Lesson 86：Out of control
What was the danger?
As the man tried to swing the speedboat round, the steering wheel came away in his hands. He waved desperately to his companion, who had been water skiing for the last fifteen minutes. Both men had hardly had time to realize what was happening when they were thrown violently into the sea. The speedboat had struck a buoy, but it continued to move very quickly across the water. Both men had just begun to swim towards the shore, when they noticed with dismay that the speedboat was moving in a circle. It now came straight towards them at tremendous speed. In less than a minute, it roared past them only a few feet away. After it had passed, they swam on as quickly as they could because they knew that the boat would soon return. They had just had enough time to swim out of danger when the boat again completed a circle. On this occasion, however, it had slowed down considerably. The petrol had nearly all been used up. Before long, the noise dropped completely and the boat began to drift gently across the water.
ˈlɛsn86：aʊt ɒv kənˈtrəʊl
wɒt wɒz ðə ˈdeɪnʤə?
æz ðə mæn traɪd tuː swɪŋ ðə ˈspiːdbəʊt raʊnd, ðə ˈstɪərɪŋ wiːl keɪm əˈweɪ ɪn hɪz hændz. hiː weɪvd ˈdɛspərɪtli tuː hɪzkəmˈpænjən, huː hæd biːn ˈwɔːtə ˈskiːɪŋ fɔː ðə lɑːst ˈfɪfˈtiːn ˈmɪnɪts. bəʊθ mɛn hæd ˈhɑːdli hæd taɪm tuː ˈrɪəlaɪz wɒt wɒz ˈhæpnɪŋwɛn ðeɪ wɜː θrəʊn ˈvaɪələntli ˈɪntuː ðə siː. ðə ˈspiːdbəʊt hæd strʌk ə bɔɪ, bʌt ɪt kənˈtɪnju(ː)d tuː muːv ˈvɛri ˈkwɪkli əˈkrɒs ðəˈwɔːtə. bəʊθ mɛn hæd ʤʌst bɪˈgʌn tuː swɪm təˈwɔːdz ðə ʃɔː, wɛn ðeɪ ˈnəʊtɪst wɪð dɪsˈmeɪ ðæt ðə ˈspiːdbəʊt wɒz ˈmuːvɪŋ ɪn əˈsɜːkl. ɪt naʊ keɪm streɪt təˈwɔːdz ðɛm æt trɪˈmɛndəs spiːd. ɪn lɛs ðæn ə ˈmɪnɪt, ɪt rɔːd pɑːst ðɛm ˈəʊnli ə fjuː fiːt əˈweɪ. ˈɑːftər ɪt hædpɑːst, ðeɪ swæm ɒn æz ˈkwɪkli æz ðeɪ kʊd bɪˈkɒz ðeɪ njuː ðæt ðə bəʊt wʊd suːn rɪˈtɜːn. ðeɪ hæd ʤʌst hæd ɪˈnʌf taɪm tuː swɪmaʊt ɒv ˈdeɪnʤə wɛn ðə bəʊt əˈgɛn kəmˈpliːtɪd ə ˈsɜːkl. ɒn ðɪs əˈkeɪʒən, haʊˈɛvə, ɪt hæd sləʊd daʊn kənˈsɪdərəbli. ðə ˈpɛtrəl hædˈnɪəli ɔːl biːn juːzd ʌp. bɪˈfɔː lɒŋ, ðə nɔɪz drɒpt kəmˈpliːtli ænd ðə bəʊt bɪˈgæn tuː drɪft ˈʤɛntli əˈkrɒs ðə ˈwɔːtə.
任务配置：L0+L4
知识笔记：
swing 英 /swɪŋ/ n. 摇摆；摆动；秋千；音律；涨落 vi. 摇摆；转向；悬挂；大摇大摆地行走 vt. 使旋转；挥舞；悬挂 adj. 旋转的；悬挂的；强节奏爵士音乐的
speedboat 英 /'spiːdbəʊt/ n. 快艇；高速游艇
steer 英 /stɪə/ vt. 控制，引导；驾驶 vi. 驾驶，掌舵；行驶 n. 阉牛
wheel 英 /wiːl/ n. 车轮；方向盘；转动 vt. 转动；使变换方向；给…装轮子vi. 旋转；突然转变方向；盘旋飞行
desperately 英 /'despərətlɪ/ adv. 拼命地；绝望地；极度地
skiing 英 /'skiːɪŋ/ n. 滑雪运动；滑雪术 v. 滑雪（ski的ing形式）
tremendous 英 /trɪ'mendəs/ adj. 极大的，巨大的；惊人的；极好的
thrown 英 /θrəʊn/ v. 抛（throw的过去分词）；扔掉
violently 英 /ˈvaɪələntli/ adv. 猛烈地，激烈地；极端地
buoy 英 /bɒɪ/ n. [水运] 浮标；浮筒；救生圈；航标 vt. 使浮起；支撑；鼓励
dismay 英 /dɪs'meɪ/ n. 沮丧，灰心；惊慌 vt. 使沮丧；使惊慌
roar 英 /rɔː/ n. 咆哮；吼；轰鸣 vi. 咆哮；吼叫；喧闹 vt. 咆哮；呼喊；使……轰鸣
considerably 英 /kən'sɪd(ə)rəblɪ/ adv. 相当地；非常地
petrol 英 /'petr(ə)l/ n. （英）汽油
drift 英 /drɪft/ n. 漂流，漂移；趋势；漂流物 vi. 漂流，漂移；漂泊 vt. 使…漂流；使…受风吹积
gently 英 /'dʒentlɪ/ adv. 轻轻地；温柔地，温和地
练习感情：
当单词有4个及以上章节的时候，读起来就很不顺，太生了。