1. Take over Bos'n！
take over （from sb.） ： 接管，接替 落伍、落在后面
eg： A competent young woman took over from Mr. White as the CEO of the company last year.
去年一位年輕有為的女士接替了懷特先生成了公司的首席執(zhí)行官。
eg： Who's going to take over the running of the park when Mr. Liu retires？
劉先生退休以后誰管理體制公署這攤子事？
eg： Who's going to take over the running of the park when Mr. Liu retires？
一年之內(nèi)，那家媒體托拉斯兼并了好幾家報業(yè)
2. Hour after hour kept the gun pointed at tothe other nine men.
kept the gun pointed at：
eg： He kept the door locked 他一直鎖著門 eg： Keep sb. covered一直瞄準某人
3. From the lifeboat' s stern， where I'd sat most of the twenty days our drifting， I could keep them a covered
cover： to continue aiming a gun at， so that they cannot attack you 瞄準，控制在范圍之內(nèi)
eg： Cover her while I phone the police. 把槍對準她讓她別動，我去叫警察來
3. If I had to shoot at such close quarters.
at/from close quarters/range：很近
eg： The boys love to watch the aircraft take off and land at close quarters
這些男孩子酷愛在近處觀看飛機起飛、降落。
eg：The birds were photographed at close range這些小鳥是近距離拍攝下來的。
eg：The victim had been shot at close range/quarters被害者遭到近距離槍殺。
4. But in the way they all glared I could see hoe they'd come to hate my guts.
glare at： 怒目而視
eg：He did not shout or swear， but just glared at me silently.他沒有大喊，也沒有叫罵，而是一言不發(fā)，憤怒地盯著我
5. hold out forever！
hold out： 抵抗，堅持
eg： The whole village held out until the last man
他沒有大喊，也沒有叫罵，而是一言不發(fā)，憤怒地盯著我。
eg： The refugees held out against the severe cold winter. 難民們熬過了那年冬天的嚴寒
7. Very soon now I'ddoze off and the instant that happened they'd jump on the little water that was left.
doze off： 打盹，小息
eg：The lecture was so boring that the audience began to doze off.講座太乏味，聽眾開始打盹了
8. Yet I could see in their bloodshot eyes that they'd gladly kill me for those few drops
gladly： willingly：
eg：She would gladly pay more to travel by air 她情愿多花錢乘飛機旅行
eg：I'm running out of money this month. Could you please land me some
我這個月的錢快花光了，你能借我點嗎？
9. As a man I didn'tcount any more.
count： to be of value or importance 有價值，有意義
eg： First impressions of people do count 人們的最初印象確實重要
eg： We have only a few bullets left ，so make each one count
我們只剩下幾發(fā)子彈了，每一發(fā)都要真正派上用場
eg：Such men do not count for anything 這種人毫不足取。
10 I was just the gun that kept them away from the water they craved
crave （for）： 渴望
eg：The 15-year-old boy craves （for） a room of his own.那個15歲的少年渴望有一間屬于自己的屋子。
eg： At the age of thirty， he had everything he had craved in his childhood.
30歲的時候，他有了小時候渴望得到的一切。
11.And with their tongue swollen and their cheeks sunken， they were half crazy……
Half： used before an adjective describing an extreme quality， as a way of
emphasizing and exaggerating sth.用于表示極端狀況的形容詞前，強調(diào)并夸大某種情況，有點兒
eg： After a hard day's work， the poor girl was half dead with tiredness.
一天艱苦勞動之后，那個可憐的女孩都要累死了。
eg： Give me something to eat. I'm half starved. 快給我點東西吃，我都要餓死了
eg： When she returned home she found the door half open. 回到家她發(fā)現(xiàn)門半開著。
12. The way I judge it we must be some two hundred miles
The way I judge it：樣子，方式
eg：I like the way she smiles.我喜歡她笑的樣子。
eg：I don't like the way he speaks to his boss 我不喜歡他對上司說話的樣子
13. Now that.the storms were over， the Atlantic swells were long and easy，and the morning sun was hot-so hot it scorched your skin.
