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join sth
2. of one’s day
3.be ready for act on
4. full of vigor
5. apply to do
6. turn sb. down
7. be enthusiastic about
sustain life
8. go aboard+交通工具
9. assign sb. to do sth.
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10. be stuck in
11. well and truly = completely
12. keep one’s spirits up
13. . be camped
14. be interrupted by
15. decent food
16. a rush of
17. hold on
18. fill sb. with sth.
参与(活动)
2.某人所处的时代
3.为…作准备
4.充满活力
5.申请做…
6.拒绝某人
7.热衷于…; 对…充满热情
8.乘坐交通工具
9.布置某人做…
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10.被困在;陷入
11.完全地
12.使某人振作
13.扎营
14.被…打扰
15.可口的食物
16.一阵…
17.等一等;坚持住;继续
18.使某人充满…
A SUCCESSFUL FAILURE
Perce Blackborow joined an expedition with Sir Ernest Shackleton to Antarctica on the ship Endurance in 1914. Shackleton was one of the most famous explorers of his day and it was considered a great honour to be part of his expeditions. Below are some of Blackborow' s diary entries.
join sth 参与(活动)
join (with) sb. in doing sth.
2. of one’s day 某人所处的时代
of the day 当时
3. an honour 一件引以为荣的是/一个引以为荣的人
类似:a beauty, a success, a failure, a surprise, a pride
4. Below are some of Blackborow’s diary entries. 是完全倒装句。
Gone are the days when Chinese used oil lamps.
Such was Einstein, a famous but simple man.
31 October 1914
… Well, it so happened that one morning I bought a newspaper and read the advertisement about the Antarctic expedition.
An expedition to the South Pole with the great Sir Ernest Shackleton —this is the adventure that I have been dreaming of. And I was ready for it. At the age of 19, I am fit and full of vigour. However, when I applied to join the expedition, Shackleton turned me down because he thought I was too young and wasn’t qualified.
It (so) happened that ...碰巧;恰好;正巧。It作形式主语的固定句型。
It happens that his sister is a close friend of mine.
碰巧她姐姐是我的一个好朋友。
sb. happened to do sth. 某人碰巧做…
sth. happened to sb. 某事发生在某人身上
so: 用于向人们表达一件事是如何发生的,常用于故事叙述的开头或结尾。
2. have been doing 现在完成进行时,表示一直以来,可能刚停止,可能还