Lesson 86 Out of Control 失去控制【Text】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.【课文翻译】当那人试图让快艇转弯时，方向盘脱手了。
他绝望地向他的伙伴挥手，他的伙伴在过去的15分钟里一直在滑水。
他们两个还没来得及意识到究竟发生了什么事情，就被猛地抛入了海里。
快艇撞上了一个浮标，但它仍在水面上快速行驶着。
两个人刚开始向岸边游去，就突然惊愕地发现快艇正在转着圈行驶,它现在正以惊人的速度直冲他们驶来。
不到1分钟的工夫，它从离他们只有几英尺远的地方呼啸着驶了过去。
快艇过去之后，他们以最快的速度向前游去，因为他们知道快艇马上就要转回来。
他们刚刚来得及游出危险区，快艇就又转完了一圈。
然而这一次它的速度慢多了。
汽油几乎已经用光。
没过多久，噪音便彻底消失，快艇开始在水面上慢悠悠地漂流。
New words and expressions 生词和短语【生词讲解】1. swing1）v. 转向、突然转向、转变方向、转变思想（swung ,swung）eg：I wanted to swing round and shout at him.我想转向他吼叫。
eg：That bicycle will swing around the corner.那辆自行车将在转弯处转弯。
eg：It’s impossible to swing a car in such a narrow path like this.这样一个狭窄的道路上不可能掉转汽车方向的。
no room to swing a cat ＝no enough room to swing a cat 无转身之地、过于狭窄2）v. 摆动、使摆动eg：It’s bad manners to swing your legs while eating .吃饭时晃动双脚是不礼貌的。
eg：The monkey is swinging itself from tree to tree.猴子在树上从这棵树荡到那棵树。
3）n. 摆动、振动eg：The swing of the ship makes me sick.船的晃动让我感到想吐。
4）n.秋千eg：There are some swings in the park.公园里有许多秋千。
get on a swing 上秋千；swing shift 中班工人（美口语）2. speedboat n. 快艇speedway（美）高速公路、赛车跑道speed n. 速度、速率；run at full speed 全速at a speed of 40 miles an hour每小时40英里的速度at speed 以高速；speedy adj. 快速的、及时的a speedy reply 及时的回答3. desperately1）adv. 绝望地、不顾一切的、情急的eg：He said desperately that the opposing team was too strong for us.对手对我们说太强大了。
2）adv. 极度地eg：He was desperately busy.他极度地忙。
desperate1）adj. 不顾一切的、亡命地make desperate efforts to do sth 拼命地做某事eg：The desperate thief shot at the policeman.亡命的小偷向警察开枪。
2）adj. 悲观的、几乎没有希望的eg：Her illness is desperate, but not hopeless.她的病不乐观但并不是毫无希望。
3）adj. 渴望的、很渴望的be desperate for sth ＝be desperate to do sth 极度渴望要（做）某事eg：He was desperate for fame.他渴望有个名声。
eg：He is desperate to pass the entrance exam.他渴望通过了入学考试.4. companion1）n. 同伙，伙伴eg：Bad companions can lead young people astray.不良同伴可导致青少年误入歧途。
a companion in arms 战友a lifelong companion 一个终身的伴侣2）n. 旅伴eg：I had a good companion while traveling.在旅途中我有一个好旅伴。
3）看护妇（受顾陪伴老妇或病人的妇女）5.water ski （由快艇牵引水橇）滑水ski 滑雪；go skiing 去滑雪skate 滑冰；go skating 去滑冰6. buoy n. 浮标、救生圈life buoy 救生圈buoyancy n. 浮力、乐观的性情buoyant adj. 乐观的、轻松愉快的buoyantly adv. 乐观地,轻松愉快地7. dismay1）n. 沮丧、惊慌、胆怯in dismay ＝with dismay 惊慌to one’s dismay 使惊慌的昰2）v. 使惊慌、使胆怯be dismayed at 对某事惊慌eg：She was dismayed at the news.听到这个消息她非常惊慌。
8.tremendous adj. （大小、数量、程度）惊人的、巨大的a tremendous explosion 极大的爆炸声a tremendous effort 极大的努力eg ：He ran at a tremendous speed.他以惊人的速度跑。
tremendously adv. [triˈmendəsli] 可怕地；极大地eg：The exam was tremendously difficult.这次考试非常困难9. petrol n. 汽油gas ＝gasoline 汽油petrol station ＝gas station ＝filling station n. 加油站petroleum 石油；petro 岩石；oleum ['əuliəm] 油1）v. 漂动，漂流eg：The raft was drifting down the river.这木筏漂流顺流而下eg：The wind drifted the boat toward the shore.风把船吹向岸边。
2）n. 漂流、漂移the drift of an iceberg 冰山的漂移the drift of population from country to city. 人口从乡村迁移到城市3）n. 漂流物big drift s of snow 吹积成的大雪堆a drift of dead leaves 吹积成的枯叶堆driftwood 漂木11. gently1）adv. 缓慢地，轻轻地eg：Handle the glassware gently.小心的处理玻璃器皿。
2）adv. 温柔地eg：She spoke gently to the frightened child.她温柔的和那个吓坏的孩子说话。
gentle1）adj. 温柔地、和善的eg：He is a very gently person.他是个很温和的人。
eg：Mothers are always gentle with their babies.母亲总是温柔的对待她们的婴儿。
2）adj. 和缓的/ mildspeak in a gentle voice . 以和缓的语调说话。
a gentle slope 和缓的斜坡3）adj. 驯服的; 温顺的a gentle horse 一匹驯服的马；as gentle as a lamb 性情温顺如小羊1. out of control失控be out of control/get out of controleg：The kids are out of control.管不住这些孩子。
eg：The noise frightened the horse and it got out of control.马被响声惊着了而无法控制。
be in control of sth 管理或支配某事物（be in charge of）eg：Who's in control of this project?谁是这个项目的负责人？bring/get sth under control控制之下eg:Don't worry. Everything is under control.别担心，一切都在控制之下。