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.

　　句子讲解：

　　5、Both men had just begun to swim towards the shore, when they noticed with dismay that the speedboat was moving in a circle.

　　两个人刚开始向岸边游过去，就突然惊愕地发现快艇正在转着圈行驶。

　　语言点 notice的宾语在that引导的宾语从句里。

　　shore:

　　n.岸; 滨; (尤指濒海国家) 国家; 支柱;

　　vt.支撑; 支持;

　　[例句]We got dinner on the shore.

　　我们去岸边吃吧。

　　notice：

　　n.注意; 预告; 布告; 警告;

　　vt.& vi.注意;

　　vt.通知; 注意到; 留心; 关照;

　　[例句]Do you think I didn't notice?

　　你以为我没注意到吗?

　　6、It now came straight towards them at tremendous speed.

　　它现在正以惊人的速度正冲他们驶来。

　　语言点 come straight towards sb.径直地冲向某人

　　straight：

　　adj.直的; 连续的; 直率的; 整齐的;

　　adv.直地; 直接地; 坦率地; 立即;

　　n.直线; 直线部分;

　　[例句]He came straight from the office?

　　他直接从诊所过来吗?

　　towards：

　　prep.对于; 接近; 朝，向; 为了;

　　[例句]Was he ever violent towards her?

　　他曾对她施加过暴力吗?

　　straight towards

　　towards表示“朝”,"向”,而 straight towards则表示“径直朝...方向”

　　7、In less than a minute, it roared past them only a few feet away.

　　不到一分钟的工夫，快艇从他们身边几英尺远的地方呼啸着驶了过去。

　　语言点1 in less than +时间表不“在 时间之内”。

　　语言点2 only a few feet away为状语,强调距离非常近，很危险。

　　roared ：

　　n. 咆哮;吼;轰鸣

　　vi. 咆哮;吼叫;喧闹

　　vt. 咆哮;呼喊;使……轰鸣

　　例句:

　　1. I heard the lions roaring in their cages.

　　我听见狮子在笼中吼叫。

　　扩展：

　　few,a few 的区别

　　表示肯定意义：a little / a few 有一点，

　　表示否定意义: little / few 几乎没有的

　　a few /few +可数名词复数 ，，，修饰可数名词

　　little / a little +不可数名词 ，，， 修饰不可数名词

　　a little +不可数名词 = a bit of +不可数名词

　　a little + 可数名词 + a bit +不可数名词

　　many /much 意 为 很 多的

　　同义词 lots of / a lot of

　　many +可数名词复数 、 修饰可数名词

　　much +不可数名词 、 修饰不可数名词