英语专业四级听力50篇 16 A Qualified Pilot

The captain of a small ship had to go along a rocky coast, but he was unfamiliar¹ with it, so he tried to find a qualified² pilot to guide him. He went ashore³ in one of the small ports, and a local fisherman pretended that he was a pilot because he needed some money. The captain took him on board and asked him where to steer⁴ the ship.

After half an hour the captain began to suspect that the fisherman did not really know what he was doing and where he was going.

"Are you sure you are a qualified pilot?" he asked.

"Oh, yes," answered the fisherman. "I know every rock on this part of the coast."

Suddenly there was a terrible crash from under the ship. At once the fisherman added, "And that’s one of them."

1 unfamiliar   

adj.陌生的，不熟悉的

参考例句：

• I am unfamiliar with the place and the people here.我在这儿人地生疏。
• The man seemed unfamiliar to me.这人很面生。

2 qualified   

adj.合格的，有资格的，胜任的，有限制的

参考例句：

• He is qualified as a complete man of letters.他有资格当真正的文学家。
• We must note that we still lack qualified specialists.我们必须看到我们还缺乏有资质的专家。

3 ashore   

adv.在(向)岸上，上岸

参考例句：

• The children got ashore before the tide came in.涨潮前，孩子们就上岸了。
• He laid hold of the rope and pulled the boat ashore.他抓住绳子拉船靠岸。

4 steer   

vt.驾驶，为…操舵；引导；vi.驾驶

参考例句：

• If you push the car, I'll steer it.如果你来推车，我就来驾车。
• It's no use trying to steer the boy into a course of action that suits you.想说服这孩子按你的方式行事是徒劳的。