新概念英語第三冊逐句精講語言點 第43課 全保險 (5)

　　They had little difficulty in finding it, but hauling it out of the water proved to be a serious problem. The sides of the dish were so smooth that it was almost impossible to attach hawsers and chains to the rim without damaging it. Eventually chains were fixed to one end of the dish and a powerful winch was put into operation. The dish rose to the surface and was gently drawn towards the canal bank. For one agonizing moment, the dish was perched precariously on the bank of the canal, but it suddenly overbalanced and slid back into the water. The men were now obliged to try once more.

　　15.They had little difficulty in finding it, but hauling it out of the water proved to be a serious problem.

　　他們沒費多大事兒就找到了盤子?？墒前驯P子撈出卻是一個很大的難題。

　　16.The sides of the dish were so smooth that it was almost impossible to attach hawsers and chains to the rim without damaging it.

　　盤子四邊十分光滑，要在盤邊拴上繩索或鏈條而同時又不損壞它是很難辦到的。

　　17.Eventually chains were fixed to one end of the dish and a powerful winch was put into operation.

　　不過，他們終于將鏈條固定在盤子的一端，一臺大功率的絞車開動起來。

　　18.The dish rose to the surface and was gently drawn towards the canal bank.

　　盤子慢慢浮出水面，被輕輕地拽向運(yùn)河岸邊。

　　19.For one agonizing moment, the dish was perched precariously on the bank of the canal, but it suddenly overbalanced and slid back into the water.

　　在令人忐忑不安的瞬間，盤子晃晃悠悠地上了岸，但它突然失去了平衡，又跌回水中。

　　20. The men were now obliged to try once more.

　　工人們只得再來一次。

　　語言點:be obliged to的意思是“不得不(做)”。