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Period Ⅲ Using Language & Other Parts
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THE REWARD FOR PERSEVERANCE
We watched as Shackleton and the boat sailed away from Elephant Island.It was easy to imagine the danger ahead of them.Would they ever return to find us? What might happen to them? What if① they were delayed②? We felt so alone and desperate.But it was not for long.There was nothing like a good dinner and some music to cheer us up③ .
Life fell into a regular pattern.Staying alive took all our time and energy.For example,we needed water,and Elephant Island had none.We found that we could melt ice from the ocean and drink the water from it.But how could we make fire④?There were no trees growing on Antarctica and no oil,so the only fuel we could use was animal fat. This gave off⑤ oily,black smoke,but it stayed burning even in strong winds.
本句为so引导的并列句,前一分句为there be 句型,其中growing on Antarctica 为现在分词短语作定语,修饰先行词trees;后一分句中we could use为定语从句, 省略了关系代词that。
Food was also a problem,as we did not find any vegetables or fruit on the island.One of our group members,Lionel Greenstreet,noted in his diary about how bored he was with the meals:“The food now is pretty well all meat of sea creatures.” If it weren't for sea animals,we would all starve⑥. As a chef⑦, it was my duty to cook,so I tried to vary the meals in whatever way I could. But it was difficult.
句中how 引导宾语从句。
本句为so 引导的并列句,whatever引导宾语从句。
We had to be careful not to go outside too often,as the changing temperatures could make us ill. It was almost as dangerous to become too hot from wearing too many clothes as to become too cold from wearing too few. The sweat could freeze very quickly.Many of us also became ill from the black smoke of the animal fat⑧ we burnt for our fires.It damaged our eyes and burnt our lungs.
本句为“as...as...”结构,意为“和……一样”。
The twentytwo of us lived like this in the cold for four months.Our discipline⑨ and team spirit kept us optimistic⑩ and helped us deal with our fears in a positive and succ