2016.7.22

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】　

1. 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.
2. 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】　

1. length of land/water: an area of land or water, especially one that is long and narrow
   - a beautiful stretch of countryside
2. time: a continuous period of time
   - a stretch of three weeks without sunshine.
   - she rarely sleeps for eight hours at a stretch(= without stopping)
3. 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.