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Desperately（1）, Cindy kept trying（2）. Finally, by keeping her head straighter, she was able to roll Kyla up and out of the water.
（1）Desperately ['despərətli] adv. 拼命地；绝望地；极度地
Her daughter still wasn’t
breathing. With fear gripping her heart（5）, Cindy pinched （6）the child’s nose shut and began puffing （7）
short breaths her mouth.
（5） With fear gripping her heart 恐慌攫住了她的心
grip n. 紧握；柄；支配；握拍方式 vt. 紧握；夹紧 vi. 抓住
China has two other reasons to tighten its grip .中国还有另外两个理由加强控制。
（6）pinch [pintʃ] vt. 捏；勒索；使苦恼； n. 匮乏；少量；夹痛 vi. 夹痛；节省
比较级more desperately 最高级most desperately
（2）Keep doing sth. 继续做某事 How difficult it is to keep on doing
something . 持之以恒地做一件事是多么得难啊。
Then, propping （3）herself up on her elbows （4）at the edge of the pool, Cindy reached out and turned Kyla toward her.
（7）puff v. blow quickly and with difficulty 短促而有力地吹气
puffing short breaths into her mouth. 人工呼吸
（3）prop [prɔp]
v. support or keep in a leaning or resting
position 把···靠在···上
[过去式propped 过去分词propped 现在分词 propping ]
（4）elbow ['elbəu] n. 肘部；弯头；扶手 vt. 推挤；用手肘推开