1. The men of our family waded down through our flooded meadows with boathooks, in the hope of being able to grapple a corner of the raft and pull it out of the current towards our bank.
    我家的男人们手拿船篙过被水淹没草场，希望能够钩住筏子的一角，将它拽出激流，拖回岸边。他们终于成功了。