33. A Deadly Current p.213

 

　　It is a pity that every summer a few people drown at the beach. In some cases, these people were goodswimmers. So how did it happen? Riptide!
Riptide is a strong underwater current. It moves quickly away from shore and out to sea. It appearssuddenly and pulls its victim under and far off shore. Therefore, people should make it a rule never toswim too far out from the beach.
If you find yourself in a riptide, don't panic. And by no means should you try to go against the tideand swim back to shore. You'll tire yourself out and probably drown. Instead, swim parallel¹ to the beach.
A riptide is very narrow. So just a few strokes³ in the right direction and you'll be out of danger.

 

be all ears 洗耳恭听
You are dead right. 对极了    dead adv.绝对地，完全地   deadly 致命的
be at sea    When we talked about business, I was at sea.   I am puzzled by what you said.
I make it a rule to get off early.
be in the habit of
By no means is he nice.  By no means did he tell the truth.
instead, ... = on the contrary
stroke² n.(游泳的)划
 

1 parallel   

n.相似处；平行线；纬线；adj.平行的；类似的

参考例句：

• This is the parallel points in the characters of different men.这就是不同人物间个性上的类似之处。
• The growth of the two towns was almost parallel.这两个城镇的发展几乎相同。

2 stroke   

n.笔画，击打，连续的动作，中风，心跳；vt.奉承，轻抚； vi.击打，心跳...

参考例句：

• He drove in a nail with one stroke of the hammer.他一锤就把钉子敲进去了。
• He broke the lock with one stroke of the hammer.他一锤就把锁砸坏了。

3 strokes   

中风； a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain.； （游泳或划船的）划( stroke的名词复数 )； 中风； （打、击等的）一下； （成功的）举动

参考例句：

• Apply the paint thickly in even strokes. 涂颜料要厚，笔画要匀。
• To improve your tennis strokes you try using a different grip. 为了提高你网球的击球法，你试试用另一种握拍方法。