Nearly a week passed before the girl was able toexplain what had happened to her. One afternoonshe set out from the coast in a small boat and wascaught in a storm. Towards evening, the boat strucka rock and the girl jumped into the sea. Then sheswam to the shore after spending the wholenight in the water. During that time she covereda distance of eight miles. Early nextmorning, shesaw a light ahead. She knew she was near theshore because the light was high up on the cliffs.Onarriving at the shore, the girl struggled up the cliff towards the light she had seen. That wasall she remembered. When she woke up a day later, she found herself in hospital.
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4、Then she swam to the shore after spending the whole night in the water.
她在海里游了整整一夜才游到岸边。
语言点1 after在此为介词,所以后接动名词spending
重要语法：after/before加动名词作状语，其逻辑主语一定要与主句的主语相同。例：After walking downthe street,be turned left and disappeared.
在走到街尾时，他向左转，然后消失了。
Before leaving for Shanghai, I washed my bedsheet.
在去上海之前，我把床单洗了。
5、During that time she covered a distance of eight miles.
在那段时间里，她游了8英里。
语言点1 during that time是过去时间状语，与covered呼应。
6、During that time I was chief editor of New Oriental Newsletter.
那个时候，我是《新东方校报》的主编。
语言点2 cover a distance of eight miles = cover eight miles 游了8英里
Early next morning, she saw a light ahead.
第二天凌晨，她看到了一盏灯就在前方。
语言点 ahead可作表语形容词，也可以作副词。
