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Lesson 12 life on a desert island Part 1 Words and Expressions （1）desert island 荒岛 （2）unrealistic adj. 不切实际的 反义词：realistic 现实的，逼真的，实事求是的 部分中国中学生对留学抱有不切实际的幻想，他们认为留学是一个解决方案。事实上，对他们来说，留学或许是个新问题的开始。 Some Chinese students have unrealistic pictures of studying abroad. They think studying abroad is a solution. In fact, it may be the beginning of new problems. 理想化的想法/浪漫的想法/脚踏实地的想法 Unrealistic idea/romantic idea/down-to-earth idea （3）paradise n. 天堂 近义词heaven 区别 ：heaven指的是上帝所在的地方，人死后要去的地方，精神上的 Paradise是强调没有痛苦没有疾病，美好的极乐世界，人间的（可用作比喻义） 巴厘岛是世界最大的自然乐园之一。 Bali is one of the world’s great natural paradises. 天哪！那很说明问题！ Good Heavens! That explains a lot! 反义词 hell 上有天堂，下有苏杭。 Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth. retched adj. 可怜的，艰苦的 近义词： miserable, poor At that time, he lived in a wretched world and led a dog’s life . 当时，他生活在一个悲惨的世界，过着像狗一样的生活。 Most cheap hotels are wretched. They are often run by the local government or a state-owned company. 大多数便宜的饭店都破烂不堪。它们通常由当地政府或是国营公司经营的。 tarve v. 挨饿 短语：starve to death I’m starving!（口语）我饿死了。 If it were not for photosynthesis, the world would starve to death. 要是没有光合作用，这个世界将饿死。 他说他宁愿挨饿也不要饭吃。 He said he would rather starve to death than beg for food. Starve for sth=Be hungry for sth=Be thirsty for sth Orphans starve for parents’ love. Prisoners starve for freedom. Patients starve for health/doctors’ care. People in war starve for peace. I starve for ... . （6）element n . 成分，元素 短语：there is an element of 带着…… 他说的话有一点道理。 There is an element of truth in what he said. 他的眼神带着憎恨。 There is an element of hatred in his eyes. The French element in the English is surprisingly large. 英语里有非常明显的法语元素。 短语：have the opportunity of doing sth/to do sth 每年暑假我都有出国旅游的机会，不是和父母去，就是自己去。 I have the opportunity to travel abroad every year, either with my parents or by myself. This golden opportunity knocks only once. 好机会一旦错过将不再来。 （9）Virgin Islands 维尔京群岛 （10）Miami n. 迈阿密（美国最南的城市） （11）dinghy n. 救生筏，小船 （12）Ca