Lesson12

Lifeonadesertisland??Part1:TextMostofushaveformedanunrealisticpictureoflifeonadesertisland.Wesometimesimagineadesertislandtobeasortofparadisewherethesunalwaysshines.Lifethereissimpleandgood.Ripefruitfallsfromthetreesandyouneverhavetowork.Theothersideofthepictureisquitetheopposite.Lifeonadesertislandiswretched.YoueitherstarvetodeathorlivelikeRobinsonCrusoe,waitingforaboatwhichnevercomes.Perhapsthereisanelementoftruthinboththesepictures,butfewofushavehadtheopportunitytofindout.

Twomenwhorecentlyspentfivedaysonacoralislandwishedtheyhadstayedtherelonger.TheyweretakingabadlydamagedboatfromtheVirginIslandstoMiamitohaveitrepaired.Duringthejourney,theirboatbegantosink.Theyquicklyloadedasmallrubberdinghywithfood,matches,andtinsofbeerandrowedforafewmilesacrosstheCaribbeanuntiltheyarrivedatatinycoralisland.Therewerehardlyanytreesontheislandandtherewasnowater,butthisdidnotprovetobeaproblem.Themencollectedrain-waterintherubberdinghy.Astheyhadbroughtaspeargunwiththem,theyhadplentytoeat.Theycaughtlobsterandfisheveryday,and,asoneofthemputit'atelikekings'.Whenapassingtankerrescuedthemfivedayslater,bothmenweregenuinelysorrythattheyhadtoleave.

??Part2:Newwordsandexpressions1.desert['dez?t,di'z?:t]v.(軍隊中)開小差2.unrealistic['?nri?'listik]a.不真實的3.paradise['p?r?dais]n.天堂，樂土4.wretched['ret?id]a.可憐的，艱苦的5.starve[sta:v]v.挨餓6.element['elim?nt]n.成分7.opportunity['?p?'tju:niti]n.機會8.coral['k?r?l]n.珊瑚9.Virgin['v?:d?in]維爾京群島10.Miami[mai'?mi]n.邁阿密(美國最南的城市)11.dinghy

n.救生筏，小船12.Caribbean['k?ri'bi:?n]n.加勒比海13.spear[spi?]捕魚槍14.lobster['l?bst?]n.龍蝦15.tanker['t??k?]n.油輪16.genuinely

ad.由衷地17.RobinsonCrusoe

魯濱孫·克魯索(《魯濱孫漂流記》主人公)★desert

['dez?t,di'z?:t]v.(軍隊中)開小差1.n.沙漠；荒地；應得(的懲罰或獎勵)reclaimadesert

開墾沙漠2.v.遺棄；離棄；放棄；擅離職守desertone'swife

拋棄妻子★unrealistic['?nri?'listik]a.不真實Theproposalstruckmeasunrealistic.

我感到這個建議不現實。動詞前綴unun-，用在動詞詞根（尤其是由名詞轉化成的動詞）前，消除原來動詞的功能，表示相反的意思。例如：unlock（開鎖）---lock（鎖）。un-，加在動詞、名詞上構成動詞，表示“反動作”的意義。例如：uncouple（去耦）unbend（放直，展開）。un-，加在形容詞、副詞、名詞及用于作形容詞的分詞上，表示“不，無，未，非”等否定的意義。例如：unable（不能的）unbalance（不平衡）。★paradise['p?r?dais]n.天堂，樂土gotoParadise

去天國paradiseonearth

人間天堂例：It'spoet'sparadise.它是詩人的天堂。★wretched['ret?id]a.可憐的，艱苦的1.Shehadawretchedtimeofitatschool.她上學時的日子十分難熬。2.be

wretchedaboutHefeltwretchedabouthurtinghisfriend.

