新概念英语第三册Lesson12 Life on a desert island 课件

L12 Life on a desert island Words & Expression ★desert island n.荒岛，无人居住的岛 uninhabited island 无人居住的岛 isolated island 孤岛 remotest regions/out-of-way regions 偏远地区 ★ unrealistic adj.不现实的 --impractical 不现实的 It is impractical/unrealistic to think that you can learn English well in a short time. --fantastic 不切实际的，荒谬的 ~ schemes/proposal 异想天开的计划/建议 --incredible 荒唐的，不可相信的 What an incredible story! an incredible amount of money ★ wretched adj. （ very unhappy, miserable or pitiable） 可怜的，悲催的 The wretched survivors of the earthquake. 地震的可怜的幸存者 --unlucky/unfortunate 不幸的 ★ starve v.挨饿 -What’s for dinner? -I’m starving. starve for sth./be starved for sth. 渴望 The homeless boy starved for love. --starvation n. 饥饿 die of ~活活饿死 --go hungry 挨饿 He’d rather go hungry than eat that! ★ an element of sth. : small amount of sth. 有点，微量 There’s an element of truth in his story. 他讲的有一点是实情。 There is still an element of doubt. 仍然有一点点疑惑。 --a sort/kind of sth. 有点，稍稍地，有几分 I had a sort of feeling he wouldn’t come. 我有某种预感， 他不会来。 He is a kind of lawyer, but I’m not sure exactly what he does. 他好像是个律师，可我并不清楚他到底是干什么的。 --something of + n. 一点点，到达某种程度 He is something of an expert on music. 在某种程度上， 他是一位音乐方面的专家。 --sort of/kind of/somewhat 也表示“一点点，少许”，起副词作用，修饰动词或形容词 She kind of hoped to be invited. 她有点希望被邀请。 ★ opportunity n.机会，良机，顺境 opportunity for/of doing sth. opportunity to do sth. 有机会做… This will be a good opportunity to explain that to her. 这是向她解释的好时机。 take the opportunity to do sth. Let me take this opportunity to say a few words. 让我借此机会说几句话。 Opportunity knocks (at the door) only once. 机不可失，失不再来。 --chance 表示“机会”时，可与opportunity互换，但chance还表示“可能性，可能”的意思。 Is there any chance/possibility/likelihood of getting tickets for tonight’s concert? 有可能弄到今晚音乐晚会的票吗？ ★ dinghy n.救生伐，小船 --canoe 独木舟 --ferry 渡船，气垫船 --motorboat 汽艇 --yacht 游艇 ★ tanker n.油轮 tank 油箱 oil tank 润滑油箱 fuel tank 燃油箱 freighter 货轮 Test & Grammar Most of us have formed an unrealistic picture of life on a desert island. form a