Lesson 6 Out of control
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文章講解

As the man tried to swing the speedboat round, the steering wheel came away in his hands. He waved desperately to his companion, who had been water skiing for the last fifteen minutes. Both men had hardly had time to realize what was happening when they were thrown violently into the sea. The speedboat had struck a buoy, but it continued to move very quickly across the water. Both men had just begun to swim towards the shore, when they noticed with dismay that the speedboat was moving in a circle. It now came straight towards them at tremendous speed. In less than a minute, it roared past them only a few feet away. After it had passed, they swam on as quickly as they could because they knew that the boat would soon return. They had just had enough time to swim out of danger when the boat again completed a circle. On this occasion, however, it had slowed down considerably. The petrol had nearly all been used up. Before long, the noise dropped completely and the boat began to drift gently across the water.

一、詞匯部分
1.swing/swɪŋ/ v. 轉向
2.speedboat/ˈspiːd.boʊt/ n. 快艇
擴展：speeding 超速
例句：I got a ticket for speeding last week.
擴展：bring me up to speed = keep me posted

3.desperately /ˈdes.pɚ.ət.li/ adv. 絕望地
例：The company is in desperate need of young blood to bring in new ideas.
例：I don't want to look too eager/desperate.

4.companion/kəmˈpæn.jən/ n. 同伙，伙伴
擴展：accompany v.陪伴
例句：Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult.
日常：go with/come with
例句：Do you want me to go with you to the station?

5.water ski （由快艇牽引水橇）滑水
6.buoy/ˈbuː.i/ n. 浮標
7.dismay/dɪˈsmeɪ/ n. 沮喪
8.tremendous/trɪˈmen.dəs/ adj. 巨大的
9.petrol/ˈpet.rəl/ n. 汽油
擴展：gas station 加油站

10.drift/drɪft/ v. 漂動，漂流
11.gently/ˈdʒen.t̬əl/ adv. 緩慢地，輕輕地

二、文章講解部分

1. As the man tried to swing the speedboat round, the steering wheel came away in his hands. He waved desperately to his companion, who had been water skiing for the last fifteen minutes.

知識點:
語法復習：as 用法
try的用法
1)I'd like to try this on.
2)Dude don't even try it
3)let me have a try.
4)nice try! 得了吧！
5)Can I try a size 8?

車的生活名詞

Excuse me, how can I get to…?/where is the…?/can you tell me the way to …?

At the airport

CHECK-IN WORKER: Hello. Where are you flying today?
YOU: Hi, ________________ to London, England.
I fly
to fly
I'm flying


CHECK-IN WORKER: Can I see your ticket and your passport, please?
YOU: Sure. Here's my passport. And here's my ________________.
paper
e-ticket
online purchase

CHECK-IN WORKER: Thank you. Would you like a window seat?
YOU: No, I'd like an ________________ seat please.
aisle
isolated
open passage

CHECK-IN WORKER: OK, and is all this luggage yours?
YOU: These ________________ are mine.
twoluggages
two bags
twobaggages

CHECK-IN WORKER: All right. One of your bags is overweight... I'm going to have to charge you for the excess weight.
YOU: I see. How much ________________ do I have to pay? And can I pay by credit card?
cash
over
extra

CHECK-IN WORKER: $30 dollars more, sir, and yes, we do accept credit cards.

Shopping part 1

CLERK: Can I help you find something?
YOU: Yes, do you have this dress in _____________?
bigger
larger
a bigger size

CLERK: What size are you looking for?
YOU: Size 6... But if you have a size 8, I'll _______________ as well.
try it on
try to
try for it

CLERK: OK, let me check in the back... (COMES BACK) There you go... I found the dress in a size 8...
YOU: Thanks. Where are your ____________ rooms?
fitting
trying
trying-on

CLERK: Just around the corner... Let me know if you need anything else.
(YOU TRY ON THE DRESS)
CLERK: So how did that fit?
CLERK: Not too good... I think I need a ____________ size.
less
smaller
not so big

CLERK: That's the smallest size we have in that color... Would you like me to look for another color?
YOU: No, I like this color... Thanks ____________.
anytime
anyway
always

Shopping part 2

STORE CLERK: Can I help you find something?
YOU: Yes, does this scarf _____________ in yellow?
arrive
have
come

STORE CLERK: No we don't have it in yellow... only in black, red, and orange.
YOU: Oh, OK. And it's _______________, right?
being sold
on sale
on discount

STORE CLERK: Yes, it is. All our scarves and hats are 20% off today and tomorrow.
YOU: And ____________ the gloves?
what
what if
what about

STORE CLERK: They're normal price.
YOU: These gloves don't have a ____________. How much are they?
price tag
paper
information

STORE CLERK: Those are... $15.99.
YOU: OK, I'll ____________... Could you wrap them up for me? They're a present.
take
take them
purchase