Won from the Waves — Page 1

English → Chinese Preface Level 6/10

Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England

由英国伦敦的尼克·霍德森制作

Won from the Waves, by W.H.G. Kingston.

《赢自波涛》，作者：W.H.G. 金斯顿。

This is a splendid book, one of Kingston's very best, written and published at the very end of his life, and it will give you a very good read.

这是一本精彩的书，是金斯顿最出色的作品之一，写作并出版于他生命的最后阶段，读来令人回味无穷。

Of course there are the usual swimming exercises, but there is just so much more going on, that you will always be wanting to turn the next page to see what happens.

当然，书中有常见的游泳情节，但还有更多精彩内容，让你总是迫不及待地想翻到下一页，看看接下来会发生什么。

WON FROM THE WAVES, BY W.H.G. KINGSTON.

《赢自波涛》，作者：W.H.G. 金斯顿。

Vocabulary

由: yóu — By, from, through; indicating source or agent.
英国: Yīngguó — The United Kingdom; country in Western Europe.
伦敦: Lúndūn — London; capital city of the United Kingdom.
的: de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.
制作: zhìzuò — To produce, create, or make something.
作者: zuòzhě — Author; the person who wrote a work.
这: zhè — This; demonstrative pronoun referring to something nearby.
是: shì — To be; linking verb connecting subject and predicate.
一本: yī běn — One (book); measure word 本 used for books.
精彩: jīngcǎi — Brilliant, wonderful, outstanding; describes impressive content.
书: shū — Book; a bound written or printed publication.
最: zuì — Most; superlative adverb indicating the highest degree.
出色: chūsè — Outstanding, excellent; standing out above others.
作品: zuòpǐn — Work, creation; a literary or artistic production.
之一: zhī yī — One of; indicates membership in a group or category.
写作: xiězuò — Writing; the act of composing written works.
并: bìng — And, furthermore; conjunction linking parallel actions or facts.
出版: chūbǎn — To publish; to release a book or printed work.
于: yú — At, in, on; preposition indicating time, place, or relation.
他: tā — He, him; third-person singular masculine pronoun.
生命: shēngmìng — Life; one's existence or lifespan as a living being.
最后: zuìhòu — Last, final; the concluding stage or period of something.
阶段: jiēduàn — Stage, phase; a distinct period within a process.
读来: dú lái — When read; describes the experience of reading something.
令人: lìng rén — Makes one feel; causes a person to experience something.
回味无穷: huíwèi wúqióng — Endlessly thought-provoking; leaves a lasting, savory impression.
当然: dāngrán — Of course, naturally; used to affirm an obvious point.
书中: shū zhōng — In the book; referring to content within a text.
有: yǒu — To have, there is/are; indicates existence or possession.
常见: chángjiàn — Common, frequently seen; occurring or appearing often.
游泳: yóuyǒng — Swimming; the act of moving through water.
情节: qíngjié — Plot, storyline; the sequence of events in a narrative.
但: dàn — But, however; conjunction indicating contrast or exception.
还有: hái yǒu — There is also, furthermore; introduces additional information.
更多: gèng duō — Even more; a greater quantity or degree of something.
内容: nèiróng — Content, substance; the information or material contained within.
让: ràng — To let, allow, make; causative verb prompting an action.
你: nǐ — You; second-person singular pronoun addressing the reader.
总是: zǒng shì — Always, constantly; happening at all times without exception.
迫不及待: pò bù jí dài — Unable to wait; extremely eager and impatient to act.
地: de — Structural particle linking adverbial phrase to a verb.
想: xiǎng — To want, think, wish; expressing desire or intention.
翻到: fān dào — To turn to (a page); to flip forward to reach somewhere.
下一页: xià yī yè — The next page; the following page in a book.
看看: kànkan — To take a look, see; casual verb suggesting a quick glance.
接下来: jiē xià lái — Next, coming up; what follows immediately after.
会: huì — Will, can; auxiliary indicating future action or ability.
发生: fāshēng — To happen, occur; an event or situation taking place.
什么: shénme — What; interrogative pronoun asking about identity or nature.

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