高级英语第一册Unit3 Ships in the Desert.pptVIP

Unit 3 Ships in the Desert Image 1 depicts the Aral Sea on November 16, 1996 and Image 2 depicts that of October 14, 2003. We can readily see that the outline of the lake has drastically changed during the last seven years Image 1 image2  Bleak: 1.without anything to make you feel cheerful or hopeful e.g. a bleak outlook/prospect/future 暗淡的前景 2. Gloomy and somber; dreary 暗淡的和昏暗的；阴郁的 e.g.“Life in the Aran Islands has always been bleak and difficult”(John Millington Synge) “艾伦群岛的生活一直是困苦不堪的”(约翰·米林顿·辛格) 3.Cold and cutting;