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Irememberdreamingforyearsaboutlivingabroad.FirstitwasItalywhereIcoulddiscovermyroots.ThenitwasFijibecauseitseemedlikethefurthestplacefromLosAngeles.AfterFiji,mydailyroutineinvolvedwakingupearly,workingallday,andstudyingallnight.AsI'mwritingthis,Icouldpicturemyselfayearandahalfago,sittinginmyoffice,gazingoutofthe20thfloor,andwonderingwhatitwouldbeliketoliveinanothercountry.ThenonedayIchosetostopdreaming.Instead,Ichosetostartplanning.IgavemyselfeightmonthstosaveenoughmoneyandplanwhereIwouldgo.Mygoalwastoliveabroadforayear.Ididtwojobs,sometimesthree,soIcouldsaveenoughmoneyfortheschoolloansandcreditcardbillswhichIwouldstillhavetopaywhileIwasgone.Ihadnosociallife,butIknewthatIwasworkingtowardalifechangingexperience.IwantedtogetoverthefluencyhumpinSpanish,soIlookedintocountriesinLatinAmerica.InSeptemberof2011IquitmyjobandmovedtoCostaRica.IvolunteeredtoteachEnglishatalocalschoolinapoorneighborhoodfortwomonths.Itwasrewardingbeyondbelief.Suddenly,panicstruck.InDecembermymoneywasgoingtorunoutandIwouldhavetogohome.Asfatewouldhaveit,twoweeksbeforeIwasduetoleave,afriendtoldmeaboutajobinalocalcompanywhereshehadjuststartedworking.Sheknewmybackgroundwasinmarketingandsocialmedia,andtheyjusthappenedtohaveaSocialMediaManageropening.Iinterviewedandgotthejob!Then,asfatewouldhaveitagain,theDirectorofCommunicationsquitthedayIstarted.Aftertheinitialshock,Idecidedthatmyjourneydidn'tendthereandappliedforherpositionandthenIbecamethenewDirectorofCommunicationsforamultimilliondollarcompanyinCostaRica![原文呈现][读文清障]SectionⅠIntroduction&Reading—PrereadingTheSteamboatTherewasabigstormaftermidnightandtherainpoured①down.Westayedinsidetheshelter②wehadbuilt③andlettheraftsaildowntheriver.Suddenly,bythelightof④thelightning,①pour/pɔː/vi.(雨)倾盆而下；pourdown倾盆而下②shelter/'ʃeltə/n.遮蔽物；栖身之地③wehadbuilt为定语从句，其前省略了关系词that或which。④bythelightof借助于……的光亮[原文呈现][读文清障]⑤looklike看起来像⑥atfirst起初，开始的时候⑦halfinandhalfoutof一半在……里，一半露出……⑧straightadv.径直地；直接adj.直的；笔直的wesawsomethinginthemiddleoftheriver.Itlookedlike⑤ahouseatfirst⑥，butthenwerealizeditwasasteamboat.Ithadhitarockandwashalfinandhalfoutof⑦thewater.Weweresailingstraight⑧towardsit.汽船[第1段译文]后半夜来了一场暴风雨，大雨倾盆而下。我们躲进了自己事先搭起来的避雨棚，让木筏沿河顺流而下。突然，借助闪电的光亮，我们看到河中间有东西。一开始它看上去像座房子，但后来我们意识到那是一艘汽船。它触礁了，一半沉到水里，一半露在水面上。我们的木筏正径直朝着它驶去。“Itlooksasif⑨it'llgoundersoon，”Jimsaid,afteracoupleof⑩minutes.“Let'sgoandtakealook⑪，”Isaid.“Idon'twanttoboard⑫asinkingship，”saidJim,butwhenIsuggestedthatwemightfindsomethingusefulontheboat,heagreedtogo⑬.Sowepaddled⑭overandclimbedontothesteamboat,⑨Itlooksasif...