When dawn came, they realized that the boat was blocked in ice. The captain (81) asleep but the rest of the crew hurriedly woke him. He took a small axe (斧) and (82) . great care, (83) make a hole in the deck, he began to knock the ice away. From time to time a wave burst over the boat and swept over him but he kept (84) for ten minutes while the others looked on anxiously (85) this time he was (86) cold that he could no longer trust what he was doing.
Each member of the crew took it (87) turn to cut the ice away as long as he could (88) it. First, they had to knock off enough ice to get on their (89) . Standing on that rolling deck meant (90) , because a man who had fallen into the sea could not have been rescued.
Then the captain discovered that ice was forming inside the cabin (船舱). He called (91) one of the crew and together they managed to get the stove alight, hoping that it would (92) enough heat to warm the cabin above (93) . Unless the ice in the bottom could be melted enough (94) it could be bumped out, they were (95) .
It took (96) before the boat began to float better. But for this time they succeeded (97) rid of most of the ice.
Throughout the afternoon, the coating of ice began to build up again (98) their work. In the face of this er, Cap, Slater (99) the crew to clear the ice so that the boat would (100) until the next morning. Then they settled down to wait for another day.