Now that：既然，由于
eg： Now that you want to know the truth， I'll tell you about it. 既然你想知道真相，那我就告訴你。
14.My own tongue was thick enough to stop my throat
stop：突然的；堵住，堵死
eg：Let's stop the hole with some rags. 用破布把那個洞堵上吧。
15. I'd have given the rest of my life for a single gulp of water.
I'd have given此句省略了虛擬條件句if I could allow myself to do so要是我能讓自己這么做的話
16. As long as we could look forward to getting a drink later， there was something to live for.
look forward to：期待，期盼
eg ： Children are looking forward to the coming of holidays 孩子們在期盼著假日的到來
17. If I'd given in to the curses we'd have emptied the last canteen days ago.
give in to： 屈服于……
The authorities have shown no signs of giving in to the hijackers' demands
沒有跡象表明*要答應劫機者的要求
Parents should not often give in to their children's demands.當對子女的要求言聽計從
Liu Hu-lan would rather die than give in. 劉胡蘭寧死不屈。
18. in fact， he'd slept through most of the night——and Ienvied him
envy sb. sth：因……羨慕或嫉妒某人
eg：I envy Xiao Li his large vocabulary. 我羨慕小李詞匯量那么大
eg：We envy the old man his good health. 我們都羨慕那位老人身體好
19. We'll ration the rest of the water tonight
ration：：定量供應，配給，分發(fā)
eg：Owing to the energy crisis， the city authorities decided to ration oil.
源危機迫使市政*決定限量使用汽油。
eg： young people today can hardly imagine why food had to be rationed in those days.
今天的年輕人難以想像那時糧食為什么要定量供應
20.Couldn't he understand that if we waited until night the few drops wouldn't be sweated out of us so fast？
Couldn't 這是個否定疑問句，表示責備
eg： Can't you stop making noises？ 難道你不能停止吵鬧嗎？
eg：Couldn't you ask about it yourself？ 你難道自己就不會問一下嗎？
21. But Barrett was beyond all reasoning
beyond ： 超出，出乎；為…所不能及
eg ： That's going beyond a joke 這快超出玩笑的范圍了
eg： He lives beyond his income. 他的生活月月超支。
eg：It's quite beyond my understanding 這是我完全無法理解的
22. His mind had already on instinct
cracked with： 瘋狂，愚蠢
23. I'd grabbed my gun on instinct
instinct：本能
eg：He put his hands to cover his eyes on instinct when he saw the strong light
當他看到這股強光，他本能地用手捂住眼睛。
24. But I was in command here——that was the difference
in command： in charge
eg： Who in command here？ You or me？ 誰是這里管事的人？是你還是我？
eg： The police took command of the situation and arrested all the trouble-makers.
警察控制了局勢，逮捕了所有的搗亂分子。
25. Each of the others could afford to think only of himself； I had to think of them all……
afford：（常與can連用）擔當?shù)闷穑〒p失、負擔、后果等），可以（這樣做）
eg： He could not afford to offend his boss. 他得罪不起老板。
eg：He could not afford to buy a bike then， but now he can afford to buy a car.
那時他連自行車都買不起，但現(xiàn)在他可以買得起汽車了
26.I hated him all the more because he'd slept .
all the more/better：更加，又如
eg：I like her all the more after that 從那件事后我更加喜歡她了
27. I slept the dayaway.
away： used to emphasize a continuous action
eg： Yesterday， they danced the night away. 昨天他們跳舞跳了一夜。
He worked the morning away without knowing it. 他不知不覺干了一上午。
28. So we were in our twenty-first night adrift-the night in which the tramp Croton finally picked us up……
pick up ： 拿起，撿起
eg：Often he stopped to pick some small berries 他常常停下來摘漿果
eg：The whole family help pick cotton in the harvest season.在收獲的季節(jié)里，全家人都參加摘棉花。
29. I've been holding off these apes all day.
hold off：與……保持距離；防備
eg： The guards managed to hold the fans off until the pop star left. 保安擋住了歌迷讓那位歌星離開。
eg： Let's hold off buying until we know more. 還是等了解一下情況再買吧。
take over （from sb.） ： 接管，接替 落伍、落在后面
eg： A competent young woman took over from Mr. White as the CEO of the company last year.
