英語六級攻克閱讀關鍵句215. An ice storm had turned the decks into fr

215. An ice storm had turned the decks into frozen sheets that sent hundreds of families sliding into the sea as the ship tilted and began to go down.

譯文　一場暴風雪把甲板變成了冰凍的地板，隨著船傾斜并且開始下沉，成百上千個家庭的人從甲板上滑落海中。

點睛　本句的主干是An ice storm had turned the decks into frozen sheets...。that引導定語從句，修飾sheets；as引導時間狀語從句。

families指的是“很多個家庭的家庭成員”。deck意為“甲板”。tilt意為“傾斜”。如：

The table top suddenly tilted and all the plates and glasses crashed onto the floor. 桌面突然傾斜，所有的盤子和玻璃制品都掉到地板上打碎了。

考點歸納　go down的字面意思為“下去”。本句中go down的主語是“船”，因而應該結合語境將其理解為“下沉”。此外，go down還有很多含義，包括：

“吞服”。如：

The pill won't go down. 這藥丸無法下咽。

“接受”。如：

This explanation won't go down with me. 我無法接受這一解釋。

“減弱”。如：

We waited for the wind to go down. 我們等待風勢減弱。

“延續(xù)”。如：

The story will not go down. 故事不會再延續(xù)下去了。

“下；落”。如：

Feeling guilty, he went down on his knees in front of his parents. 他心感愧疚，在父母面前跪了下來。