1、AdversityUnit 4andCourageUsing LanguagePart 4Reading Comprehensionsection 11Whats the main idea of the text?AWe felt hopeless when we were at Elephant Island.BWe suffered a lot at Elephant Island but at last we were rescued.CWe lived a happy life when we were at Elephant Island.DWe had enough food w
2、hen we were at Elephant Island.2When Shackleton and his boat left the island, we were _Aconfident and positiveBsure of our futureC. not worried about himDworried and desperate3Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?AWe couldnt find water, plants or sea animals.BWe lived in v
3、ery warm weather.CWe couldnt find water, vegetables or fruit.DWe neednt worry about what we would eat.4How did our daily life go on at Elephant Island?AWe got water from melted ice and used animal fat to make fire.BWe took oil from the ship to make fire.CWe made fire out of branches.DBecause of havi
4、ng no fire, we had to eat raw meat.Language Pointssection 2THE REWARD FOR PERSEVERANCEWe watched as Shackleton and the boat sailed away from Elephant Island. It was easy to imagine the danger ahead of them. 对坚持不懈的奖赏我们看着沙克尔顿和小船驶离象岛。很容易想象他们面前的危险。远航远航在在前面前面形式主语形式主语真正主语真正主语Would they ever return to find
5、 us? What might happen to them? What if they were delayed？他们还会回来找我们吗？他们会怎么样呢？如果他们被耽搁了怎么办?省略结构，意为省略结构，意为“如果如果会怎样会怎样”，在本句中引起虚拟语气。在本句中引起虚拟语气。回到回到; 返回返回; 还给还给; 降到降到省略句What for？何目的？为何理由？How come? 为什么？So what?那又怎么样？What/How about.?怎么样？Whats up？(Whats the matter？) 怎么了？We felt so alone and desperate. But it
6、 was not for long. There was nothing like a good dinner and some music to cheer us up.我们感到如此孤独和绝望。不过这种情况时间不长。没有什么比得上一顿好饭和一点儿音乐能让我们振作起来的。 adj.绝望的绝望的 cheer sb. up 使某人振作起来使某人振作起来 desperation n绝望；拼命；铤而走险绝望；拼命；铤而走险Life fell into a regular pattern. Staying alive took all our time and energy. For example,
7、we needed water, and Elephant Island had none. 生活有了规律。活下去花了我们所有的时间和精力。例如，我们需要水，而象岛没有。 fall into a.pattern 陷入陷入模式模式 例如例如We found that we could melt ice from the ocean and drink the water from it. But how could we make fire？我们发现我们可以融化海洋里的冰，喝来自海洋的水。但是我们怎么生火呢？生火生火宾从宾从melt-melted-melted/moltenThere were
8、no trees growing on Antarctica and no oil, so the only fuel we could use was animal fat. This gave off oily，black smoke, but it stayed burning even in strong winds.南极洲没有树木生长，也没有石油，所以我们唯一能使用的燃料就是动物脂肪。它散发出油腻的黑烟，但即使在强风中它仍在燃烧。放出放出(热、光、气味或气体热、光、气味或气体)adj.油的，油脂的油的，油脂的V.-ing作定语作定语定从定从thatFood was also a pr
9、oblem, as we did not find any vegetables or fruit on the island. 食物也是个问题，因为我们在岛上没有找到任何蔬菜和水果。原因状语从句原因状语从句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.”我们小组的一名成员莱昂内尔格林斯特里特在他的日记中记录了他对这些食物的厌倦
10、：“现在的食物基本上都是海洋生物的肉。”同位语同位语v记录；注解记录；注解 n笔记；音符；纸币；便笺笔记；音符；纸币；便笺take note of注意到注意到note down记录；记下记录；记下几乎几乎海洋生物海洋生物宾从宾从If it werent for sea animals, we would all starve. As a chef, it was my duty to cook, so I tried to vary the meals in whatever way I could. But it was difficult.如果没有海洋动物，我们都会饿死。作为一名厨师，做饭
11、是我的职责，所以我尽可能用任何我能想到的方法来改变食物。但这很难。方式状语从句方式状语从句形式主语形式主语真正主语真正主语v.(使使)挨饿；饿死挨饿；饿死虚拟条件句，表示与虚拟条件句，表示与现在事实不符的假设现在事实不符的假设v. （使）不同（使）不同,改变，使改变，使变化变化宾从宾从variable adj. 多变的，易变的，变化无常的多变的，易变的，变化无常的varied adj. 各种各样的，形形色色的，不相各种各样的，形形色色的，不相同的，变化的，多变的，不同的同的，变化的，多变的，不同的We had to be careful not to go outside too often,
12、 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.我们必须小心不要经常外出，因为温度的变化会使我们生病。因为穿太多衣服而变得太热和因为穿太少而变得太冷几乎是同样危险的。原状原状比较状语比较状语The sweat could freeze very quickly. Many of us also became il
13、l from the black smoke of the animal fat we burnt for our fires. It damaged our eyes and burnt our lungs.汗水很快就会凝结。我们中的许多人也因为燃烧动物脂肪产生的黑烟而生病。它损害了我们的眼睛，灼伤了我们的肺。v(使使)冻结，结冰冻结，结冰定从定从that/whichfreeze-froze-frozenThe twenty-two of us lived like this in the cold for four months. Our discipline and team spiri
14、t kept us optimistic and helped us deal with our fears in a positive and successful way. 我们22个人就这样在寒冷中生活了四个月。我们的纪律和团队精神使我们保持乐观，并帮助我们以积极和成功的方式应对我们的恐惧。n纪律纪律团队精神团队精神adj.乐观的乐观的处理处理以以的方式的方式be optimistic about 看好看好; 对于对于感到乐观感到乐观We also celebrated our birthdays, festivals, and even the times when we caught
15、 a sea animalThis was an episode in my life that I would never forget我们也庆祝我们的生日、节日，甚至庆祝我们捕获海洋动物的时刻。这是我一生中永远不会忘记的一段经历。n. (人生的人生的)一段经历；一段经历；(小说的小说的)片段；插片段；插曲曲定从定从定从，修饰定从，修饰an episodeWhen we were finally rescued, we felt such relief and joy that many of us could not hide our tears. We were at last free
16、 to go home to warm beds, good food, and the care of our family and friends.当我们最终获救时，我们如释重负，感到无比喜悦，以至于许多人哭了起来。我们终于可以自由地回家了，有温暖的床，好吃的食物，还有家人和朋友的关心。时状时状such.that.引导结果状语从句引导结果状语从句be free to sth. 自由去做自由去做，任意，任意Our optimism and faith in Shackleton had helped us persevere in staying alive. And he paid us
17、back by his commitment to save us from a slow but painful death.我们的乐观和对沙克尔顿的信心帮助我们坚持生存下去。他以他的承诺来回报我们，把我们从缓慢而痛苦的死亡中拯救了出来。n乐观乐观n信任信任faithful adj.忠实的，忠诚的；守信的忠实的，忠诚的；守信的报答，报复；偿还报答，报复；偿还n. 承诺；保证；奉献承诺；保证；奉献从从中救出，使免受中救出，使免受commitmake a commitment做出承诺committed adj.尽心尽力的；坚定的commit v犯(错误、罪等)；承担义务，使做出保证；投入ThanksUnit 4forlistening!
