2016.7.22
news from BBC
Body of boy, 11, pulled from Rotherham canal was 'tombstoning'
An 11-year-old boy pulled from a canal in Rotherham was tombstoning off a bridge with a group of friends, firefighters have said.
pull 【pʊl】
- move something towards you: to use your hands to make something or someone move towards you or in the direction that your hands are moving
- pull somebody/something into/away/from/over etc somthing
- he pulled her down into her seat.
- pull something open/shut
- she pulled open the door and hurried inside.- remove: to use force to take something from the place where it is fixed or held
- she has to have two teeth pulled.
1. Watch manager Gary Willoughby said: "This 11-year-old boy was actually taking part in a pastime that boys of his age call tombstoning.
pastime 【ˈpæstaɪm】
- an activity that you enjoy doing during your free time.
- her favorite pastime(= hobby) is gardening.
- baseball has been a national pastime for years.
2. A stretch of the Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation canal, close to a path which crosses the canal over a metal bridge, was thought to have been the centre of the rescue operation.
stretch 【strɛtʃ】
- length of land/water: an area of land or water, especially one that is long and narrow
- a beautiful stretch of countryside- time: a continuous period of time
- a stretch of three weeks without sunshine.
- she rarely sleeps for eight hours at a stretch(= without stopping)- body: the action of stretching a part of your body out to its full length, or a particular way of doing this
- the ski instructor showed us some special stretches.