a pilgrim's journey

• What did the writer mean by saying”It seems like a cruel joke.” in the account of February 10, 1621?（in para.4） Because they were having a hard time then. It seemed there was nothing for them to give thanks to.
left at __for We had ___ England and been __ sea about 2 months in all. The condition was terrible. crowded foul-smelling The ship was _____ and _____. After we landed, more bad things came died from to us. More people __ __ the spreading disease. We went through a terrible winter. ____
Before arriving 1.Endless trip, nothing to do but wait 2.Crowded and foul –smelling ship …
After arriving 1.People dying From disease, no medicine 2.Few food supply …
Thenspringtime ____ came, in more ways than one. We met some local Indians. Theytaughtus how to __ plant corn hunt__ __ __ and how to __ __. The wild turkeys harvest exceeded expectations. We __ our planned a feast to celebrate and to __ give thanksto God for hisblessings __ __ ___ . We invited also __ the Indians, for we owed __ to them too much.
• What does “springtime” mean? When the writer wrote ”perhaps springtime is on its way— in more ways than one.”, what was he trying to express?(in para.5) Two meanings: theBecausewhen the gone season, they had weather was warming up; metaphorically through the hardest used, the hope in their heart.
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A Pilgrim's Journal
Putting things in order
• Exercise 2, page 91, • Time limitation: 3 min来自百度文库tes
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What troubled the pilgrims
time and began to get more food. They saw hope and felt spring in their heart.
• Can you see changes in the author’s feelings from the journal? Use your own words to describe his feelings.