Useful words and expressions：

curl up 卷曲；盘旋上升

hectic 兴奋的；忙乱的

scenic风景优美的

idyllic 田园般的；美妙的

tease嘲弄；逗弄；梳理

tiller 舵柄

harmonica 口琴

bolt 螺栓；门闩

reassure 消除（人）的不安

sunlit 阳光照耀的

jib 三角帆

slam 砰然关闭

sloop 单桅多帆的小船

split-second 一瞬间的

flounder挣扎前进

life preserver救生工具

steer 操纵，驾驶

toss 投；扔

pulmonary 肺部的

rehab 修复

barge n 驳船

tow 拖拽；牵引 in tow

freighters 货船；运输机；托运者

mainsail大帆，主帆

docking 入坞

propeller 螺旋桨，推进器；暗轮汽船

summon .召唤；传唤

sloop .多帆单桅小船

stern 严格的；坚定的

hulking 庞大的；笨重的

frenzied 狂乱的，狂暴的，疯狂似的

make frenzied efforts 拼命挣扎[用力]

run her down

tread

gnawing 咬，不断的苦痛

deter防止，阻止

dispatcher调度，调遣

beep 嘟嘟鸣笛

cruiser巡洋舰; 游艇(＝cabin cruiser)

veteran老手；老兵

man-overboard

back and forth

survivable可长存的，可存活的

switch… from… to

body retrieval

(side-scan) sonar声纳

Stun震惊；晕眩

strain用力拉，拉紧

adrenaline肾上腺素

atop在(…)顶上

maneuver使演习；调动；用策略使…，用计使…

gratitude感谢；谢意

ruefully悲伤的; 悔恨的the knight of the R- Countenance 愁容骑士〔指唐吉诃德 (Don Quixote)〕

strapless无带的

credit归(功于某人)

helped her through drug rehab and breast cancer treatment.

she would triumph in this situation too

move up and down

used to summon rescuers,

signed up with a Baltimore-area sailing school

Fraizzoli cursed himself for forgetting the radio.

he punched in 911

by tracking the cell phone signal.

began a frenzied crawl stroke

cheered her on at soccer games, and tucked her in at night.

set up a command

on the ground

back and forth

her strength was failing.

Lonergan held out the boat hook