英语课文单词讲解.ppt

* paragraph 8 Desperately（1）, Cindy kept trying（2）. Finally, by keeping her head straighter, she was able to roll Kyla up and out of the water. （1）Desperately [desp?r?tli] adv. 拼命地；绝望地；极度地 比较级more desperately??最高级most desperately （2）Keep doing sth. 继续做某事 How difficult it is to keep on doing something . 持之以恒地做一件事是多么得难啊。 Then, propping （3）herself up on her elbows （4）at the edge of the pool, Cindy reached out and turned Kyla toward her. （3）prop [pr?p] v. support or keep in a leaning or resting position 把···靠在···上 [过去式propped??过去分词propped??现在分词propping??] （4）elbow [elb?u] n. 肘部；弯头；扶手 vt. 推挤；用手肘推开 Her daughter still wasn’t breathing. With fear gripping her heart（5）, Cindy pinched （6）the child’s nose shut and began puffing （7）short breaths into her mouth. （5） With fear gripping her heart 恐慌攫住了她的心 grip n. 紧握；柄；支配；握拍方式 vt. 紧握；夹紧 vi. 抓住 China has two other reasons to tighten its grip .中国还有另外两个理由加强控制。 *