L12 Lfe on a desert island.pptVIP

Recitation Para 1: Most of us have formed … Summary Writing Some have an unrealistic picture of life on a desert island, while others hold the opposite side. However, few can find out the truth in both pictures. / Most of us have imagined the life on a desert island, but few can find out the truth. Two men were taking a damaged boat to Miami when it began to sink. After loading a dinghy with necessities, they rowed across the Caribbean until reaching a tiny island. There they collected rainwater and caught fish and lobster with a spear gun. Eating like kings for five days, they felt sorry to leave when rescued. Most of us have formed an unrealistic picture of life on a desert island. unrealistic adj. “impractical; unreasonably idealistic” eg. unrealistic expectations eg. It is unrealistic/impractical to think that you can learn English well in a short time. picture 1. an image or memory one has in one’s mind心中的形象;印象 eg. Sarah had a mental picture of Lisbon in her mind when she was there last summer. 脑海中浮现…… 2. a description or idea of what sth. is like描绘;描述 eg. The article gives a vivid picture of Indian life in North America. starve to death; die of ________ I am starving. go hungry Shes lonely, and starving for companionship. Perhaps there is an element of truth in both these pictures, but few of us have had the opportunity to find out. element n. 1 a small amount of a quality or feeling 少量;有点;有些 an element of surprise/risk/truth eg. Perhaps there was some element of jealousy. eg. There is an element of truth in what she said. 2 a single part which combines with others to make up a whole 构成部分　e.g. the basic elements of a job 3 the first and most important things 基础;基本原理 e.g. The elements of physics are difficult to grasp. 4 Both hydrogen and oxygen are elements. Two men who recently spent five days on a coral island wished they had stayed there longer. (Line 9) I wish… 对现状表示的愿望, 从句谓语动词用一般过去时 eg. I wish I could travel to the moon