他因傷害了朋友而感到難受。★starve[sta:v]v.挨餓1.starveforsthHereinlandIamstarvingforasightofthesea.在內地這兒,我非常渴望看見大海。2.starvetodeath

餓死3.Itissillytostarveyourselftobeskinny.顯得有骨感而挨餓是愚蠢的.★element['elim?nt]n.成分1.inone'selement

處于適宜的環境...outofone'selement

處于不適宜的環境...2.例句：Cellsaretheelementsofthehumanbody.細胞是人體的基本單位。★opportunity['?p?'tju:niti]n.機會atthefirstopportunity一有機會···haveopportunitytodo

sth.有機會做···例：Theopportunitywon'tcomeagainsomakethemostofitnow.

機不可失,時不再來,一定要充分利用這次機會。★coral['k?r?l]n.珊瑚coralreef

珊瑚礁Therearelotsofcoralinthesea.海里有許多珊瑚。★dinghy

n.救生筏，小船Rubberdinghy

橡皮艇★Caribbean['k?ri'bi:?n]n.加勒比海CaribbeanSea

加勒比海WehaveaCaribbeanVacationPackage.

我們有加勒比海假期的航程。★spear[spi?]捕魚槍1.n.矛；標槍fishspear

魚叉Thespearpiercedthelion'sheart.

那矛刺穿了獅子的心臟。2.v.

刺穿Theywerestandingintheriverspearingfish.

他們站在河里叉魚。★lobster['l?bst?]n.龍蝦Thelobsterisashellfish.

龍蝦是水生貝殼動物。★tanker['t??k?]n.油輪oiltanker

油輪watertanker

運水船★genuinely

ad.由衷地Heisgenuinelythankfultome.??Part

3:Notesonthetext★Mostofushaveformedanunrealisticpictureoflifeonadesertisland.

formanunrealisticpictureofsth.對。.。抱有不切實際的幻想★Wesometimesimagineadesertislandtobeasortofparadisewherethesunalwaysshines.1.imaginesth。tobe/imaginesth.asSomepeopleimagineflyingtobemoredangerousthantravelingbytrain.2.asortof

一種，后面修飾名詞

例如：asortofbook/food★Theothersideofthepictureisquitetheopposite.Lifeonadesertislandiswretched.YoueitherstarvetodeathorlivelikeRobinsonCrusoe,waitingforaboatwhichnevercomes.ononeside，ontheotherhand一方面，另一方面quitetheopposite恰恰相反either····or

或者·····或者······EitheryouorIamgoingtotheparty.謂語動詞和最接近的主語保持一致.★Perhapsthereisanelementoftruthinboththesepictures,butfewofushavehadtheopportunitytofindout.

1.

an

element

oftruth=abitof

truth

2.

havethe

opportunityto

dosth.有機會做某事3.

findout證實★Twomenwhorecentlyspentfivedaysonacoralislandwishedtheyhadstayedtherelonger.1.spend

fivedayson·····在某地度過5天2.wish做謂語動詞，其后的賓語從句中要使用虛擬語氣;虛擬語氣的結構形式取決于所表達的實際情況：1）如果表達對現在的遺憾或與現在相反的情況，that從句中的動詞要采用過去時，be動詞要用wereIwishyoucoulddriveacar。2）如果表達對過去的遺憾或與過去相反的情況，that從句中的動詞要采用過去完成時IwishIhadn’tspentsomuchmoney.Iwishthatyouhadwrittentohim.3.）如果表達與將來事實相反或將來不可能實現的心愿，that從句中要使用would，could等情態動詞的過去時IwishthatIcouldgoabroadtomorrow.Iwishthatyoucouldcomeheretomorrow.★Theyquicklyloadedasmallrubberdinghywithfood,matches,andtinsofbeerandrowedforafewmilesacrosstheCaribbeanuntiltheyarrivedatatinycoralisland.Therewerehardlyanytreesontheislandandtherewasnowater,butthisdidnotprovetobeaproblem.1.

loadwith把····裝載到·····Theworkersareloadingthetruckwithgoods.2.arriveat到達（加小地點）arrivein

到達（大地點）3.hardly

any=verylittleHardlyanybodylikeshimbecauesheissorude.4.provetobe=turnouttobe??Part

4:Grammar&Difficultpointswish和ifonlywish和ifonly用于談論我們希望在現在或過去有所不同的事物，ifonly通常比wish更強烈一些。?在現在：

wish/ifonly