VOA慢速英语:Short Story: 'The Open Boat' by Stephen Crane (Part 2)

短语讲解：

1.  As we told you last week, the story is based on true events.

base on 基于
例句：Processing of seismic data is base on stack. 
地震资料处理是以叠加方法为基础的。 

2. If we stay out here too long, none of us will have the strengthleft to swim after the boat sinks.

stay out 呆在户外
例句：The child stayed out all night.
那孩子彻夜未归。

3. If I am going to be drowned, why, in the name of the seven madgods who rule the sea, was I permitted to come this far and thinkabout sand and trees?

permit to do 允许做某事
例句：Therefore, we absolutely will not permit you to do it. 
因此，我们决不许可你们这样做。

4. They seemed always just about to break and roll over the littleboat.

roll over 翻滚
例句：I roll over in my bed. 
我在床上翻身。 

5. The coast was still far away.

far away 远离
例句：I live far away from my school. 
我住的地方离学校很远。

6. Now, what was that moving on the shore?

move on 前进;往前走
例句：Move on, please.
请往前走。

7. They could no longer see anyone on the beach.

no longer 不再；已不
例句：She no longer feared that they should misunderstand her. 
她不再害怕他们会误解她了。

8. Then everyone should jump out of the boat and swim to theshore.

jump out of 从……跳出来
例句： I am about to jump out of my skin . 
我吓得心要跳出来了。 

9. At last, a large wave climbed into the air and fell on thesmall boat with great force.

fall on 攻击
例句：The hungry children fell on the food.
饿极了的孩子们扑向食物,抢吃起来。