北师大版高中英语模块3--Unit 7 The Sea lessons4-2

[00:01.20]The boat was on the inside
[00:03.77]of the huge whirlpool
[00:05.79]and we were going round in circles
[00:07.84]at great speed.
[00:10.08]I saw clearly that there were other objects
[00:12.49]in the whirlpool-trees and barrels².
[00:16.42]I noticed that the heavier objects
[00:18.62]went down more quickly
[00:19.67]than the smaller,lighter ones.
[00:22.76]So I tied myself to a barrel¹ to help me float.
[00:26.78]I tried to make my brother understand,
[00:29.62]but he was terrified
[00:30.73]and stayed in the heavy boat.
[00:33.08]Without waiting,
[00:35.01]I dived into the sea to try and escape.
[00:38.87]As you can see,I did escape.
[00:41.98]I will bring my story quickly to a conclusion.
[00:45.50]Some time after I left the boat,
[00:47.65]with my brother in it,
[00:49.34]it sank into the bottom of the whirlpool.
[00:52.33]Soon afterwards,the whirlpool
[00:54.27]became less violent.
[00:56.21]Then the sky was clear,
[00:58.11]the wind calmer and the moon was shining.
[01:01.85]I was still tied to the barrel
[01:04.36]and the waves soon carried me to an area
[01:07.33]where the other fishermen were.
[01:09.72]In the end,a boat picked me up.
[01:12.21]I was very tired.
[01:14.40]The fishermen were my old friends.
[01:16.75]but they were unable to recognize me.
[01:19.10]When I told them my story,
[01:21.21]they did not believe it.
[01:23.52]Now I have told you,
[01:25.47]and I cannot expect you to believe me
[01:27.90]more than the fishermen did.
[01:30.59](Adapted from A Descent³ into the Maelstrom⁴
[01:33.90]by Edgar Allan Poe)
[01:34.82]

1 barrel   

n.圆桶；一桶的量；枪管；vt.把...装桶

参考例句：

• I drew off three pints of beer from the barrel.我从酒桶里抽出三品脱啤酒。
• The man rolled the barrel into the yard.那个人把圆桶滚进院子。

2 barrels   

n.桶( barrel的名词复数 )；枪[炮]管；一桶（的量）；桶（石油计量单位，相当于120 到159 升）

参考例句：

• The farmers put up the apples in barrels. 农夫们把苹果装入箱内。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The wine is aged for almost a year in oak barrels. 这葡萄酒已经在橡木桶里存放近一年了。 来自辞典例句

3 descent   

n.下降，下倾，斜坡，坡道，血统，世系

参考例句：

• We watched anxiously during her descent from the tree.我们焦急地看着她从树上爬下来。
• Many Americans are of English descent.许多美国人的祖籍是英国。

4 maelstrom   

n.大乱动；大漩涡

参考例句：

• Inside,she was a maelstrom of churning emotions.她心中的情感似波涛汹涌，起伏不定。
• The anxious person has the spirit like a maelstrom.焦虑的人的精神世界就像一个大漩涡。