Bill and Jane were coasting on a hill. Down the hill went the sled. Bill steered. Jane held on tightly. The coasters on the hill watched them. Past trees they whizzed. Jane yelled, “Stop the sled! Stop the sled!?but Bill could not stop it.
Suddenly Jane had a feeling that she was a bird in flight. Was she dreaming?
She landed in a big pile of snow. Where was Bill? He must have gone all the way down the long slide to the end of the hill. Now, Bill came in sight plodding up the hill. Jane laughed as she called to him. They were so glad to be together. The coasters cheered to see them safe. They went home to tell Mother what a thrilling ride they had had.

thrilling ride 惊心动魄的经历
coast 滑行，滑下
sled 雪橇
steer1 驾驶，掌舵
tightly 紧紧地
coaster 滑雪橇的人
whiz 飕飕作声，发出嘶嘶或呼呼声
flight 飞行
plodding2 沉重缓慢的
thrilling 惊心动魄的
a big pile of 一大堆
slide 滑动
hill 小山；丘陵；斜坡；山冈
sight 看见；瞄准
plodding up 缓慢的上升
coaster 沿岸贸易船；杯托，小托盘；雪橇
dull 钝的；迟钝的；无趣的；呆滞的；阴暗的
investigation 调查；调查研究
negotiations 谈判（negotiation的复数）；磋商

一次惊心动魄的经历
比尔和简正在山上滑行。他们的雪橇从山上滑下来。比尔驾驶着雪橇。简紧紧地抓着雪橇。山上滑雪橇的人们看着他们。两旁经过的树发出飕飕的声音。简大声地叫起来：“停下来！快停下来！”但是比尔停不下来。

突然，简感觉自己就像一只小鸟在空中飞翔。她是在做梦吗？她撞在一个大雪堆上停了下来。比尔在哪儿？他肯定是沿着长长的滑道一直滑到山下了。就在这时，比尔出现了，他正吃力地从山下爬上来。简笑着叫他。又能在一起，他们真是太高兴了。看到他们都很安全，其他滑雪橇的人们欢呼起来。他们回家告诉了妈妈他们的经历是多么惊心动魄啊。

1 steer

vt.驾驶，为…操舵；引导；vi.驾驶
参考例句：
If you push the car, I’ll steer it.如果你来推车，我就来驾车。
It’s no use trying to steer the boy into a course of action that suits you.想说服这孩子按你的方式行事是徒劳的。

2 plodding

adj. 单调乏味的；沉重缓慢的
a.proceeding in a slow or dull way
参考例句：
They’re still plodding along with their investigation. 他们仍然在不厌其烦地进行调查。
He is plodding on with negotiations. 他正缓慢艰难地进行着谈判。

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