33. A Deadly Current p.213
时间：2018-12-08 作者：英语课 分类：赖世雄中级美国英语
It is a pity that every summer a few people drown at the beach. In some cases, these people were goodswimmers. So how did it happen? Riptide!
Riptide is a strong underwater current. It moves quickly away from shore and out to sea. It appearssuddenly and pulls its victim under and far off shore. Therefore, people should make it a rule never toswim too far out from the beach.
If you find yourself in a riptide, don't panic. And by no means should you try to go against the tideand swim back to shore. You'll tire yourself out and probably drown. Instead, swim parallel 1 to the beach.
A riptide is very narrow. So just a few strokes 3 in the right direction and you'll be out of danger.
be all ears 洗耳恭听
You are dead right. 对极了 dead adv.绝对地，完全地 deadly 致命的
be at sea When we talked about business, I was at sea. I am puzzled by what you said.
I make it a rule to get off early.
be in the habit of
By no means is he nice. By no means did he tell the truth.
instead, ... = on the contrary
stroke 2 n.(游泳的)划
- This is the parallel points in the characters of different men.这就是不同人物间个性上的类似之处。
- The growth of the two towns was almost parallel.这两个城镇的发展几乎相同。
- He drove in a nail with one stroke of the hammer.他一锤就把钉子敲进去了。
- He broke the lock with one stroke of the hammer.他一锤就把锁砸坏了。
- Apply the paint thickly in even strokes. 涂颜料要厚，笔画要匀。
- To improve your tennis strokes you try using a different grip. 为了提高你网球的击球法，你试试用另一种握拍方法。