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.
句子讲解：
1、As the man tried to swing the speed boat round, the steering wheel came away in his hands.
当船上的人用力让快艇转弯的时候，方向盘突然脱手了。
语言点 swing the speed boat round让快艇转弯
swing：
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
例句:
1. He accidentally found that the desk clock did not swing its pendulum.
他无意中发现座钟不摇摆了。
come away：
v.(印象) 离开，离开时留下;
[例句]Come away with me! She may see us.
跟我过来!她会看到我们的。
2、He waved desperately to his companion, who had been water skiing for the last fifteen minutes.
他绝望地向他的伙伴挥手，他的伙伴在之前的15分钟里一直在滑水。
语言点 wave to sb.向某人挥手
companion：
n. 同伴;朋友;指南;手册
vt. 陪伴
例句:
1. They companioned the visitors to the classroom
他们陪着来宾到教室去。
wave:
n.挥手; 波浪，波动; (或事物) 涌现的人; 汹涌的行动(或思想)态势;
vi.摇摆，起伏;
vt.& vi.(一端固定地) 飘扬; 挥手指引; 挥动…示意; 略呈波形;
[例句]You have to wave to them!
你得向他们挥挥手!
3、Both men had hardly had time to realize what was happening when they were thrown violently into the sea.
当他们还没反应过来就被猛地抛入了海里。
语言点 这是一个hardly...when...句式。
violently:
adv.激烈地; 暴力地; 狂暴地; 极度地;
[例句]He wasn't acting strange, violently?
他没有表现得很奇怪?很暴力?
4、The speedboat had struck a buoy, but it continued to move very quickly across the water.
快艇撞上了一个浮标，但它仍在水面上快速行驶着
buoy :
n. 浮标;浮筒;救生圈;航标
vt. 使浮起;支撑;鼓励
例句:
1. Flotation collars are used to buoy space capsules that land in the sea.
扩展学习：
come away 和 go away的区别
come away,无此用法;go away,动词短语，不接宾语，可接from
wave to sb.和wave at sb.有什么区别
wave to 表示向某人挥手过去,强调一个动作
wave at 表示在和某人挥手,强调一种状态
hardly......when的用法
hardly...when在句首时为固定的倒装结构，表示一件事紧接着另一件事发生，在汉语中译为“一。。。就。。。”。
注意其事态上主句一般用过去完成时，从句用过去时。有时主句也可用现在完成时，从句用一般现在时。
例如;Hardly had he seen me when he ran away.他一看见我就跑了
