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33 Out of the Darkness

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.

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。 她知道已经接近岸边了，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。

Words

  • coast /kost/ n. 海岸
    1. In contrast to a coast, a shore can border any body of water, while the coast must border an ocean or a sea.
    2. Therefore, in that sense, a coast is a type of shore.
    3. One afternoon she set out from the coast in a small boat.
  • was /wʌz/ caught /kɔt/ in /ɪn/ 遇到
  • storm /stɔrm/ n. 暴风雨
    1. She was/got caught in a storm.
    2. was/how/who…
  • struck /strʌk/ 撞
  • rock /rɑk/ n. 礁石
    1. Towards evening, the boat struck a rock.
    2. Did the boat strike a rock towards evening?
  • shore /ʃɔr/ 岸
  • cliffs /klɪfs/ n. 悬崖
    1. After they climbed up the cliff, they cooked a mean over an open fire.
    2. It is easy for him to climb the cliff.
    3. My father used to take me to the cliff.（L31）
  • struggled /ˈstrʌɡəld/ v. 挣扎
    1. The girl struggled up the cliff towards the light.
  • explain /ɪkˈsplen/ v. 解释
    1. Please explain this to me like I am five years old.
    2. I don’t know how to explain it.
    3. She must have explained this to her husband.
  • light /laɪt/ n. 光
    1. Can you see the light there?
    2. If you can see the light on the coast, just swim towards it.（L16）
    3. The light went out last night, and the room was in total darkness.
  • ahead /əˈhɛd/ adv. 在前面
    1. Be careful, school ahead.
    2. Early next morning, she saw a light ahead.
  • hospital /ˈhɑspɪtl/ n. 医院
    1. This hospital was built years ago.（L10）
    2. This hospital must have been built years ago.（L21）
    3. This hospital used to be a cinema.（L31）

Expressions

  • set out from 从……出发
  • be caught in a storm 遭遇暴风雨
  • strike a rock 撞上礁石
  • cover a distance 走一段距离
  • wake up 醒来