去年一位年輕有為的女士接替了懷特先生成了公司的首席執(zhí)行官。
eg： Who's going to take over the running of the park when Mr. Liu retires？
劉先生退休以后誰管理體制公署這攤子事？
eg： Who's going to take over the running of the park when Mr. Liu retires？
一年之內(nèi)，那家媒體托拉斯兼并了好幾家報業(yè)
2. Hour after hour kept the gun pointed at tothe other nine men.
kept the gun pointed at：
eg： He kept the door locked 他一直鎖著門 eg： Keep sb. covered一直瞄準某人
3. From the lifeboat' s stern， where I'd sat most of the twenty days our drifting， I could keep them a covered
cover： to continue aiming a gun at， so that they cannot attack you 瞄準，控制在范圍之內(nèi)
eg： Cover her while I phone the police. 把槍對準她讓她別動，我去叫警察來
3. If I had to shoot at such close quarters.
at/from close quarters/range：很近
eg： The boys love to watch the aircraft take off and land at close quarters
這些男孩子酷愛在近處觀看飛機起飛、降落。
eg：The birds were photographed at close range這些小鳥是近距離拍攝下來的。
eg：The victim had been shot at close range/quarters被害者遭到近距離槍殺。
4. But in the way they all glared I could see hoe they'd come to hate my guts.
glare at： 怒目而視
eg：He did not shout or swear， but just glared at me silently.他沒有大喊，也沒有叫罵，而是一言不發(fā)，憤怒地盯著我
5. hold out forever！
hold out： 抵抗，堅持
eg： The whole village held out until the last man
他沒有大喊，也沒有叫罵，而是一言不發(fā)，憤怒地盯著我。
eg： The refugees held out against the severe cold winter. 難民們熬過了那年冬天的嚴寒
7. Very soon now I'ddoze off and the instant that happened they'd jump on the little water that was left.
doze off： 打盹，小息
eg：The lecture was so boring that the audience began to doze off.講座太乏味，聽眾開始打盹了
8. Yet I could see in their bloodshot eyes that they'd gladly kill me for those few drops
gladly： willingly：
eg：She would gladly pay more to travel by air 她情愿多花錢乘飛機旅行
eg：I'm running out of money this month. Could you please land me some
我這個月的錢快花光了，你能借我點嗎？
9. As a man I didn'tcount any more.
count： to be of value or importance 有價值，有意義
eg： First impressions of people do count 人們的最初印象確實重要
eg： We have only a few bullets left ，so make each one count
我們只剩下幾發(fā)子彈了，每一發(fā)都要真正派上用場
eg：Such men do not count for anything 這種人毫不足取。
10 I was just the gun that kept them away from the water they craved
crave （for）： 渴望
eg：The 15-year-old boy craves （for） a room of his own.那個15歲的少年渴望有一間屬于自己的屋子。
eg： At the age of thirty， he had everything he had craved in his childhood.
30歲的時候，他有了小時候渴望得到的一切。
11.And with their tongue swollen and their cheeks sunken， they were half crazy……
Half： used before an adjective describing an extreme quality， as a way of
emphasizing and exaggerating sth.用于表示極端狀況的形容詞前，強調(diào)并夸大某種情況，有點兒
eg： After a hard day's work， the poor girl was half dead with tiredness.
一天艱苦勞動之后，那個可憐的女孩都要累死了。
eg： Give me something to eat. I'm half starved. 快給我點東西吃，我都要餓死了
eg： When she returned home she found the door half open. 回到家她發(fā)現(xiàn)門半開著。
12. The way I judge it we must be some two hundred miles
The way I judge it：樣子，方式
eg：I like the way she smiles.我喜歡她笑的樣子。
eg：I don't like the way he speaks to his boss 我不喜歡他對上司說話的樣子
13. Now that.the storms were over， the Atlantic swells were long and easy，and the morning sun was hot-so hot it scorched your skin.
