L12LifeonadesertislandWords&Expression★desertislandn.荒島，無人居住的島uninhabitedisland無人居住的島isolatedisland孤島remotestregions/out-of-wayregions偏遠地區(qū)★unrealisticadj.不現(xiàn)實的--impractical不現(xiàn)實的Itisimpractical/unrealistictothinkthatyoucanlearnEnglishwellinashorttime.--fantastic不切實際的，荒謬的~schemes/proposal異想天開的計劃/建議--incredible荒唐的，不可相信的Whatanincrediblestory!anincredibleamountofmoney★wretchedadj.（veryunhappy,miserableorpitiable）可憐的，悲催的Thewretchedsurvivorsoftheearthquake.地震的可憐的幸存者--unlucky/unfortunate不幸的★starvev.挨餓-What’sfordinner?-I’mstarving.starveforsth./bestarvedforsth.渴望Thehomelessboystarvedforlove.--starvationn.饑餓dieof~活活餓死--gohungry挨餓He’drathergohungrythaneatthat!★anelementofsth.:smallamountofsth.有點，微量There’sanelementoftruthinhisstory.他講的有一點是實情。Thereisstillanelementofdoubt.仍然有一點點疑惑。--asort/kindofsth.有點，稍稍地，有幾分Ihadasortoffeelinghewouldn’tcome.我有某種預感，他不會來。Heisakindoflawyer,butI’mnotsureexactlywhathedoes.他好像是個律師，可我并不清楚他到底是干什么的。--somethingof+n.一點點，到達某種程度Heissomethingofanexpertonmusic.在某種程度上，他是一位音樂方面的專家。--sortof/kindof/somewhat也表示“一點點，少許”，起副詞作用，修飾動詞或形容詞Shekindofhopedtobeinvited.她有點希望被邀請。★opportunityn.機會，良機，順境opportunityfor/ofdoingsth.opportunitytodosth.有機會做…Thiswillbeagoodopportunitytoexplainthattoher.這是向她解釋的好時機。taketheopportunitytodosth.Letmetakethisopportunitytosayafewwords.讓我借此機會說幾句話。Opportunityknocks(atthedoor)onlyonce.機不可失，失不再來。--chance表示“機會”時，可與opportunity互換，但chance還表示“可能性，可能”的意思。Isthereanychance/possibility/likelihoodofgettingticketsfortonight’sconcert?有可能弄到今晚音樂晚會的票嗎？★dinghyn.救生伐，小船--canoe獨木舟--ferry渡船，氣墊船--motorboat汽艇--yacht游艇★tankern.油輪tank油箱oiltank潤滑油箱fueltank燃油箱freighter貨輪Test&GrammarMostofushaveformedanunrealisticpictureoflifeonadesertisland.formapictureofsb./sth.=have/get/giveapictureofsb./sth.(能給人留下清晰印象的)陳述，寫照，印象ThisbookgivesagoodpictureofeverydayoflifeinancientChina.這本書是古代中國日常生活的極好寫照。We

sometimes

imaginea

desert

island

to

be

a

sort

of

paradise

where

the

sun

always

shines.

結(jié)構(gòu)分析：含定語從句的復合句。不定式短語及其所帶定語從句wherethesunalwaysshines作賓補。imaginesb./sth.tobesth.把…想象是…Imagineyourself(tobe)richandfamous.imaginesb./sth.assth.Ihadimaginedyouasabigtallman.我曾把你想象成一個大高個。

The

other

side

of

the

picture

isquitethe

opposite.另一種想法恰恰相反。

結(jié)構(gòu)分析：The

other

side（主

）of

the

picture（定）

is（系動詞）quite（狀）

the

opposite（表）.quitetheopposite:entirelydifferent,quiteanothercase恰恰相反beoppositeto與…不同Theresultwasquiteoppositetowhathadbeenexpected.結(jié)果與所預料的完全相反。

You

either

starve

to

death

or

live

likeRobinson

Crusoe,

waiting

for

a

boat

which

never

comes.

結(jié)構(gòu)分析：現(xiàn)在分詞短語及其所帶定語從句waitingfor

a

boat

which

never

comes作狀語，表伴隨。either…or…或是…或是…，不是…就是…Eitheryoucomeinperson,orentrustsomeonewiththematter.要么你親自來，要么委托別人來辦這件事。neither…nor…既不…也不…Neitherheistoblame,norIam.他不應受責備，我也不該受責備。Twomenwhorecentlyspentfivedaysonacoralislandwishedtheyhadstayedtherelonger.結(jié)構(gòu)分析：虛擬句型1.Iwish…“但愿，要是…就好了”用來表示說話者難以實現(xiàn)與事實相違背的愿望，具有較強的感情?？煞謩e表示現(xiàn)在、過去和將來情景的虛擬。＊對現(xiàn)狀表示的愿望，從句謂語動詞用過去時。IwishIcouldtraveltothemoon.(ButIcan’tdothat)IwishIknewhisaddress.(ButIdon’tknowhisaddress)＊對過去發(fā)生的事情表示遺憾、后悔，從句謂語動詞用過去完成時（haddone）或would/could+現(xiàn)在完成時。意指從句謂語動詞所表示的動作發(fā)生在主句謂語所表示的動作之前。Hewishesthathehadstayedtherelonger.(Buthehadn’t)IoftenwishthatIhadmajoredinFrenchinsteadofJapanese.(ButIhadn’t)＊對將來發(fā)生的事情表示祝愿，從句謂語動詞用would/could+動詞原形。意指從句謂語動詞所表示的動作可能發(fā)生在主句謂語所表示的動作之后。Iwishhecouldexplainwhathemeans.Iwishyouwouldshutup.PS:即使將wish改為wished，上述例句謂語時態(tài)仍不變。2.Ifonly…“但愿，要是…就好了”，表示對現(xiàn)在/過去/將來的虛擬，比wish具有更強烈的感情色彩。Ifonlyhehadenoughsenseofhumor!Ifonlyshehadfollowedyouradvice!Ifonlytherainwouldstop!

There

were

hardly

any

trees

on

the

island

and

there

was

no

water,but

this

did

not

proveto

be

a

problem.

結(jié)構(gòu)分析：but連接兩個并列句hardlyany:verylittle,few很少，幾乎沒有Hardlyanybodylikeshim,becausehe’ssorude.幾乎沒有人喜歡她，因為他很粗魯。You’vehardlyeatenanything.=You’veeatenhardlyanything.你幾乎沒吃什么東西。--hardlyever（=almostnever）難得，幾乎從不Ihardlyevergooutthesedays.我現(xiàn)在很少出門They

caught

lobster

and

fishevery

day，and,

as

one

of

them

put

it

'ate

like

kings'.結(jié)構(gòu)分析：主句為They

caught…andate

like

kings,as引導狀語從句。putv.：state,express表達（意思），寫出來，說Hecouldn’tputit(thefeeling)intowords.他不能用言語來表