Teenager Rescued After Two Days on Overturned Boat in Alaska

A 15-year-old boy was rescued off the coast of Alaska. Rescuers found him after he stayed on his small boat for two days in cold sea waters.

off the coast of= 在特定地區陸地附近的海域

The boy was fishing with his older brother and his cousin. They were catching fish for their local community. During the trip, their small boat overturned in the Bering Sea.

The teenager held onto the capsized, or turned-over, boat to stay above the water. Sadly, his older brother and cousin died when the boat turned over.

held onto= 緊緊抓住某物以防掉落或漂走

Rescuers found the boy alive after two days. People in the area are calling his survival a miracle.

學習筆記

文法整理

句型	意思
off the coast of	在特定地區陸地附近的海域
held onto	緊緊抓住某物以防掉落或漂走

詞彙整理

單字	意思
capsized	（船隻）翻覆；傾覆
miracle	奇蹟；令人驚嘆、難以置信的事情或結果
survival	生存；存活，指在困難或危險的情況下繼續活著的狀態。

延伸學習

•阿拉斯加的白令海以極低的水溫著稱，因此在倒覆的船隻上停留兩天後仍能倖存是極為罕見的奇蹟。