

(3) 在人称代词前一定要用both of, 不能说 both we或 both us, 但可以说us both, them both等。如：
① Both of us like skating. 我们俩都喜欢滑冰。　
② I want both of them. 两个我都要。
③ I like them both. 他们两个我都喜欢。

hardly adv.否定词，几乎不
例：I can hardly breathe.
例： I woke up with a stiff neck and could hardly turn my head.

语法点：have 的特殊性、宾语从句、状语从句

3. Both men had just begun to swim towards the shore, when they noticed with dismay that the speedboat was moving in a circle.

4. 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 passed, they swam on as quickly as they could because they knew that the boat would soon return.

知识点:
1) come
come on 后面跟人名，有时还加一句 you can do it.
例：Come on, Peter. You can do it.
Come down with
How come?
Come and go

2)pass/past
pass out 晕过去；I think I’m gonna pass out. I can’t even breathe.
Walk past 路过；I’ll walk past this shop every morning on my way to work.
Take a pass 算了；I think I’ll have to take a pass. I really need to prepare for my final.

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. The petrol had nearly all been used up. Before long, the noise dropped completely and the boat began to drift gently across the water.

知识点:
1)They had just had enough time….
2)Be used up
3)Before long/long before

口语扩展；在餐厅

"Can I get you a drink?"
"Can I get a drink for you?"
"Would you like to order a drink now?"
"What would you like to drink?"

"I'll take a coke."
"I'll have an orange juice."
"Water will be fine."
"Can I have a glass of water?"

"May I take your order?"
"What would you like to order?"
"Are you ready to order?"
"What would you like today?"
"Can I have a couple more minutes?"