高考英语短文记忆3500单词：划船回家
<p> <span word="Sailing">Sailing</span> <span word="Home">Home</span></p><p> 划船回家</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="novel">novel</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unbelievable">unbelievable</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="genuine">genuine</span> <span word="adventure">adventure</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="businessman">businessman</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1956， <span word="he">he</span> <span word="visited">visited</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>， <span word="his">his</span> <span word="birthplace">birthplace</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="day">day</span>， <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="wandering">wandering</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pavement">pavement</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bay">bay</span> <span word="enjoying">enjoying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="scenes">scenes</span>， <span word="he">he</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="passport">passport</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="envelope">envelope</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="embassy">embassy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="help">help</span>， <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ambassador">ambassador</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="rude">rude</span> <span word="manners">manners</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="permit">permit</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="bowed">bowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="Staring">Staring</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="impatient">impatient</span> <span word="face">face</span>， <span word="he">he</span> <span word="understood">understood</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fault">fault</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="skin">skin</span> <span word="colour">colour</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="accounted">accounted</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="refection">refection</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sail">sail</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="boat">boat</span> <span word="home">home</span>.</p><p> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="difficulty">difficulty</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="contrary">contrary</span>， <span word="difficulty">difficulty</span> <span word="pushed">pushed</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="harder">harder</span>. <span word="Three">Three</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="later">later</span>， <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="spotted">spotted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ship">ship</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="accident">accident</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="rags">rags</span> <span word="indeed">indeed</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="maid">maid</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="screamed">screamed</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="steak">steak</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pineapple">pineapple</span> <span word="dessert">dessert</span>. <span word="Aboard">Aboard</span>， <span word="he">he</span> <span word="earned">earned</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="passage">passage</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="barber">barber</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="finally">finally</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="novel">novel</span>， <span word="he">he</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> “<span word="Go">Go</span> <span word="Ahead">Ahead</span>”.</p><p> 这部小说写的是一次令人难以置信而又真实的历险。其作者是一位在美国被抚养长大的黑人商人。1956年，他回到他的出生地非洲。有一天，当他在海湾边的人行道上漫步欣赏海景时，他丢失了一个装着钱和护照的信封，于是向当地的大使馆寻求帮助。但是大使态度非常粗鲁，即使向他鞠躬，也不允许他的职员帮忙。盯着他那不耐烦的脸，他知道是他皮肤颜色的错才导致了他们的拒绝。于是，他决定冒险驾驶一只小船回家。</p>
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