New Words:

dawn [dɔ:n] n. 黎明;曙光;拂晓;破晓


Sample Sentences:

They work from dawn till dark.
At dawn the army attacked the town.
Plan your year in spring and your day at dawn.


New Words:

harbour [ˈhɑrbər] n. 港口;港湾;(海)港


Sample Sentences:

Several boats lay at anchor in the harbour.
We sailed out of the harbour toward the Pacific.
Can you find a guide to pilot the boat into the little harbour?


the Pacific [pəˈsɪfɪk] 太平洋;太平洋地区

pilot [ˈpaɪlət]
n.飞行员;领航员;引水员;(航空器)驾驶员
v.引导;试行;驾驶(航空器)

New Words:

ride/lie at anchor 抛着锚;停泊着

weigh anchor 起锚;启航


Sample Sentences:

The ship lay at anchor two miles off the rocky coast.
An oceangoing ship is riding at anchor in the harbour.
We weighed anchor at dawn and headed straight for Qingdao.


harbour [ˈhɑrbər] n. 港口;港湾;(海)港

New Words:

anchor ['æŋkə]
n.锚;
v.抛锚;下锚;使固定;扣牢

cast/drop anchor 抛锚


Sample Sentences:

Where shall we drop the anchor?
We anchored off the coast of Spain.
They anchored their ship in the river in a foggy morning.
It is too late to cast anchor when the ship is on the rock.


New Words:

coral ['kɔrəl] n. 珊瑚
reef [ri:f] n. 礁;暗礁


Sample Sentences:

Coral is often used for making jewellery.
The Xisha Islands are formed of coral reefs.
The pilot guided us through the dangerous reefs.
It is reported that the coral reefs are being destroyed.


pilot ['pailət] n.飞行员;领航员;引航员