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Lesson12Lifeonadesertisland荒岛生活【Text】§Lesson12Lifeonadesertisland荒岛生活Whatwasexceptionalaboutthetwomen’sstayonthedesertisland?Mostofushaveformedanunrealisticpictureoflifeonadesertisland.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.参考译文我们许多人对于荒岛生活有一种不切实际的想法。我们有时想象荒岛是阳光终日普照的天堂。在那里，生活简单又美好。成熟的水果从树上掉下来，人们根本无需劳动。另一种想法恰恰相反，认为荒岛生活很可怕，要么饿死，要么像鲁滨孙那样，天天盼船来，却总没见船影。也许，这两种都像都有可信之处。但很少有人能有时机去弄个究竟。最近有两个人在一座珊瑚岛上呆了5天，他们真希望在那儿再多呆一些日子。他们驾着一条严重损坏的小船从维尔京群岛阿密修理。途中，船开始下沉，他们迅速把食物、火柴、罐装啤酒往一只救生筏上装。然后在加勒比海上划行了几英里，到了一座珊瑚岛上。岛上几乎没有一颗树，也没有淡水，但这不算什么问题。他们用像皮艇蓄积雨水。由于他们随身带了一支捕鱼枪，因此，吃饭不愁。他们天天捕捉龙虾和鱼，正如其中一位所说，吃得“像国王一样好”。5天后，一条油轮从那儿路过，搭救了他们。这二位不得不离开那个荒岛时，还真的感到遗憾呢！【Newwordsandexpressions】生词和短语◆desertisland荒岛◆unrealisticadj.不真实的◆Paradisen.天堂，乐土◆wretchedadj.可怜的，艰苦的
◆Starvev.挨饿◆elementn.成分◆opportunityn.时机◆coraln.珊瑚◆VirginIslands维尔京群岛◆Miamin.迈阿密〔美国最南的城市〕◆dinghyn.救生筏，小船◆Caribbeann.加勒比海◆speargun捕鱼枪◆lobstern.龙虾◆tankern.油轮◆genuinelyadv.由衷地◆RobinsonCrusoe鲁滨逊·克鲁索〔小说《鲁滨逊漂流记》主人公〕★desertisland荒岛desert:沙漠v.背弃，遗弃dessert:甜点★unrealisticadj.不真实的★paradisen.天堂，乐土alotofpeopleimaginetheUSAastheirparadise.heaven:天堂，天国，也指死亡★wretchedadj.可怜的，艰苦的miserableleadawretched/miserable/terriblelife★starvev.挨饿starvetodeath★elementn.成分★opportunityn.时机goldenopportunity绝佳的时机opportunityknocksonlyonce千载难逢的时机chance表时机时可以与opportunity互换，表可能性时则不可Ihadchance/opportunityofvisitingParis.ThereisachancethatIwillseehim.Thechancesarethathewillbeelectedthepresident.Thechancesarethathewillpasthisexaminationnextweek.+of,toHehadnotopportunitytoseeher.
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