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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.
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2. 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.
知識點:
1)both小用法
1) both與名詞、代詞連用
(1) both＋of＋the/ 物主代詞/指示代詞+名詞，如：
① Both of the cars are out of my budget.
② I bought both of these paintings in India last month.
③ Both of his sons are teachers.
(2) both直接修飾名詞時，不加of。如
I like both soccer and tennis.
(3) 在人稱代詞前一定要用both of, 不能說 both we或 both us, 但可以說us both, them both等。如：
① Both of us like skating. 我們倆都喜歡滑冰。
② I want both of them. 兩個我都要。
③ I like them both. 他們兩個我都喜歡。
hardly adv.否定詞，幾乎不
例：I can hardly breathe.
例： I woke up with a stiff neck and could hardly turn my head.
語法點：have 的特殊性、賓語從句、狀語從句
3. Both men had just begun to swim towards the shore, when they noticed with dismay that the speedboat was moving in a circle.
4. 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.
知識點:
1) come
come on 后面跟人名，有時還加一句 you can do it.
例：Come on, Peter. You can do it.
Come down with
How come?
Come and go
2)pass/past
pass out 暈過去；I think I’m gonna pass out. I can’t even breathe.
Walk past 路過；I’ll walk past this shop every morning on my way to work.
Take a pass 算了；I think I’ll have to take a pass. I really need to prepare for my final.
5. 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.
1)They had just had enough time….
2)Be used up
3)Before long/long before
口語擴展；在餐廳
"Can I get you a drink?"
"Can I get a drink for you?"
"Would you like to order a drink now?"
"What would you like to drink?"
"I'll take a coke."
"I'll have an orange juice."
"Water will be fine."
"Can I have a glass of water?"
"May I take your order?"
"What would you like to order?"
"Are you ready to order?"
"What would you like today?"
"Can I have a couple more minutes?"
