The boat drifted along, with the child asleep inside it and no one guiding its direction.
小船缓缓向前漂去,船上的孩子睡着了,无人掌舵。
drift sb/sth ⇔ alongThe current was drifting us along.
水流将我们漂走。
drift alongHe's still drifting along, without a proper job or any sense of purpose.
他仍在混日子,既无正当职业,又无任何志向。