VOA慢速英语:The Open Boat by Stephen Crane, Part One

短语讲解：

1. None of the four men thought he would ever reach the shore.

none of （三个或以上） 都不
例句：I knew none of them.
他们这些人中我一个也不认识。

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

look at 看; 审视; 评判
例句：I scrambled up the rock for a better look at the sea.
为更好地看看大海,我爬上了一块礁石。

3. They were so thin – it seemed as if they would break against the waves.

as if 好像，似乎
例句：He looked as if he were offended.
看来好象有人触犯了他似的。

4. The anger of the sea was no more to them than it was to a group of chickens a thousand miles away on land.

no more 不再; 也不
例句：He is determined to delay no more.
他下决心不再拖延。

5. Brown pieces of seaweed appeared from time to time.

from time to time 不时，偶尔，间或
例句：From time to time he shifted his position on the handlebars.
他不断地变换着握把的姿势