当那个人试图把快艇转向时，方向盘在他手中脱落了。
As the man tried to swing the speedboat round, the steering wheel came away in his hands.
他拼命地向他的同伴挥手，而那个同伴已经滑水滑了近十五分钟了。
He waved desperately to his companion, who had been water skiing for the last fifteen minutes.
两个人几乎还没来得及弄清楚发生了什么事，就被猛烈地抛进了大海。
Both men had hardly had time to realize what was happening when they were thrown violently into the sea.
快艇撞上了一个浮标，但它仍然继续在水面上高速行驶。
The speedboat had struck a buoy, but it continued to move very quickly across the water.
两个人刚开始向岸边游去，就惊恐地发现快艇正在转圈。
Both men had just begun to swim towards the shore, when they noticed with dismay that the speedboat was moving in a circle.
它现在笔直地朝他们以惊人的速度冲来。
It now came straight towards them at tremendous speed.
不到一分钟，它咆哮着从他们身边擦过，只差几英尺。
In less than a minute, it roared past them only a few feet away.
快艇从他们身边掠过后，他们尽快继续向前游，因为他们知道快艇很快就会再回来。
After it had passed, they swam on as quickly as they could because they knew that the boat would soon return.
他们刚刚有足够的时间游出危险区，快艇又完成了一个圆圈。
They had just had enough time to swim out of danger when the boat again completed a circle.
然而，这一次，它已经明显减速了。
On this occasion, however, it had slowed down considerably.
汽油几乎已经全部耗尽了。
The petrol had nearly all been used up.
不久之后，噪声完全消失了，快艇开始在水面上轻轻地漂荡。
Before long, the noise dropped completely and the boat began to drift gently across the water.