Now that：既然，由于
eg： Now that you want to know the truth， I'll tell you about it. 既然你想知道真相，那我就告訴你。
14.My own tongue was thick enough to stop my throat
stop：突然的；堵住，堵死
eg：Let's stop the hole with some rags. 用破布把那個洞堵上吧。
15. I'd have given the rest of my life for a single gulp of water.
I'd have given此句省略了虛擬條件句if I could allow myself to do so要是我能讓自己這么做的話
16. As long as we could look forward to getting a drink later， there was something to live for.
look forward to：期待，期盼
eg ： Children are looking forward to the coming of holidays 孩子們在期盼著假日的到來
17. If I'd given in to the curses we'd have emptied the last canteen days ago.
give in to： 屈服于……
The authorities have shown no signs of giving in to the hijackers' demands
沒有跡象表明*要答應劫機者的要求
Parents should not often give in to their children's demands.當對子女的要求言聽計從
Liu Hu-lan would rather die than give in. 劉胡蘭寧死不屈。
18. in fact， he'd slept through most of the night——and Ienvied him
envy sb. sth：因……羨慕或嫉妒某人
eg：I envy Xiao Li his large vocabulary. 我羨慕小李詞匯量那么大
eg：We envy the old man his good health. 我們都羨慕那位老人身體好
19. We'll ration the rest of the water tonight
ration：：定量供應，配給，分發(fā)
eg：Owing to the energy crisis， the city authorities decided to ration oil.
源危機迫使市政*決定限量使用汽油。
eg： young people today can hardly imagine why food had to be rationed in those days.
今天的年輕人難以想像那時糧食為什么要定量供應
20.Couldn't he understand that if we waited until night the few drops wouldn't be sweated out of us so fast？
Couldn't 這是個否定疑問句，表示責備
eg： Can't you stop making noises？ 難道你不能停止吵鬧嗎？
eg：Couldn't you ask about it yourself？ 你難道自己就不會問一下嗎？
21. But Barrett was beyond all reasoning
beyond ： 超出，出乎；為…所不能及
eg ： That's going beyond a joke 這快超出玩笑的范圍了
eg： He lives beyond his income. 他的生活月月超支。
eg：It's quite beyond my understanding 這是我完全無法理解的
22. His mind had already on instinct
cracked with： 瘋狂，愚蠢
23. I'd grabbed my gun on instinct
instinct：本能
eg：He put his hands to cover his eyes on instinct when he saw the strong light
當他看到這股強光，他本能地用手捂住眼睛。
24. But I was in command here——that was the difference
in command： in charge
eg： Who in command here？ You or me？ 誰是這里管事的人？是你還是我？
eg： The police took command of the situation and arrested all the trouble-makers.
警察控制了局勢，逮捕了所有的搗亂分子。
25. Each of the others could afford to think only of himself； I had to think of them all……
afford：（常與can連用）擔當?shù)闷穑〒p失、負擔、后果等），可以（這樣做）
eg： He could not afford to offend his boss. 他得罪不起老板。
eg：He could not afford to buy a bike then， but now he can afford to buy a car.
那時他連自行車都買不起，但現(xiàn)在他可以買得起汽車了
26.I hated him all the more because he'd slept .
all the more/better：更加，又如
eg：I like her all the more after that 從那件事后我更加喜歡她了
27. I slept the dayaway.
away： used to emphasize a continuous action
eg： Yesterday， they danced the night away. 昨天他們跳舞跳了一夜。
He worked the morning away without knowing it. 他不知不覺干了一上午。
28. So we were in our twenty-first night adrift-the night in which the tramp Croton finally picked us up……
pick up ： 拿起，撿起
eg：Often he stopped to pick some small berries 他常常停下來摘漿果
eg：The whole family help pick cotton in the harvest season.在收獲的季節(jié)里，全家人都參加摘棉花。
29. I've been holding off these apes all day.
hold off：與……保持距離；防備
eg： The guards managed to hold the fans off until the pop star left. 保安擋住了歌迷讓那位歌星離開。
eg： Let's hold off buying until we know more. 還是等了解一下情況再買吧。