看上去好像……，asif引导表语从句。⑩acoupleof一些，几个acoupleofminutes几分钟，一会儿⑪take/havealook看一看，其后若带宾语需加at。⑫boardvt.上(船、车、飞机等)onboard在船上(或其他公共交通工具内)⑬agreetodosth.同意做某事⑭paddle/'pædl/vi.用桨划(小船)⑮keeping...为现在分词短语作伴随状语。⑯asquietasmice像老鼠一样安静地，静悄悄地；也可以说asquietasamouse，比喻安静极了。⑰toone'sastonishment使某人吃惊的是⑱hearsb.shout听到某人喊叫(整个过程)hearsb.shouting听到某人正在喊叫(正在进行)⑲lie/laI/vi.说谎；撒谎keeping⑮asquietasmice⑯.Toourastonishment⑰，therewasalightinoneofthecabins.Thenweheardsomeoneshout⑱，“Ohpleaseboys,don'tkillme!Iwon'ttellanybody！”Aman'sangryvoiceanswered,“You'relying⑲.Yousaidthatlasttime.We'regoingtokillyou.”[第2～5段译文]“看起来它快要沉了，”过了一会儿，吉姆说。“我们去看看怎么回事儿，”我说。“我可不想上一艘要沉的船，”吉姆说。但当我提出我们可能在船上找到一些有用的东西时，他就同意去了。于是我们把木筏划了过去，蹑手蹑脚地、像耗子一样悄无声息地爬上了汽船。使我们大为吃惊的是，有间船舱里还亮着一盏灯。接着我们听到一个人的喊叫声：“哦，哥们儿，别杀我！我跟谁也不会说的！”一个男人用生气的声音回应道：“你在撒谎。上次你也是这么说的。我们要杀了你。”Whenheheardthesewords,Jimpanicked⑳andrantotheraft.ButalthoughIwasfrightened,Ialsofeltverycurious○21，soIputmyheadroundthedoor.Itwasquitedark,butIcouldseeamanlyingonthefloor,tied○22upwithrope.Thereweretwomenstandingoverhim○23.⑳panic/'pænIk/vt.(使)恐慌；(使)惊慌失措其过去式、过去分词均为panicked。○21curious/'kjʊəriəs/adj.好奇的○22tie/taI/vt.(用绳、带等)绑，系，拴tieup把……捆起来○23standingoverhim为现在分词短语作后置定语。○24beard/bIəd/n.胡须○25thatlookedlikeagun为定语从句，修饰先行词something。如果先行词是复合不定代词，如something，引导定语从句的关系代词一般用that，而不用which。○26havehadenoughof...对……已厌烦透了，受够了……Onewasshort,withabeard○24.Theotherwastallandhadsomethinginhishandthatlookedlikeagun○25.“I'vehadenoughof○26you.I'mgoingtoshootyounow，”thismansaid.Hewasobviouslytheonewho○27hadthreatened○28themanonthefloor.Anditwasagunhehadinhishand○29.“No,don'tdothat，”saidtheshortman.“Let'sleavehimhere.Thesteamboatwillsinkinacoupleofhoursandhe'llgodown○30withit.”○27who...thefloor为定语从句，修饰theone。○28threatenvt.威胁；恐吓○29hehadinhishand为定语从句，其前省略了关系词that/which，关系词作从句中had的宾语。○30godown下沉[第6～8段译文]吉姆听到这些话后，恐惧万分，向木筏跑了过去。而我尽管害怕，但也感到十分好奇，于是就把头凑向了那扇门。四周都很黑，但我能看见一个人被绳子捆着躺在地板上。有两个人围着他站着。其中一个是矮个儿，留着络腮胡子。另外一个是高个儿，手里拿着什么东西，看起来像是一把枪。“我受够你了。我现在就要毙了你。”这个男子说。显然他就是之前威胁躺在地上的人的那个人。并且握在他手中的确实是一把枪。“不，别这么做。”那个矮个儿说，“我们把他扔在这儿吧。这只船再过几个小时就沉了，他也就跟船一起沉了。”Whenheheardthat,thefrightenedmanonthefloorstartedcrying.“Hesoundsasif○31he'sgoingtodieof○32fright○33！”Ithought.“Ihavetofindawaytosavehim○34！”Icrawled○35alongthedeck,foundJim,andtoldhimwhatIhadheard○36.○31asifhe'sgoingtodieoffright在连系动词sounds后面作表语从句。○32dieof死于(疾病、饥饿、情感等)○33fright/fraIt/n.恐惧；害怕○34findawaytodosth.设法做某事○35crawl/krɔːl/vi.爬行；匍匐前进○36whatIhadheard为宾语从句，同时what在从句中作heard的宾语。○37terrified/'terəfaId/adj.非常害怕的；极度恐慌的○38persuadesb.todosth.说服某人做某事○39过去分词短语“tiedtotheo