1、-Reading for writing 课文全文翻译及知识点讲解Unit4 THE REWARD FOR PERSEVERANCETeaching Objectives 1.Let students read the passage and understand the whole contents 2.Encourage students to read the passage carefully and solve the following issues.3.Guide students to protect our planet,cultivate the awareness of
2、protecting environment.THE REWARD FOR PERSEVERANCE 坚持不懈给我们的回报 We watched as Shackleton and the boat sailed away from Elephant Island.It was easy to imagine the danger ahead of them.Would they ever return to find us?What might happen to them?What if they were delayed?We felt so alone and desperate.Bu
3、t it was not for long.There was nothing like a good dinner and some music to cheer us up.我们看着沙克尔顿和小船驶离了象岛，不难想象他们前面会遇到什么危险。他们还会回来找我们吗？他们可能会发生什么事情？如果他们被耽搁了怎么办？我们感到如此孤独和绝望。但这担心并没持续太长时间，没有什么比得上一顿好饭和一点音乐能让我们振奋起来了。知识点;1.sailed away from place 驶离某地2.it is easy for sb to do sth 对某人来说做某事是简单的。3.what if 如果。怎么办
4、。Life fell into a regular pattern.Staying alive took all our time and energy.For example,we needed water,and Elephant Island had none.We found that we could melt ice from the ocean and drink the water from it.But how could we make fire?There were no trees growing on Antarctica and no oil,so the only
5、 fuel we could use was animal fat.This gave off oily,black smoke,but it stayed burning even in strong winds.生活陷入了某种规律。活下去耗费了我们所有的时间和精力。例如，我们需要喝水，而象岛却没有水。我们发现我们可以融化海洋里的冰来喝海洋里的水，但我们怎么生火呢？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。它释放出油乎乎的黑烟，但即使在大风中它也会燃烧。知识点：1.fell into 陷入。2.staying alive 动名词短语作主语 3.find that.
6、发现。Food was also a problem,as we did not find any vegetables or fruit on the island.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.If it werent for sea animals,we would all starve.As a chef,it
7、 was my duty to cook,so I tried to vary the meals in whatever way I could.But it was difficult.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，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：“现在的食物完全是海洋生物的肉。”如果没有海洋动物，我们都会饿死。作为一名厨师，做饭是我的职责，所以我尽量用任何我能想到的方法来使食物多样化，不过这很困难。知识点;1.as.原因状语从句2.vary.in.尝试不同种类 We had to be careful not to go
8、 outside too often,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.The sweat could freeze very quickly.Many of us also became ill from the black smoke of the animal fat we burnt for o
9、ur fires.It damaged our eyes and burnt our lungs.我们必须小心，不要常外出，因为变化无常的气温会使我们生病。因穿太多衣服而太热和穿太少衣服而太冷几乎是同样危险的。汗水很快就会结冰。我们许多人也因为燃烧动物脂肪产生的黑烟而病了，他损害了我们的眼睛，灼伤了我们的肺。知识点;1.as dangerous as.变得一样危险2.damage ones eyes 灼伤某人的眼睛3.burn onrs lungs 灼伤某人的肺 The twenty-two of us lived like this in the cold for four months.O
10、ur discipline and team spirit kept us optimistic and helped us deal with our fears in a positive and successful way.We also celebrated our birthdays,festivals,and even the times when we caught a sea animal.This was an episode in my life that I would never forget.我们二十二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
11、观，并帮助我们以积极和成功的方式应对我们的恐惧。我们也庆祝我们的生日、节日，甚至当我们抓住一个海洋动物的时候也庆祝一下。这是我一生中永远不会忘记的一段经历。知识点：1.keep sb optimistic 让某人保持积极的2.deal with ones fears 处理某人的恐惧 3.episode 经历 When we were finally rescued,we felt such relief and joy that many of us could not hide our tears.We were at last free to go home to warm beds,go
12、od food,and the care of our family and friends.Our optimism and faith in Shackleton had helped us persevere in staying alive.And he paid us back by his commitment to save us from a slow but painful death.当我们最终获救时，我们感到如释重负，许多人都喜极而泣。我们终于可以解脱回家了，享受温暖的床，好吃的食物，还有家人和朋友的关心。我们的乐观和对沙卡尔顿的信任帮助我们坚持活了下来。他回报了我们，实现了他的承诺，把我们从缓慢而痛苦的死亡中救了出来。知识点;1.be rescued by.被。挽救2.feel relief 感到如释重负3.could not hid ones tears 喜极而泣Thanks for listening 谢谢观看谢谢观看2020
