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Lesson 12 Life on a desert island 荒岛生活
1、Most of us have formed an unrealistic picture of life on a desert island.
我们许多人对于荒岛生活有一种不切实际的想法。
· desert(n.) 沙漠 (v.) 遗弃
dessert (n.) 甜品
· deserted (adj.) 空无一人的,荒凉的
eg. a deserted street = an empty street
· most of us 我们大多数人
· form (n.) 表格 (v.) 形成 = develop
eg. develop a habit = form a habit
养成习惯
· unrealistic (adj.) 不切实际的
· real (adj.) 真实的
really (adv.) 真实地
realistic (adj.) 实际的,现实的 = practical
· It is not realistic to do sth. 做某事是不现实的
= It is unrealistic to do sth.
eg. It is unrealistic to expect people to work for a little money.
2、We sometimes imagine a desert island to be a sort of paradise (where the sun always shines .定语从句)
我们有时想象荒岛是阳光终日普照的天堂。
定语从句:who/whom/that 作主语、宾语
which/that
where 作地点状语 = in/on/at which
when 作时间状语
· imagine (v.) 想象
· imagination (n.) 想象力
· imagine sth. to be 把…想象成… = imagine sth. as
· paradise = heaven 乐园、天堂
eg. 这个岛是观鸟者的理想去处。
The island is a paradise for the bird-watchers.
3、Life there is simple and good.
Ripe fruit falls from the trees and you never have to work.
在那里,生活简单又美好。成熟的水果从树上掉下来,人们根本无需劳动。
· fall (vi.)
drop (vt./vi.)
· you never have to work 你不必工作
= you don’t have to work
= you needn’t work (need 情态动词)
= you don’t need to work 你不需要工作(need 实意动词)
4、The other side of the picture is quite the opposite.
opposite (prep.) 对面,相对的,相反的
· be opposite to
eg. 我们学校座落于公园的对面。
Our school sits/lies/stands opposite to the park.
· be quite/just the opposite 正好相反,恰恰相反
Life on a desert island is wretched.
· wrectched (adj.) 悲惨的,不幸的
= very unlucky
像(prep.)
You either starve to death or live like Robinson Crusoe, Waiting for a boat ( which never comes.定语从句 )
非谓语动词doing 作状语,表同时,表主动
另一种想法恰恰相反,认为荒岛生活很可怕,要么饿死,要么像鲁滨孙那样,天天盼船来,却总没见船影。
5、Perhaps there is an element of truth in both these pictures, but few of us have had the opportunity to find out.
否定句
也许,这两种都像都有可信之