《神奇树屋》 第十七册 Tonight On The Titanic 07 The Gift

       The lifeboat was waiting to go down. It looked tinyas it swung on cables at the side of the big ship. Thewater below looked black.

"Get in! Get in!" a uniformed man shouted.

"No, no," said William. He hid his face againstLucy's coat.

Lucy was shaking her head.

"I'd rather stay here," she said to Jack¹ and Annie.

Jack understood. The brightly lit Titanicseemed so solid and safe compared to the littlelifeboat.

"You can't stay here," said Annie. "The Titanic² isgoing to sink soon.""Very soon," said Jack.

Lucy kept shaking her head. Jack saw tears in hereyes.

"Lucy, we're telling the truth," said Jack. "You andWilliam are in great danger.""You have to be brave now," said Annie. "For yourbrother's sake."Lucy straightened up and tried to smile. "All right,"she said. "I will.""This way!" a man called. "Women and children!

This way, you four!"He pointed³ at them.

"Get in, " said Jack. He gently pushed Lucy andWilliam forward.

"Good-bye, Lucy," said Annie. "Good-bye, William."Lucy looked surprised.

"You're not coming?" she asked.

"No, we're going home another way," said Annie.

"Oh, dear," said Lucy. "I hope you'll be safe.""We will. Don't worry!" said Jack. "Wait, " saidLucy.

She reached into her coat pocket and pulled out asilver watch on a chain.

"This is a gift for both of you," she said. "It's ourfather's watch. We carried it on the voyage for goodluck. I have a feeling that the two of you were ourgood luck tonight."Jack looked at the watch as Lucy put it aroundAnnie's neck.

The time on the watch was 1:50.

There were only thirty minutes left! "Hurry, hurry!"he said.

Jack and Annie watched as a big man picked Lucyup and swung her into the little boat. Then he pickedWilliam up and put him in Lucy's lap.

"Bye!" cried Annie. She stepped forward to blow akiss.

Just then, the man picked Annie up. "No!" shoutedAnnie.

"Into the lifeboat, my dear!" the man said. And hetossed Annie into the lifeboat.

"No! No!" cried Jack.

Then the man reached for him, too. Jack jumpedaway just in time.

"Annie!" he yelled⁴. "Get out!"Annie tried to climb out of the lifeboat.

"Let me out!" she cried.

"Arf Arf!"Teddy barked from over Jack's shoulder.

The lifeboat jerked⁵. It started creaking down towardthe dark, cold sea.

"Come back!" Jack called.

But there was nothing he could do as Anniedisappeared from sight.

1 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

2 titanic   

adj.巨人的，庞大的，强大的

参考例句：

• We have been making titanic effort to achieve our purpose.我们一直在作极大的努力，以达到我们的目的。
• The island was created by titanic powers and they are still at work today.台湾岛是由一个至今仍然在运作的巨大力量塑造出来的。

3 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

4 yelled   

v.叫喊，号叫，叫着说( yell的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He yelled at the other driver. 他冲着另一位司机大叫。
• The lost man yelled, hoping someone in the woods would hear him. 迷路的人大声喊着，希望林子里的人会听见。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 jerked   

猛拉( jerk的过去式和过去分词 )； （使…）猝然一动[颤动]

参考例句：

• He jerked the phone away from her. 他猛然一下从她那儿把电话抢走。
• When she heard the news, she jerked upright in surprise. 当听到这则消息时，她惊讶得跳了起来。