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Unit4 a successful failure
一.语法填空
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 honor 1.____ (be) part of his expeditions.
31 Oct, 1914
I applied to join the expedition, but Shackleton turned me down because he thought I was too young and wasn't qualified. But I was so enthusiastic about the idea of 2.____ (go) along with them that I secretly went aboard his ship and hid in a small cupboard. Three days after we set off I was discovered. Shackleton offered me a job as a steward.
21 Nov, 1915
Endurance became stuck in the ice as we approached Antarctica. The ice froze around us and we were well and truly stuck. We saw the ship 3.____ (crush) by the ice. Before we abandoned the ship, Shackleton calmly called us together and told us to rescue our most essential supplies. We are now camped on the ice and 4.____ (manage) to survive, but spring is coming, and the ice will soon begin to melt.
20 May, 1916
We have struggled for many days. Now, we are crowded under a small boat on the rocky coast of Elephant Island. Shackleton left us to go to South Georgia Island 1,320 kilometers away 5.____ (seek) help. I feel low, but the genuine concern of our leaders and their perseverance fill me with hope. Perhaps there is a chance we will return home, after all.
二.重点短语和词块
1. _____________________ 参加探险
2. _____________________被视为极大的荣誉
3. _____________________ 拒绝
4. _____________________ 对……充满热情
5. _____________________ 出发
6. _____________________ 被困在
7. _____________________ 弃船
8. _____________________ 把某人召集在一起
9. _____________________抢救供给品
10. _____________________振奋某人的精神
11. _____________________ 设法生存
12. _____________________感到沮丧
13. _____________________坚持住
14. _____________________使……充满……
15. _____________________ 毕竟
16. _____________________ 最著名的探险家
17. _____________________ 一个小橱柜
18. _____________________岩石海岸
19. _____________________ 真心关怀
20. _____________________ 个人物品
21. _____________________ 春天来了
22. _____________________ 起航
23. _____________________ 在冰里
24. _____________________ 在……岁时
25. _____________________ 日日夜夜
三 翻译句子
1. 跟随伟大的欧内斯特·沙克尔顿爵士前往南极探险——这可是我梦寐以求的冒险之旅啊。
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2. 我们眼睁睁看着轮船被冰压挤毁。船沉了,我们的心也跟着下沉。
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3. 沙克尔顿镇定地把大家召集在一起,告诉我们要抢救最需要的供给品——小船、食物、炊具、蜡烛、衣服和毛毯。
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4. 赫西经常会弹奏班卓琴,以振奋我们的精神。
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5. 这一航行对于我们所有人而言太危险、太艰难了,乘坐小船,肯定无法每个人都到达。
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6.他们对别人的真心关怀、他们的锲而不舍以及坚定的信念,让我充满希望。
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答案:
一.1. to be 2. going 3. crushed 4. have been managing 5. to seek
二.重点短语和词块
1. join an expedition 参加探险
2. be considered a great honor 被视为极大的荣誉
3. turn down 拒绝
4. be enthusiastic about 对……充满热情
5. set off 出发
6. become stuck in 被困在
7. abandon the ship 弃船
8. call sb. together 把某人召集在一起
9. rescue supplies 抢救供给品
10. keep one's spirits up 振奋某人的精神
11. manage to survive 设法生存
12. feel low 感到沮丧
13. hold on 坚持住
14. fill... with... 使……充满……
15. after all 毕竟
16. the most famous explorers 最著名的探险家
17. a small cupboard 一个小橱柜
18. the rocky coast 岩石海岸
19. genuine concern 真心关怀
20. personal belongings 个人物品
21. spring is coming 春天来了
22. set sail 起航
23. in the ice 在冰里
24. at the age of 在……岁时
25. day and night 日日夜夜
三 翻译句子
1. An expedition to the South Pole with the great Sir Ernest Shackleton — this is the adventure that I have been dreaming of.
跟随伟大的欧内斯特·沙克尔顿爵士前往南极探险——这可是我梦寐以求的冒险之旅啊。
2. We saw the ship get crushed by the ice. And when the ship sank, our hearts sank with it.
我们眼睁睁看着轮船被冰压挤毁。船沉了,我们的心也跟着下沉。
3. Shackleton calmly called us together and told us to rescue our most essential supplies — the small boats, our food, the cook stove, candles, clothes, and blankets.
沙克尔顿镇定地把大家召集在一起,告诉我们要抢救最需要的供给品——小船、食物、炊具、蜡烛、衣服和毛毯。
4. Hussey often plays it to keep our spirits up.
赫西经常会弹奏班卓琴,以振奋我们的精神。
5. The voyage was too dangerous and difficult for all of us to make it in our small boats.
这一航行对于我们所有人而言太危险、太艰难了,乘坐小船,肯定无法每个人都到达。
6. Their genuine concern for others, their perseverance, and their resolve fill me with hope.
他们对别人的真心关怀、他们的锲而不舍以及坚定的信念,让我充满希望。
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