The water was white where his tail beat it and three quarters of his body was clear above the water when the rope came taut, shivered, and then snapped.

• 鲨鱼像快艇似地在水上划游，它的尾巴打起白色的水花，这时绳索一紧，先颤了一下便断了，它的身体的四分之三露出了水面。