we quickened our pace and made our way rapidly towards the stream where we hoped the boatman was waiting.
快速地朝深溪边走去，希望船夫还在那儿等着我们。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 48 The silent village
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 一步;长度单位;步幅，步调;快步;
vt. 踱步，走来走去;步测;调整步调;训练马溜蹄;
vi. 踱;溜蹄;
prep. 蒙…恩准，怀着对…的敬意;
💡 陪驶（谐音）：步调 一致 怕(pa)厕(ce)臭，快 步走
"The runners set off at a blistering pace."
赛跑运动员如脱缰野马般起跑了。
近义：capacitate, rhythm, walking, beat, cadence, gait
adj. …制的;（人工）做成的，拼成的;虚构的;保证成功的;
v. 使(make的过去式和过去分词);
"He made it absolutely clear."
他把此事讲得一清二楚。
近义：manufactured, produced, done, fabricated, artificial, manmade
adv. 很快地，迅速地;立即;
"The company has grown rapidly in the last five years."
这家公司近五年来迅速地发展壮大.
近义：apace, hurriedly, lightly, posthaste, precipitately, promptly
反义：leisurely, slow, tardily, unhurriedly, calmly, lazily
towards
[tɔrdz]
prep. 朝，向;对于;接近;为了;
💡 后缀:s (副词词尾)表示时间,地点,方式 网友：马胜敏 补充：1：我用绳拖（tow）着爱人（ar）的（d）船，向前走看着船里的美女（s）我越拖越有劲
"He is very affectionate towards his children."
他非常疼爱他的孩子。
近义：to, toward
n. 河流，小河，川，溪;潮流，趋势，倾向;（事件等的）连续，（财富等的）滚滚而来;流出，流注，一连串;
vt.& vi. 流，流动;
vi. 飘扬;招展;鱼贯而行;一个接一个地移动;
vt. 按能力分班（或分组）;按能力分班（或分组）;
"The puddles had coalesced into a small stream."
地面上水洼子里的水汇流成了一条小溪。
近义：inflow, issue, run, spring, well, debouch