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UnitTwo:

SailingRoundTheWorld

I.Backgroundinformationofthetext

●SirFrancisChichester

●CapeHorn

II.Introductoryremarks

Paragraphs1–2

I.Pleaseanswerthefollowingquestions:

1.WhowasFrancisChichester?

2.Whatdidhedoin1931?

3.Whatwashislife-longdream?

4.Whatdidhisfriendsandthedoctorsthinkofhisplan?

Why?

5.Whenandatwhatagedidhebeginthegreatestvoyageofhislife?

II.Grammaticalandstructuralpoints:

1.Hisfriendsanddoctorsdidnotthinkhecoulddoit,ashehadlungcancer.（negationshift否定转移）

Example:

●Idon’tthinkheisintelligent.

●Idon’tbelieveitistrue.

2.Soon,heisawayinhisnewsixteen-metreboat,GipsyMoth.

number+noun（singular）+noun

Example:

a）afive-yearplan

b）aseven-dayholiday

c）athirteenthcenturycastle

II.Wordsandexpressions

1.setout:

beginacourseofaction

e.g.:

Hesetouttowriteanautobiography.

Compare:

setoff:

begin（ajourney）

e.g.:

Theboysnowsetofffortowntogether.

2.single-handed（adj.&adv.）:

donebyonepersonwithouthelpfromtheothers

e.g:

a）Sheaccomplishedthetaskbyher

single-handedefforts.（adj.）

b）Thejobcannotbedonesingle-

handed.（adv.）

Wordformation:

adj.+noun+ed=adj.oradv.

e.g.:

good-mannered;warm-hearted

absent-minded;blue-eyed

3.adventure（n.）:

冒险

e.g.:

Myfatherisfondofadventure.

venture（n.）:

冒险事业

e.g.:

Ourcompanyisajointventure.

4.fail（vi.&vt.）

e.g.:

Hefailedintheexam.

Hefailedtheexam.

Hefailedtopasstheexam.

Hereyesightisfailing（vi.becomeweak）

sinceshewatchesTValldaylong.

failure（n.）;succeed（antonym）

5.giveup:

abandon;stopdoing

e.g.:

Chichestwouldnotgiveuphisold

dreamofsailingroundtheworld.

Compare:

givein（surrender;yield）

e.g.:

a）Therebelswereforcedtogivein.

b）Hehadgivenintomyviews.

6.determined（adj.）:

patterns:

a）bedeterminedtodosth

b）bedetermined+thatclause

e.g.:

a）Heisdeterminedtocontinuehis

experiment.

b）Shewasdeterminedthatnoone

shouldknowherrealname.

7.carryout=implement（贯彻执行）

e.g.:

Ifyoumakeapromise,itshouldbe

carriedout.

compare:

carryon=doorconduct（进行）

e.g.:

Weshouldcarryontherevolutionto

theend.

8.retire（vi.）:

●Professorsusuallyretireat60inChina.

●Eachsideretired（=withdraw）15milesfromthefrontier.

●Hehasretiredfromoffice（service）.

●Thewriterusuallyretires（=gotobed）atmidnight.

9.Compare:

voyage:

alongjourneybysea

journey:

goingtoadistantplaceonland

travel:

ageneralwordwhichmeansgoing

toadistantplace,byair,seaor

train

trip:

ashortjourneyforrelaxationand

pleasure

Paragraphs3–4

I.Pleaseanswerthefollowingquestions:

1.WhatwastherouteChichesterfollowed?

2.WhendidhearriveinAustralia?

3.Whocametomeethim?

4.Whatdideverybodysaythen?

Didhelisten?

II.Grammaticalandstructuralpoints:

1.Chichestercovered14,100milesbefore

stoppinginSydney,Australia.

Examples:

●Theylookedbothwaysbeforetheycrossedthestreet.（=beforecrossing）

●Hesentaradiomessagetohisheadquartersafterhesucceededinlandingonthemoon.

（=aftersucceedingin）

2.Thiswasmorethantwicethedistance

anyonehadpreviouslysailedalone.

e.g.:

Heistwicethemanhewas.

pattern:

…times+the+noun（ofsth.）

e.g:

Thisroomistwicethesizeofthatone.

pattern:

…timesas…as…

e.g.:

Thisroomistwiceaslargeasthatone.

III.Wordsandexpressions:

1.plentyof:

e.g.:

plentyofbooks/chairs/bottles/eggs

plentyofwater/sugar/money/time

2.（all）byoneself:

a）（completely）alone;

b）withoutanyhelp

e.g.:

a）Thebigtreestandsbyitselfonthe

hill.

b）Shethoughtitdifficulttocarryout

herplanallbyherself.

3.device:

apieceofequipment

e.g.:

Awindvaneisadevicetotellfrom

whichdirectionthewindblows.

4.damage:

（vt.&n.）

e.g.:

a）Thescandaldamaged（causeharm

to）hiscareer.

b）Theinsurancecompanywillpayfor

thedamagetomycar.

synonym:

destroy=damagethoroughly

e.g.:

a）Theearthquakedestroyedthewhole

city.

b）Thedamagetotheboatwasnot

serious.

5.cover（v.）:

travel（acertaindistance）

e.g.:

TheRedArmycovered25,000lion

theirlongmarch.

phrase:

fromcover（n.）tocover

idiom:

covergirl

6.previously=before;previous（adj.）

e.g.:

Previouslythetwoweregoodfriends.

7.mustnot/mustn’t;needn’t/don’thaveto

e.g.:

a）Youmustn’tmoveanyofthebooks

onmydesk.

b）Youneedn’tcometomorrowifyou

don’twantto.

Paragraphs5–6

I.Pleaseanswerthefollowingquestions:

1.DidChichesterhaveanygreatdifficulty?

Whathappenedtohisboat?

Wastheboatseriouslydamaged?

II.Grammaticalandstructuralpoints:

1.Thesecondhalfofhisvoyagewasbyfarthemore