新概念英语第二册第86课课文及课堂笔记

英语第二册第 86 课课文及课堂笔记（一） Lesson 86??Out of control 失控 As the man tried to swing the speedboat round, the steering wheel came away in his hands. He waved desperately to his companion, who had been water skiing for the last fifteen minutes. Both men had hardly had time to realize what was happening when they were thrown violently into the sea. The speedboat had struck a buoy, but it continued to move very quickly across the water. Both men had just begun to swim towards the shore, when they noticed with dismay that the speedboat was moving in a now came straight towards them at tremendous less than a minute, it roared past them only a few feet away. After it had passed, they swam on as quickly as they could because they knew that the boat would soon return. They had just had enough time to swim out of danger when the boat again completed a circle. On this occasion, however, it had slowed down considerably. The petrol had nearly all been used up. Before long, the noise dropped completely and the boat began to drift gently across the water. 当那人试图让快艇转弯时，方向盘脱手了。他绝望地向他的伙伴挥手，他的伙伴在过去的 15 分 钟里一直在滑水。他们两个还没来得及意识到究竟发生了什么事情，就被猛地抛入了海里。快艇 撞上了一个浮标，但它仍在水面上快速行驶着。两个人刚开始向岸边游去，就突然惊愕地发现快 艇正在转着圈行驶,它现在正以惊人的速度直冲他们驶来。不到 1 分钟的工夫，它从离他们只有 几英尺远的地方呼啸着驶了过去。快艇过去之后，他们以最快的速度向前游去，因为他们知道快 艇马上就要转回来。他们刚刚来得及游出危险区，快艇就又转完了一圈。然而这一次它的速度慢 多了。汽油几乎已经用光。没过多久，噪音便彻底消失，快艇开始在水面上慢悠悠地漂流。 课堂笔记 (1)out of control 失控 be out of control/get out of control The kids are out of control.管不住这些孩子。 The noise frightened the horse and it got out of control.? 马被响声惊着了而无法控制。 be in control of sth 管理或支配某事物（be in charge of） Who s in?control of this project?谁是这个项目的负责人？ bring/get sth under control 控制之下 Don t is under control.别担心，一切都在控制之下。 The fire has been brought under control.火势已受到控制。 You must get your spending under control.你必须节制开支。 介词短语 out of 可以表示“失去”、“欠缺” Tony walked so fast that he was soon out of sight. 托尼走得很快，不久就无影无踪了。 He has been out of work for two months. 他失业两个月了。 （2）manage to do sth.和 try to do sth. 用法区别 try to do sth. 意思是“尽力，设法去 做某事”，结果如何，不得而知，而 manage to do sth.,则表示“设法做成了某事” Jim had a lot of homework, but he managed to finish it before bedtime. 吉姆有很多家庭 作业，但终于在睡觉前完成了。 Jim had a lot of homework, but he said he would try to finish it before bedtime. 吉姆 有很多家庭作业，他说他他将设法在睡觉前完成。 （3）swing sth round 转弯 A car swung sharply round the corner.一辆汽车在街角急转弯。 秋千 The children are playing on the swings in the park. 孩子们正在公园里荡秋千。 vt. 悬挂；悬吊 Tom swung his hammock between the two trees. 汤姆把吊床挂在两棵树之间。 vt.挥舞, 摆动 He swings his arms as he walks. 他走路时摆动手臂。 vi. 摇动；摇摆 The monkey is swinging in the tree.? 猴子正在树上荡来荡去 go with a swing（指娱乐活动）有声有色 The party went with a swing 聚会搞得有声有色。 in full swing 正起劲，正活跃 The party was in full swing when we arrived.我们达到时，聚会进行得正热闹 （4）steering wheel 方向盘 行李厢：trunk（boot 英国） 门：door 头灯：headlight 转向灯：turn signal 牌照：license plate 尾灯：taillight 后窗：rear window 牌照号码：registration number 车顶：roof 边灯：parking light 后视镜：side mirror US (5)come away 表示“脱落”、“脱离”、“脱开”等： When I tried to lift the suitcase, the handle came away.当我试图提起手提 箱