快艇失控惊险一幕：两人被甩入海

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Lesson 86 Out of Control As the man tried to swing the speedboat round, 第86课 失控

the steering wheel came away in his hands. 那人正想掉转快艇的方向，

He waved desperately to his companion, 方向盘却在他手里脱落了。

who had been water skiing for the last 15 minutes. 他拼命向同伴挥手，

Both men had hardly had time to realize what was happening when they were thrown violently 同伴已经滑了15分钟的水了。

into the sea The speedboat had struck a buoy but it continued 两人还没反应过来怎么回事，就被猛地甩进了海里。

to move very quickly across the water Both men had just begun 快艇撞上了一个浮标，但还在水面上飞速前进。

to swim towards the shore when they noticed 两人刚朝岸边游去，

with dismay that the speedboat was moving in a circle It now came straight towards them 就惊恐地发现快艇在绕圈，直直朝他们冲来，

at tremendous speed. 速度快得吓人。

In less than a minute, 不到一分钟，

it roared past them only a few feet away. 它就从他们身边几英尺的地方呼啸而过。

After it had passed, 等它过去后，

they swam on as quickly as they could, 他们拼命往前游，

because they knew that the boat would soon return. 因为他们知道船很快会再回来。

They had just had enough time to swim out of danger, 他们刚游出危险区，

when the boat again completed a circle. 船就又转了一圈。

On this occasion, however, 不过这次，

it had slowed down considerably. 它慢了不少。

The petrol had nearly all been used up. 汽油差不多用光了。

Before long, 没过多久，

the noise dropped completely and the boat began to drift gently across the water. 声音完全消失了，船开始在水面上缓缓漂荡。