86 · 失控
Out of control
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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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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.
男子正想让快艇转向，手里的方向盘却突然从船上脱落了。他拼命向同伴挥手；同伴已经在后面滑了十五分钟水。 两人还没反应过来，就被猛地甩进海里。快艇撞上了浮标，却仍在水面上高速前进。 他们刚开始向岸边游，便惊恐地发现，快艇正在绕圈，现在又以惊人的速度直朝他们冲来。 不到一分钟，快艇就轰鸣着从几英尺外擦过。他们赶紧拼命往前游，因为知道船很快还会回来。 两人刚好来得及游出危险区，快艇又绕完了一圈。不过这次，它已经慢了许多。 汽油快耗光了。没多久，轰鸣声完全消失，船开始轻轻地在水面上漂动。
学完这一课
先沿这条线复述《失控》：方向盘突然脱落 → 落水后快艇仍在跑 → 快艇绕圈朝他们冲来 → 擦身而过，赶紧再游 → 刚脱险，船又转了一圈 → 油快用完，终于停下。再借一个结构讲自己的事：选出文中的两个动作，哪个先发生？再用自己的经历写一对。
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