Lesson 33 Out of the darkness

Nearly a week passed before the girl was able to explain what had happened to her.

幾乎過了一個星期，那姑娘才能講述自己的遭遇。

Lesson 33 Out of the darkness

One afternoon she set out from the coast in a small boat and was caught in a storm.

一天下午，她乘小船從海岸出發，遇上了風暴。

Lesson 33 Out of the darkness

Towards evening, the boat struck a rock and the girl jumped into the sea.

天將黑時，小船撞在了一塊礁石上，姑娘跳進了海里。

Lesson 33 Out of the darkness

Then she swam to the shore after spending the whole night in the water.

她在海里游了整整一夜才游到岸邊。

Lesson 33 Out of the darkness

During that time she covered a distance of eight miles.

在那段時間里，她游了8英里。

Lesson 33 Out of the darkness

Early next morning, she saw a light ahead.

第二天凌晨，她看到前方有燈光，

Lesson 33 Out of the darkness

She knew she was near the shore because the light was high up on the cliffs.

知道自己已經接近岸邊了，因為那燈光是在高高的峭壁上。

Lesson 33 Out of the darkness

On arriving at the shore, the girl struggled up the cliff towards the light she had seen.

到達岸邊后，姑娘朝著她看到的燈光方向掙扎著往峭壁上爬去。

Lesson 33 Out of the darkness

That was all she remembered.

她所記得的就是這些。

Lesson 33 Out of the darkness

When she woke up a day later, she found herself in hospital.

第二天她醒來時，發現自己躺在醫院里。

Lesson 34 Quick work

Dan Robinson has been worried all week.

丹。魯賓遜焦慮了整整一個星期。

Lesson 34 Quick work

Last Tuesday he received a letter from the local police.

上星期二他收到當地警察局的一封信，

Lesson 34 Quick work

In the letter he was asked to call at the station.

要他到警察局去一趟。

Lesson 34 Quick work

Dan wondered why he was wanted by the police, but he went to the station yesterday and now he is not worried anymore.

丹奇怪警察為什么找他，但昨天還是去了，結果他一再擔心了。

Lesson 34 Quick work

At the station, he was told by a smiling policeman that his bicycle had been found.

在警察局里，一位面帶笑容的警察告訴他，他的自行車找到了。

Lesson 34 Quick work

Five days ago, the policeman told him, the bicycle was picked up in a small village four hundred miles away.

那位警察對他說，那輛自行車是5天前在400英里外的一個小村里發現的，

Lesson 34 Quick work

It is now being sent to his home by train.

現在正用火車給他運回家來。

Lesson 34 Quick work

Dan was most surprised when he heard the news.

丹聽到這個消息后，驚奇萬分，

Lesson 34 Quick work

He was amused too, because he never expected the bicycle to be found.

但又感到非常好笑，因為他從未指望那輛自行車還能找到。

Lesson 34 Quick work

It was stolen twenty years ago when Dan was a boy of fifteen!

這是20年前丹還是一個15歲的孩子時被人偷走的！

Lesson 35 Stop thief

Roy Trenton used to drive a taxi.

羅伊。特雷頓原是開出租汽車的，

Lesson 35 Stop thief

A short while ago, however, he became a bus driver and he has not regretted it.

然而就在前不久，他開上了公共汽車，也并不為此而感到后悔。

Lesson 35 Stop thief

He is finding his new work far more exciting.

他發覺自己的新工作令人興奮得多。

Lesson 35 Stop thief

When he was driving along Catford Street recently,

最近，當他正開車在凱特福德街上行駛時，

Lesson 35 Stop thief

he saw two thieves rush out of a shop and run towards a waiting car.

看到有兩個小偷從一家商店里沖出來，奔向等在那里的一輛汽車，

Lesson 35 Stop thief

One of them was carrying a bag full of money.

其中一個提著一只裝滿鈔票的提包。

Lesson 35 Stop thief

Roy acted quickly and drove the bus straight at the thieves.

羅伊行動迅速，開車直沖竊賊而去。

Lesson 35 Stop thief

The one with the money got such a fright that he dropped the bag.

拿錢的那個小偷嚇得把提包都扔了。

Lesson 35 Stop thief

As the thieves were trying to get away in their car, Roy drove his bus into the back of it.

當那兩個小偷企圖乘車逃跑時，羅伊駕駛他的公共汽車撞在了那輛車的后尾上。

Lesson 35 Stop thief

While the battered car was moving away, Roy stopped his bus and telephoned the police.

當那輛被撞壞的車開走后，羅伊停下車，給警察掛了電話。