Introduction
I could not sleep throughout that night. Not even a minute. It was just
because I might miss the ships or boat that passed by the island. I
was shivering in cold 在寒冷中瑟瑟发抖 even it was just a gentle breeze 微风.
I thought to myself that things would have been different if I did not take
part in that vacation. Never in my wildest dream that a spectacular 壮观
vacation on a cruise ship at the beginning turned out to be a nightmarish
affair 事务.
Raising action
The day before was a jubilant (joyous) one. I embarked (departed)
出发 on a three-day vacation trip on a cruise ship. The vacation was amazing.
The scenic view was splendid (resplendent, glorious, splendiferous) 灿烂
across the horizon of the sea as far as the eyes could see. The sea water
was crystal clear and the sky was a magnificent 宏 伟 azure 天 蓝 色 .
My blissful 幸福的 day did not stop there. The dusk 黄昏 thrilled 激动 me as I
sat on a chair. The sky gave its golden appeal 黄金的吸引力 and the Sun
looked like it was sinking into the sea as night began to unfold 夜晚开始展
开. Then, the golden yellow background of the sky changed to twinkling
stars. I was staggered 交错 to see the view of the opulent (plenitudinous,
superfluous) 富裕的 God's magnum opus 代表作.
As the night grew older, something totally different started to appear
up to the sky. The sky was too dark. It darken so much as
the glimmering 微 光 stars started to disappear. To my instinct 直 觉 ,
something bad would happen any time soon, but I just could not figure it
out. I went into my room and soon dived into a deep slumber 深沉的沉睡.
Climax
"This is your captain speaking. Abandon the ship! This ship is about to sink!"
The loud ringing sound really woke me up from my comfort bed and
I was taken aback to hear the announcement. To my horror, the ship was
in topsy-turvy (pell-mell 颠倒的). High jinks 高高的杂物 enshrouded 笼罩着 the
air. Then I realised, there was a storm happening outside. To my flummox,
惊讶 I dragged myself outside and saw people running higgledy-piggledy 不
休 as they did not know what to do. As for me, the only thing I could
remember is that a huge wave came crushing upon the ship and then
everything seemed to darken.
Falling action
Streaks steaks of light awaken me found out that I was on a beach.
At last 终于 I thought that my misery 痛苦 had ended. But a little exploration
勘探 did not bring much hope. There was no one there. So, being an
optimistic person, I built up a settlement 落脚处 near the beach. I laid upon
my leaves bedding. I wondered. Could I survive? Did my family know that
I loved them? For how long did I have to wait?
Out of the blue 出乎意料的是, an abrupt siren 突然的警笛声 was heard
from afar. Swiftly (Abruptly), I arose 举起 from my leaves bedding and ran
nearer to the beach. I shouted for my life while waving my hands up on the
air.
"Help! I'm here! On the island! Help! Help! I'm here!"
Resolution
Then, the siren became louder and louder. At the moment, I knew
they had noticed me. Unexpected, tears of joy started to drop from my
eyes. Before I even thought my life was over, now the door back to my life
was widely opened. By the moment I stepped into the rescue boat, I know
that it was the time for me to go home.