新概念英语第三册讲义Lesson 12 Life on a desert island.docx

1、新概念英语第三册讲义Lesson 12 Life on a desert island Lesson 12 Life on a desert island 荒岛生活【New words and expressions】 生词和短语desert island 荒岛unrealistic adj. 不真实的Paradise n. 天堂，乐土wretched adj. 可怜的，艰苦的Starve v. 挨饿element n。 成分opportunity n。 机会coral n. 珊瑚Virgin Islands 维尔京群岛 Miami n. 迈阿密 （美国最南的城市）dinghy n。 救生筏，

2、小船Caribbean n。 加勒比海spear gun 捕鱼枪lobster n. 龙虾tanker n。 油轮genuinely adv. 由衷地Robinson Crusoe 鲁滨逊克鲁索 (小说鲁滨逊漂流记主人公)desert island 荒岛desert ： 沙漠v。 背弃， 遗弃dessert：甜点unrealistic adj。 不真实的paradise n。 天堂，乐土a lot of people imagine the USA as their paradise.heaven： 天堂，天国，也指死亡wretched adj。 可怜的，艰苦的miserablelead a

3、wretched / miserable / terrible lifestarve v. 挨饿starve to deathelement n。 成分opportunity n。 机会golden opportunity 绝佳的机会opportunity knocks only once 千载难逢的机会chance 表机会时可以与opportunity 互换，表可能性时则不可I had chance / opportunity of visiting Paris.There is a chance that I will see him.The chances are that he wil

4、l be elected the president.The chances are that he will past his examination next week。+ of， to He had not opportunity to see her。oral n。 珊瑚irgin Islands 维尔京群岛 Miami n。 迈阿密 (美国最南的城市）dinghy n. 救生筏，小船Caribbean n。 加勒比海spear gun 捕鱼枪lobster n。 龙虾tanker n。 油轮genuinely adv. 由衷地He is genuinely thankful to m

5、e。adj。 genuinen. genuinenessRobinson Crusoe 鲁滨逊克鲁索 (小说鲁滨逊漂流记主人公）【Text】 Lesson 12 Life on a desert island 荒岛生活What was exceptional about the two mens stay on the desert island?Most of us have formed an unrealistic picture of life on a desert island. We sometimes imagine a desert island to be a sort o

6、f paradise where the sun always shines. Life there is simple and good. Ripe fruit falls from the trees and you never have to work。 The other side of the picture is quite the opposite. Life on a desert island is wretched. You either starve to death or live like Robinson Crusoe， waiting for a boat whi

7、ch never comes. Perhaps there is an element of truth in both these pictures， but few of us have had the opportunity to find out。 Two men who recently spent five days on a coral island wished they had stayed there longer. They were taking a badly damaged boat from the Virgin Islands to Miami to have

8、it repaired。 During the journey， their boat began to sink. They quickly loaded a small rubber dinghy with food, matches, and tins of beer and rowed for a few miles across the Caribbean until they arrived at a tiny coral island。 There were hardly any trees on the island and there was no water, but th

9、is did not prove to be a problem。 The men collected rainwater in the rubber dinghy。 As they had brought a spear gun with them， they had plenty to eat. They caught lobster and fish every day， and, as one of them put it ate like kings. When a passing tanker rescued them five days later, both men were

10、genuinely sorry that they had to leave。【课文讲解】form an unrealistic picture of sth. 对。.。抱有不切实际的幻想L12-01 end 752L12-02 begin A large number of people have formed an unrealistic picture of the job.imagine sth。 to be / imagine sth. asSome people imagine flying to be more dangerous than traveling by train.

11、A large number people imagin the USA as their paradise。quite the opposite： 恰恰相反eitherorEither you or I am going to the party. 谓语动词和最接近的主语保持一致.Either coming or go out dont stand on the doorway.要么进来，要么出去，不要站在门口。An element of truth: a bit of truthOptimistic： 乐观的Pessimistic： 消极的，悲观的Wish做谓语动词，其后的宾语从句中要使用

12、虚拟语气;虚拟语气的结构形式取决于所表达的实际情况：1。如果表达对现在的遗憾或与现在相反的情况，that从句中的动词要采用过去时，be 动词要用wereI wish you could drive a car。2.如果表达对过去的遗憾或与过去相反的情况，that从句中的动词要采用过去完成时I wish I hadnt spent so much money.I wish that you had written to him。L1202 end 818”L1203 begin 809”3. 如果表达与将来事实相反或将来不可能实现的心愿，that从句中要使用would， could等情态动词的过

