六级without keeping the brain active while sleeping, they would probably drown.

如果睡眠时不保持大脑活动，他们可能会溺水。

2017年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section A

四级Fortunately for him, the beach life guards were quickly on the scene to stop him from drowning.

幸运的是，海滩救生员迅速赶到现场阻止他溺水。

2019年12月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section A

六级” A 2004 report in the journal Pediatrics explained that nervous parents have more to fear from fire, car accidents and drowning than from toxic chemical exposure.

2004年发表在《儿科学》杂志上的一份报告解释说，与接触有毒化学物质相比，紧张的父母更害怕火灾、车祸和溺水。

2009年12月英语六级真题

四级But there’s a growing body of evidence suggesting that today’s young adults are also drowning in credit-card debt — and that many of them will take this debt to their graves.

但越来越多的证据表明，今天的年轻人也深陷信用卡债务之中，他们中的许多人会把这笔债务带到坟墓里。

2013年12月大学英语四级考试真题(第3套)