练习材料
Lesson86
Out of control
aʊt ɒv kənˈtrəʊl
As the man tried to swing the speed-boat round, the steering-
æz ðə mæn traɪd tuː swɪŋ ðə ˈspiːdbəʊt raʊnd, ðə ˈstɪərɪŋ-
wheel came away in his hands. He waved desperately to his
wiːl keɪm əˈweɪ ɪn hɪz hændz. hiː weɪvd ˈdɛspərɪtli tuː hɪz
companion, who had been water-skiing for the last fifteen
kəmˈpænjən, huː hæd biːn ˈwɔːtə-ˈskiːɪŋ fɔː ðə lɑːst ˈfɪfˈtiːn
minutes. Both men/ had hardly had time to realize what was
ˈmɪnɪts. bəʊθ mɛn hæd ˈhɑːdli hæd taɪm tuː ˈrɪəlaɪz wɒt wɒz
happening / when they were thrown violently into the sea.
ˈhæpnɪŋ wɛn ðeɪ wɜː θrəʊn ˈvaɪələntli ˈɪntuː ðə siː.
The speed-boat had struck a buoy, but it continued to move
ðə ˈspiːdbəʊt hæd strʌk ə bɔɪ, bʌt ɪt kənˈtɪnju(ː)d tuː muːv
very quickly across the water. Both men had just begun to
ˈvɛri ˈkwɪkli əˈkrɒs ðə ˈwɔːtə. bəʊθ mɛn hæd ʤʌst bɪˈgʌn tuː
swim towards the shore. when they noticed with dismay/ that
swɪm təˈwɔːdz ðə ʃɔː. wɛn ðeɪ ˈnəʊtɪst wɪð dɪsˈmeɪ ðæt
the speed-boat was moving in a circle. It now came straight
ðə ˈspiːdbəʊt wɒz ˈmuːvɪŋ ɪn ə ˈsɜːkl. ɪt naʊ keɪm streɪt
towards them/ at tremendous speed. In less than a minute, it
təˈwɔːdz ðɛm æt trɪˈmɛndəs spiːd. ɪn lɛs ðæn ə ˈmɪnɪt, ɪt
roaredpast themonly a few feet away.After it had passed,
rɔːd pɑːst ðɛm ˈəʊnli ə fjuː fiːt əˈweɪ. ˈɑːftər ɪt hæd pɑːst,
they swam on as quickly as they could / because they knew
ðeɪ swæm ɒn æz ˈkwɪkli æz ðeɪ kʊd bɪˈkɒz ðeɪ njuː
that the boat would soon return. They had just had enough
ðæt ðə bəʊt wʊd suːn rɪˈtɜːn. ðeɪ hæd ʤʌst hæd ɪˈnʌf
time to swim out of danger/ when the boat again completed a
taɪm tuː swɪm aʊt ɒv ˈdeɪnʤə wɛn ðə bəʊt əˈgɛn kəmˈpliːtɪd eɪ
circle. On this occasion, however,/ it had slowed down
ˈsɜːkl. ɒn ðɪs əˈkeɪʒən, haʊˈɛvə, ɪt hæd sləʊd daʊn
considerably. The petrol had nearly all been used up. Before
kənˈsɪdərəbli. ðə ˈpɛtrəl hæd ˈnɪəli ɔːl biːn juːzd ʌp. bɪˈfɔː
long, the noise dropped completely/ and the boat began to
lɒŋ, ðə nɔɪz drɒpt kəmˈpliːtli ænd ðə bəʊt bɪˈgæn tuː
driftgently across thewater.
drɪft ˈʤɛntli əˈkrɒs ðə ˈwɔːtə.
任务配置：L0+L4
知识笔记：
1/ 單詞
speedboat n. 快艇
desperately adv. 绝望地
companion n. 同伙，伙伴
water ski （由快艇牵引水橇）滑水
buoy n. 浮标
dismay n. 沮丧
tremendous adj. 巨大的
drift v. 漂动，漂流
2/音标
复习音标中的重音/'/ 用法，并以红色标记在单词上
复习音标中的变音/t/ 用法，并以蓝色标记在单词上
复习音标中的重音/z/ 用法，并以黄色标记在单词上
复习音标中的长音/ː/ 用法，并以紫色标记在单词上
练习感悟：
需要留意尾音/ly/ 字的转换，口部肌肉需要放松。
