5. The old man is a practiced oar.
這個老人是個老練的劃船手。
還能這樣說：
The old man can go boating with a light hand.
The old man is extremely professional in rowing.
應用解析：
rest one's oars 暫時歇一歇；
lie on one's oars 擱槳；吃老本；
toss oars 舉槳致敬；
pull a lone oar 獨自干；
put one's oar in 干預；管閑事
6. Fatigued with rowing, we must have a rest.
劃船劃得累了，我們一定要休息一會兒。
還能這樣說：
We all row out, so we must take a break.
We are all tied out after rowing, so we must rest up a little.
應用解析：
suffer from fatigue 感到疲勞；
auditory fatigue 聽覺疲乏；
fatiguing work 累人的工作
7. They veered the boat around and pulled for the shore.
他們將船掉過頭來，用力向河岸劃去。
還能這樣說：
They brought the boat around and strained to row it to the shore.
They manoeuvred the boat round and pulled it toward the bank of the river.
應用解析：
pull sb. by his ear 扯某人的耳朵；
pull a knife on sb. 拔出刀子對準某人；
pull up with 追上，趕上；
pull in （車）進站；（船）靠岸
8. Some children were playing volleyball on the bank and some people rowing on the river.
孩子們在岸上打排球，有些人在河里劃船。
還能這樣說：
Some people rowed the boat on the river at the same time some children are playing volleyball.
I found some people boating in the lake and some children playing volleyball.
應用解析：
cross the river 渡河；死；
sell sb. down the river 陷害，出賣某人；
send up the river 關進監獄；
rivers of blood 血流成河