DAY 13

2017-11-13 周一
1.☀ Buck let the arm go and drove in again for the throat.
👉let…go，let表示“让”，go表示“离开走开”，let…go可以理解成“使…离开”，根据上下文，在这里表示“推开”，是说“Buck推开（Burton的）手臂”。
👉drive in表示“把…（放／开／拧）进去”，这里是说“Buck再次朝着脖子咬去。”
👉整句话的意思是“Buck推开（Burton的）手臂，再次朝着脖子咬去。

From below came a loud roaring, where the wild current went wilder, and sharp rocks split the river like a mouthful of sharp teeth.
a mouthful of sharp teeth，表示“一嘴的锋利牙齿”

They knew that the time a man could hold on to a wet rock, while facing such a fast current, was a matter of minutes.
👉第一句中的hold on to表示“紧紧抓住，抓住不放”，这里是说“一个紧紧抓住滑溜溜的石头的人。”
👉举个例子：Jane is determined to hold on to her fortune.
👉难点在最后一句的a matter of minutes，表示时间，“几分钟的事儿。”
👉举个例子：They are passed through the immigration and customs formalities in a matter of minutes.
👉整句话的意思是“他们知道，在面临这样的急流时，一个抓住滑溜溜的石头的人，只能坚持几分钟

He discovered the mistake too late, when Thornton was level with him and a few feet away, as Buck was being carried helplessly past.
👉第二句中的level表示“并排的”，这里是说“当Thornton和Buck并排，有几英尺远时。”
👉举个例子：The police car drew level with the taxi.
👉整句话的意思是：“Buck发现这个错误时太晚了，他和Thornton并排还有几英尺远时，（结果）被无助的冲过去了。

Buck held on until he was directly above Thornton; then he turned, and with the speed of an express train headed down toward him.
👉第一句中的hold on表示“继续”，这句话是说“Buck继续游到Thornton的正前方（directly above）”。
👉举个例子：We were told to hold on in the position.
👉最后一句话中an express train表示“特快列车”，head toward表示“朝…进发”，这句话的意思是“Buck转身，以特快列车的速度冲向Thornton。”

7.☀ Choking on the water, flipping over one another, dragging over the sharp rocks, they slowly moved toward the bank.
👉前三句话是并列滴。
－choking on the water 被水呛住
－flipping over one another一人一狗相互在水里翻转，其中one another表示“相互”。
－dragging over the sharp rocks 拖过锋利的礁石
👉整句话的意思是“他们被水呛着，在水里相互翻转，拖过了锋利的礁石，慢慢靠近河边。

stretch」，这里表示“一片（水／土地）”。
原句：…pushing a long and narrow boat down a bad stretch of fast water.
例句：We are approaching a stretch of open country.

act（on）」，这里表示“起作用”。
原句：His master’s voice acted on Buck like an electric shock.
例句：This drug acts very fast

hrow out 扔出
tear open 撕开
drive off 驱散，赶走
in an instant 一瞬间
catch up to 赶上
lay on one’s stomach 趴着

What lies behind us and what lies before are but tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
和我们心里的东西相比，我们的过去和将来都只是微不足道的小事。