33

Lesson 33 Out of darkness
冲出黑暗
First listen and then answer the question.
听录音，然后回答以下问题。
Why was the girl in hospital?
Nearly a week passed before the girl was able to explain what had happened toher.
几乎过了一个星期，那姑娘才能讲述自己的遭遇。
One afternoon she set out from the coast in a small boat and was caught in astorm.
一天下午，她乘小船从海岸出发，遇上了风暴。
Towards evening, the boat struck a rock and the girl jumped into the sea.
天将黑时，小船撞在了一块礁石上，姑娘跳进了海里。
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。
During that time she covered a distance of eight miles.
在那段时间里，她游了8英里。
Early next morning, she saw a light ahead.
第二天凌晨，她看到前方有灯光，
She knew she was near the shore because the light was high up on the cliffs.
知道自己已经接近岸边了，因为那灯光是在高高的峭壁上。
On arriving at the shore, the girl struggled up the cliff towards the light shehad seen.
到达岸边后，姑娘朝着她看到的灯光方向挣扎着往峭壁上爬去。
That was all she remembered.
她所记得的就是这些。
When she woke up a day later, she found herself in hospital.
第二天她醒来时，发现自己躺在医院里。

魔乐岛蒙学•新概念英语第二册（33）