13、去时I wish that I could go abroad tomorrow.I wish that you could come here tomorrow。if only要比 wish 更富有戏剧性和感情色彩If only the weather would change。I wish the weather would change.We wish that we knew where to look for him.If only we knew to look for him。If only we could have gone to the party。If only you

14、hadnt said that.If only you would come here tomorrow。Have sth。 Repairedload with 把装载到上Eg： The workers are loading the truck with goods.Unload: 卸hardly any: very little / fewEg： Hardly anybody likes him becaues he is so rude. You hardly eat anything, whats wrong？prove to be=turn out to beput: express

15、If only we could have stayed on the desert island a little bit longer。L12-03 end 809”L12-04 begin 1111”【Special difficulties】wish, if onlyExercise P601 It was silly of me not to buy that dress。 I wish I _ .2 You are making a lit of noise. I wish you _ 。3 Its a pity Johns away。 If only he _ .4 He. I

16、wish I _ 。5 I never studied at all when I was at school。 I wish I _ .6 Im sorry I mentioned it to him。 I wish I _ 。Key: 1。 had bought it. 显然说明的是过去的情况 “was “ 2. couldnt / wouldnt make such noice 3。 were here 强调“他在这儿，该有多好”；运用be动词,说明现在情况相反的概念,无论什么人称，be 动词应该使用were4. could play the piano so well5. had st

17、udied hard then. ( studied)6. hadnt mentioned it to him【Multiple choice questions】Comprehension1 In what way are the pictures we form of life on a desert island unreal?a. They fail to present the wretchedness of such a sutuation.b. We forget that we would be too weak to work and only imagine the ple

18、asure of idleness.c。 They are either unduly optimistic or unduly pessimistic。d. They lack any truth at all as most of us have never visited one。1。 C 要么是过度乐观,要么是过度的悲观2 What was the equipment the men had brought that proved essential to their survival?a. Tools with which they had been going to repair

19、theri boat.b. Food， matches and tins of beer。c。 Rainwater， lobster and fish.d. A spear gun and a rubber dinghy。Essential = very necessary 绝对必要的,必不可少的2. D3 What made the men wish to stay on the desert island?a。 Discovering how pleasant life can be fending for oneself.b. Having seen very few trees and

20、 no rainwater on the coral island。c。 The fact that theyt were able to eat the same food as kings eat。d. Knowing they no longer needed to take their boat to Miami for repair.3. A fend for oneself： 独立的照料某人虚拟语气Structure4 We sometimes think of a desert island _ a sort of paradise。 （l。1)a。 to be b。 as be

21、ing c. is d。 bethink of sb。 / sth。 as ： 把某人、某事看作为4。 B5 But _ have had the opportunity to find out。 (ll。78)a。 we few b. hardly anybody c。 little people d. not manyfew of us:我们当中，没有几个人5 D6 After _ a few miles across the Caribbean， they arrived at a small coral island. （ll.1112)a。 they rowed b. rowed c

22、. rowing d。 to rowafter prep 其后要和名词、动名词搭配， and 前后连接的并列成分，时态是应该相呼应的原句:They quickly loaded a small rubber dinghy with food, matches， and tins of beer and rowed for a few miles across the Caribbean until they arrived at a tiny coral island。 一般过去时形式after引导的时间状语从句，表示动作在前6 C7 _ were scarce there and there

23、 was no water. （ll.12-13)a. The trees b. Trees c. Any trees d. Trees on the island7 C在表示类指概念的时候，可以采用名词的复数形式；或者运用名词的单数形式，注意冠词的修饰。( a tree， the tree )Refrigerators are useful。 = A refrigerator is useful.7。 C8 Both men genuinely regretted _ . (l。16）a. their leave b。 to have to leave c。 having to leave

24、d。 they must have left为做过的事情后悔:regret +动名词8CVocabulary9 A desert island is _ place. (ll。1-2)a. an unpopular b。 an uninhabited c。 a deserted d。 a barreninhabited: 有人居住的uninhabited： 无人居住的unpopular: 不流行的barren : 贫瘠的9 B10 The other side of the picture is _ different。(ll。45）a。 naturally b. rather c. real

25、ly d. entirely完全的不同10 D11 But this was not _ to be a problem。 (l.13）a. demonstrated b. thought c. shown d。 found原句：this did not prove to be a problem觉得、发现苛人或某事怎么样： find sb。 / sth。 to beThey found the trip to be interesting。 / very exciting.某人或某事被发现怎么样：常用被动语态The car is found to be beautiful。demonstrate： 论证，表明,举行，示威11。 D12 And， as one of them _ it， they ate like kings. （l。15）a. expressed b. placed c. told d。 said原文：as one of them put it12。 AL12-04 end 1111”L13-01 begin