华尔街高级英语Lesson 31

1, So, here you are, at last.
2.It was as if he’d been expecting me. I moved back to the other end of the boat with my mind working fast. Fortunately, I had a knife on me, so I knew I would defend myself in case he attacked me. Anyway, he was obviously¹ very seriously injured². I had to stay in that boat; it was my only chance. It had small motor³ and I tried to start it.
3.You’re wasting your time. There’s no fuel.
4. Damn⁴!
5. “Listen, Roger. Don’t come near me. I’ve got a knife and I’ll use it.”
6. “You always were a clever bastard⁵, Hugo. Don’t worry, I haven’t got the strength to move.
7.There was a light wind, so we drifted⁶ slowly across that enormous⁷ ocean. The fog got thicker so I could see nothing at all. And then night fell. I didn’t dare⁸ to go to sleep, so I lay awake and watching all night long. I might have become dangerously weak from hunger. But fortunately I found a bar of chocolate, which I bought at Trinidad Airport.
8.Are you eating something, Hugo? Please give me some, I’m so hungry.
9.There isn’t enough for both of us.
10 The following morning, the fog had gone. And when the sun rose it became incredibly hot. The chocolate had given me such a terrible thirst that I thought I would die. Then I noticed the label⁹ on the motor. It said: water-cooled, fuel regularly¹⁰.
11.I hurriedly took the thing to pieces and found about half a litter of water. It was brown and rusty¹¹, but it saved my life. Temple was watching me.
12.Water. Give me some water, please.
13.Get you own water.
14. That water got me through the following day and night. But by the next morning I had finished it and, of course, I was terribly hungry as well. l was only half-conscious on that third day. I lay there quite still with one hand on my knife. At one point I thought Temple was attacking me. Keep away from me, I’ve told you I’ve got a knife.
15. But I was only imagining it. What a state I was in! I remember dreaming at one point that I was a child again, on a train going to Stockholm, and feeling terribly excited, and I looked around me and saw the land.
16.Only a few hundred meters away there was a small sandy beach with palm¹² trees all around. I thought it was another dream. I closed my eyes and looked again, and it was still there. Temple wasn’t moving. But just in case he was still alive, I took out my knife and made a large hole in the side of the dinghy.
17.It still felt like a dream. I jumped into the sea and somehow managed to swim to the shore. As I pulled myself onto the beach. I turned round to check that the dingy¹³ had sunk.
 18.Then I fell asleep on the beach where I lay until I was found by a couple of tourists.

1 obviously   

adv.显然；明白地

参考例句：

• Obviously they were putting him to a severe test.显然他们是在给他以严峻的考验。
• Obviously he was lying.显然他是在撒谎。

2 injured   

adj.受伤的

参考例句：

• Our best defender is injured and won't be able to play today.我们最佳的防守员受伤了，今天不能参加比赛。
• The injured men have been dug out of the snow.受伤人员从雪中被挖了出来。

3 motor   

adj.机动的，有引擎的，汽车的；n.发动机，马达，汽车；v.（用引擎）驱动

参考例句：

• A washing machine is run by a small electric motor.洗衣机由一台小电动机驱动。
• The motor usually operates well.这台发动机通常运转良好。

4 damn   

int.该死，他妈的；vt.指责，贬斥，诅咒

参考例句：

• Damn this useless typewriter!这台破打字机真该死！
• I knew damn well what he was going to say.我非常清楚他要说什么。

5 bastard   

n.坏蛋，混蛋；私生子

参考例句：

• He was never concerned about being born a bastard.他从不介意自己是私生子。
• There was supposed to be no way to get at the bastard.据说没有办法买通那个混蛋。

6 drifted   

漂( drift的过去式和过去分词 )； 吹积； 漂泊； 浮现

参考例句：

• The boat slipped its moorings and drifted out to sea. 船的系泊绳索滑落，船漂向大海。
• Cold and hungry, they drifted helplessly towards the Arctic. 他们又冷又饿，无助地漂向北极。

7 enormous   

adj.巨大的；庞大的

参考例句：

• An enormous sum of money is injected each year into teaching.每年都有大量资金投入到教学中。
• They wield enormous political power.他们行使巨大的政治权力。

8 dare   

n.敢，挑战；aux.敢；vi.敢；vt.敢于，勇于面对

参考例句：

• He didn't dare to look at her in the face.他不敢正眼看她。
• How dare you?Take your hand off me at once.放肆！马上把你的手挪开。

9 label   

n.卷标，标签，标记；称号，绰号；v.贴标签于，把…称为

参考例句：

• The label is on the inner side of the box.标签贴在盒子内侧。
• He has been given the label of "playboy".他被起了个“花花公子”的绰号。

10 regularly   

adv.有规则地，一丝不苟地，正式地

参考例句：

• Check the engine oil level regularly.要时常检查机油量。
• We meet regularly to discuss business.我们定期会面讨论事务。

11 rusty   

adj.生锈的；锈色的；荒废了的

参考例句：

• The lock on the door is rusty and won't open.门上的锁锈住了。
• I haven't practiced my French for months and it's getting rusty.几个月不用，我的法语又荒疏了。

12 palm   

n.手掌，棕榈，胜利；vt.与…握手，藏…于掌中

参考例句：

• That woman had her husband in the palm of her hand.那女人牢牢地控制住她丈夫。
• Palm trees grow all around the island.岛上到处长着棕榈树。

13 dingy   

adj.昏暗的，肮脏的

参考例句：

• It was a street of dingy houses huddled together. 这是一条挤满了破旧房子的街巷。
• The dingy cottage was converted into a neat tasteful residence.那间脏黑的小屋已变成一个整洁雅致的住宅。