A peasant, poling a tiny boat, hastened to shore and clutched a clump of reeds growing in the shallows.The waves tossed him and his little craft up and down like a see-saw.

• 一条乡下“赤膊船”赶快拢岸，船上人揪住了泥岸上的树根，船和人都好像在那里打秋千。