Nearly a week passed before the girl was able to explain[^1] what had happened to her.
One afternoon she set out from the coast[^2] in a small boat and was caught[^6] in a storm.
Towards[^3] evening, the board struck a rock and the girl jumped into the sea.
Then she swam to the shore after spending the whole night in the water.
During that time she covered a distance[^7] of eight miles.
Early next morning, she saw a light ahead[^4].
She knew she was near the shore because the light was high up on the cliffs[^5].
On arriving at the shore[^8], the girl struggled up the cliff towards the light she had seen.
That was all she remembered.
When she woke up a day later, she found herself in hospital.
[^1]: explain v 解释 | explanation n 解释
[^2]: coast n 海岸线 | bank 河岸,河堤 | shore 岸上
[^3]: toward = towards
[^4]: ahead prep. 介词 在前面
[^5]: cliff n. 峭壁
[^6]: was caught in storm 困于暴风雨当中
[^7]: cover a distance of eight miles | cover 走了多少路
[^8]: on doing sth 一怎么就怎么
Out of the Darkness
Nearly a week passed before the girl was able to explain[^1] what had happened to her.
One afternoon she set out from the coast[^2] in a small boat and was caught[^6] in a storm.
Towards[^3] evening, the board struck a rock and the girl jumped into the sea.
Then she swam to the shore after spending the whole night in the water.
During that time she covered a distance[^7] of eight miles.
Early next morning, she saw a light ahead[^4].
She knew she was near the shore because the light was high up on the cliffs[^5].
On arriving at the shore[^8], the girl struggled up the cliff towards the light she had seen.
That was all she remembered.
When she woke up a day later, she found herself in hospital.
[^1]: explain v 解释 | explanation n 解释 [^2]: coast n 海岸线 | bank 河岸,河堤 | shore 岸上 [^3]: toward = towards [^4]: ahead prep. 介词 在前面 [^5]: cliff n. 峭壁 [^6]: was caught in storm 困于暴风雨当中 [^7]: cover a distance of eight miles | cover 走了多少路 [^8]: on doing sth 一怎么就怎么