VOA慢速英语:Short Story: ‘The Open Boat’ by Stephen Crane (Part 1)

 短语讲解：

1. The ship’s cook sat in the bottom of the boat. 

in the bottom of 在…底部
例句：There is some deposit in the bottom of the flask. 
 这只烧瓶的底部有些沉淀物。

2. He kept looking at the fifteen centimeters which separated him from the ocean.

separate from 使…分开，使…分离
例句：Violent prisoners are kept separate from the others. 
 有暴力行为的囚犯隔离囚禁。

3. He lay in the front of the small boat.

in the front of 在…（内部的）前面
例句：He is sitting in the front of the auditorium. 
 他坐在礼堂的前排。
in front of 在…（外部的）前面
例句：A wide stretch of land spreads in front of us. 
 我们面前是一片广阔的土地。

4. The waves came in silence; only their white tops made threatening noises.

in silence 安静地，无声地，沉默地
例句：Carl pressed her hand in silence. 
 卡尔默默地抚摸着她的手。

5. They showed the men in the boat that it was slowly making progress toward land.

make progress 前进，进步
例句：study well and make progress every day. 
 好好学习，天天向上。

6. This time the reporter saw a small thing on the edge of the moving horizon.

on the edge of 在…的边缘
例句：They lived in a house on the edge of a forest. 
 他们住在森林边缘一所房子里。

7. He always spoke in a low voice and calmly.

in a low voice 低声地
例句：They talked in a low voice in order that they should not be heard. 
 他们谈话的声音很低，故意不让人听见。

8. The men struggled to keep the boat from turning over.

turn over 翻转，翻到，倾覆
例句：A sudden shift in weight caused the boat to turn over. 
 重量突然转移使船翻了。 

9. They were used to balancing in the boat.

be used to (doing）sth 习惯（做）某事
例句：She is used to hard work. 
 她习惯于艰苦工作。