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As the man tried to swing the speedboat round,
当船上的人用力让快艇转弯的时候
the steering wheel came away in his hands.
方向盘突然脱手了
He waved desperately to his companion,
他绝望地向他的伙伴挥手
who had been water skiing for the last fifteen minutes.
他的伙伴在之前的15分钟里一直在滑水
Both men had hardly had time to realize what was happening
当他们还没反应过来
when they were thrown violently into the sea.
就被猛地抛入了海里
The speedboat had struck a buoy,
快艇撞上了一个浮标
but it continued to move very quickly across the water.
但它仍在水面上快速行驶着
Both men had just begun to swim towards the shore,
两个人刚开始向岸边游过去
when they noticed with dismay that the speedboat was moving in a circle.
就突然惊愕地发现快艇正在转着圈行驶
It now came straight towards them at tremendous speed.
它现在正以惊人的速度正冲他们驶来
In less than a minute, it roared past them only a few feet away.
不到一分钟的工夫 快艇从他们身边几英尺远的地方呼啸着驶了过去
After it had passed,
快艇过去后
they swam on as quickly as they could
他们以最快的速度向前游去
because they knew that the boat would soon return.
因为他们知道快艇马上就要转回来
They had just had enough time to swim out of danger
当快艇又转完一圈时
when the boat again completed a circle.
他们刚刚来得及游出危险区
On this occasion, however, it had slowed down considerably.
然而 这一次快艇的速度慢多了
The petrol had nearly all been used up.
汽油就要被消耗光了
Before long, the noise dropped completely
没过多久 噪音就完全消失了
and the boat began to drift gently across the water.
船开始轻轻地漂流
