A Hope More Powerful than the Sea 《地中海的眼淚》 This moving tale takes a closer look into the lives of refugees▼. 這個感人的故事更詳細地探究了難民的生活。
A Hope More Powerful than the Sea is a true story about a refugee’s struggle to start a new life. At the start of the book, Doaa Al Zamel is just a normal teenager living in Syria. Then, the Syrian civil war starts. She joins a peaceful protest▼ against her government and gets shot by a soldier. To stay safe, Doaa and her family move to Egypt. Doaa is forced to quit school and work in a factory to help support her family. Soon after, she meets another refugee and they get married. Life in Egypt is dangerous, though, so Doaa and her husband try to move to Europe. On the way there, their boat is attacked by pirates▼ and starts to sink. The passengers all jump into the sea and start drowningone by one. Doaa rescues a baby and grabs anything she can find to float. She’s forced to watch as her husband dies in front of her eyes. Although she’s cold and tired, Doaa continues trying to keep herself and the baby alive. After four days, a Japanese boat finally arrives and rescues Doaa and the baby.
1. struggle n. 掙扎；奮鬥 This movie is about a man’s struggle to become a successful businessman. 這部電影講述一名男子奮鬥要成為一位成功的商人。 2. civil war n. 內戰 civil a. 公民的，國民的 That incident led to a civil war that lasted 20 years. 那個事件導致了一場持續二十年之久的內戰。 Black Americans struggled long and hard for their civil rights. 美國黑人為他們的公民權利辛苦地奮鬥多年。 3. peaceful a. 和平的；平靜的 We hope there will be a peaceful settlement to the Middle East conflict. 我們希望中東地區的衝突能有和平的解決方法。 4. be forced to V 被迫做…… Jerry doesn’t like to be forced to do anything against his will. 傑瑞不喜歡被迫做任何違背他意願的事情。 5. drown vi. 淹死，溺斃 It was brave of you to save the little boy from drowning. 你真是勇敢，救了那名小男孩使他免於溺斃。 6. rescue vt. 拯救，解救 When Luke was stuck in the elevator, he told himself to stay calm and wait to be rescued. 路克被困在電梯裡時，他告訴自己要保持冷靜等待被救。 7. grab vt. 攫取，抓住 The little boy grabbed his mother by the arm and wouldn’t let go. 那名小男孩抓住他媽媽的手臂不放手。 8. keep...alive 維持……的生命 Ryan’s good luck kept him alive through the war. 雷恩的好運氣讓他能在戰爭中存活。
▼ refugee n. 難民 ▼ protest n. 抗議（活動） ▼ pirate n. 海盜
Soon after, she meets another refugee and they get married. 本句中的 soon after 為副詞片語，表「不久後」，可置於句首，其後加逗點，再接主要子句，亦可置於句尾使用。類似用法還有 shortly after。 例 The sky became cloudy. Soon after, it started to rain. 天空轉為陰天。沒多久，就開始下起雨來。 例 Lynn won the lottery and quit her job shortly after. 琳恩中了彩券，不久後就辭職了。 ★補充用法 soon after 和 shortly after 後面也可以接句子，形成副詞子句，表「在……之後沒多久、在……不久後」。 例 The singer became popular soon after his first album was released. 那位歌手在他的首張專輯發行不久後變得大受歡迎。
one by one 1. one by one 為副詞片語，表「一個接一個地、逐個地」。 例 The students walked into the classroom one by one. 學生們一個接著一個走進教室。 2. 介詞 by 可用於表「（連續或反覆）逐個、逐一」，前後可接相同的名詞以形成副詞片語。除了 one by one，以下舉幾個其他常見的搭配用法： day by day 一天天地；日漸地 year by year 逐年地 little by little 一點一點地；逐漸地 step by step 一步一步地；逐步地 word by word 一個字一個字地；逐字地 例 Let´s handle the problem step by step. 這個問題咱們一步一步來處理。
