For a moment there was excitement, and then the trained men of the sea got into action. Nearby there were several fishing boats, operated by gasoline motors. There were
planks1 at hand, and rollers on which the craft could be launched in the surf, being eased along the slope by releasing a cable rigged to a post some distance away.
It did not take long for the fishermen to launch one of these motor boats, and while C. C. Piper was struggling in the surf, endeavoring as best he could to climb into his overturned boat, they put out to rescue him.
“Do you want that in the picture?” asked Joe, who was at one of the cameras.
“No indeed!” cried Mr. Ringold. “It won’t fit in at all! He must drift
ashore2. We’ll have to do all this over again.”
“I can see Gloomy doing it,” murmured Blake.
At that moment there came a hail from the
comedian3.
“Hello!” he cried. “Are you going to—gulp—let me—glub—sink out here? Can’t some of you——” and the rest was lost amid a series of gurgles as the salty water got in C. C.’s mouth.
“Hold on just a little longer,” called one of the fishermen, as he directed the craft toward the struggling actor. “We’ll have you out presently.”
“You’d—better—hurry—up!” panted the comedian, who might well be excused at this moment from taking a gloomy view of life.
He managed to cling to one side of the dory until the rescuing motor craft reached him. Then he was soon hauled aboard, dripping wet, all but
exhausted4, and unable to utter a sound save sighs.
“Well, it was too bad,” said Mr. Ringold, when C. C. was once more ashore. “I guess we’ll have to get you a little larger boat.”
“Get me one?” asked the actor, with the accent on the personal pronoun.
“Certainly. We’ll have to do this scene over again. I guess we could use one of the fishing boats, though they’re a little large. But we can move the cameras back. Take one of those, C. C.”
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planks
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| （厚）木板( plank的名词复数 )； 政纲条目，政策要点 |
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- The house was built solidly of rough wooden planks. 这房子是用粗木板牢固地建造的。
- We sawed the log into planks. 我们把木头锯成了木板。
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ashore
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| adv.在(向)岸上，上岸 |
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- The children got ashore before the tide came in.涨潮前，孩子们就上岸了。
- He laid hold of the rope and pulled the boat ashore.他抓住绳子拉船靠岸。
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comedian
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| n.喜剧演员；滑稽演员 |
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- The comedian tickled the crowd with his jokes.喜剧演员的笑话把人们逗乐了。
- The comedian enjoyed great popularity during the 30's.那位喜剧演员在三十年代非常走红。
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exhausted
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| adj.极其疲惫的，精疲力尽的 |
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- It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长，到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
- Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。
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balk
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| n.大方木料；v.妨碍；不愿前进或从事某事 |
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- We get strong indications that his agent would balk at that request.我们得到的强烈暗示是他的经纪人会回避那个要求。
- He shored up the wall with a thick balk of wood.他用一根粗大的木头把墙撑住。
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theatrical
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| adj.剧场的，演戏的；做戏似的，做作的 |
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- The final scene was dismayingly lacking in theatrical effect.最后一场缺乏戏剧效果，叫人失望。
- She always makes some theatrical gesture.她老在做些夸张的手势。
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shipwreck
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| n.船舶失事，海难 |
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- He walked away from the shipwreck.他船难中平安地脱险了。
- The shipwreck was a harrowing experience.那次船难是一个惨痛的经历。
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wreck
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| n.失事，遇难；沉船；vt.(船等)失事，遇难 |
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- Weather may have been a factor in the wreck.天气可能是造成这次失事的原因之一。
- No one can wreck the friendship between us.没有人能够破坏我们之间的友谊。
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wrecked
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| adj.失事的，遇难的 |
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- the hulk of a wrecked ship 遇难轮船的残骸
- the salvage of the wrecked tanker 对失事油轮的打捞
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entirely
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| ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地 |
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- The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
- His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。
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persuasion
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| n.劝说；说服；持有某种信仰的宗派 |
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- He decided to leave only after much persuasion.经过多方劝说，他才决定离开。
- After a lot of persuasion,she agreed to go.经过多次劝说后，她同意去了。
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stunt
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| n.惊人表演，绝技，特技；vt.阻碍...发育，妨碍...生长 |
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- Lack of the right food may stunt growth.缺乏适当的食物会阻碍发育。
- Right up there is where the big stunt is taking place.那边将会有惊人的表演。
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queried
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| v.质疑，对…表示疑问( query的过去式和过去分词 )；询问 |
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- She queried what he said. 她对他说的话表示怀疑。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- \"What does he have to do?\" queried Chin dubiously. “他有什么心事？”琴向觉民问道，她的脸上现出疑惑不解的神情。 来自汉英文学 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）
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shipping
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| n.船运（发货，运输，乘船） |
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- We struck a bargain with an American shipping firm.我们和一家美国船运公司谈成了一笔生意。
- There's a shipping charge of ￡5 added to the price.价格之外另加五英镑运输费。
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schooner
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| n.纵帆船 |
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- The schooner was driven ashore.那条帆船被冲上了岸。
- The current was bearing coracle and schooner southward at an equal rate.急流正以同样的速度将小筏子和帆船一起冲向南方。
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scuttle
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| v.急赶，疾走，逃避；n.天窗；舷窗 |
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- There was a general scuttle for shelter when the rain began to fall heavily.下大雨了，人们都飞跑着寻找躲雨的地方。
- The scuttle was open,and the good daylight shone in.明朗的亮光从敞开的小窗中照了进来。
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groan
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| vi./n.呻吟，抱怨；(发出)呻吟般的声音 |
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- The wounded man uttered a groan.那个受伤的人发出呻吟。
- The people groan under the burden of taxes.人民在重税下痛苦呻吟。
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miserable
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| adj.悲惨的，痛苦的；可怜的，糟糕的 |
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- It was miserable of you to make fun of him.你取笑他，这是可耻的。
- Her past life was miserable.她过去的生活很苦。
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forth
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| adv.向前；向外，往外 |
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- The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
- He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。
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verge
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| n.边，边缘；v.接近，濒临 |
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- The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
- She was on the verge of bursting into tears.她快要哭出来了。
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smuggling
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| n.走私 |
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- Some claimed that the docker's union fronted for the smuggling ring.某些人声称码头工人工会是走私集团的掩护所。
- The evidence pointed to the existence of an international smuggling network.证据表明很可能有一个国际走私网络存在。
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postpone
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| v.延期，推迟 |
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- I shall postpone making a decision till I learn full particulars.在未获悉详情之前我得从缓作出决定。
- She decided to postpone the converastion for that evening.她决定当天晚上把谈话搁一搁。
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