新概念三 Lesson 12 Life on a desert island 荒岛生活

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，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

desert climate沙漠气候

camel骆驼

mirage海市蜃楼

a great stretch of desert

dessert :甜点

v. 背弃，遗弃

abandoned

Never desert a friend in need. 不要抛弃有困难的朋友

desert fox 沙漠美女

★ unrealistic adj. 不真实的

a realistic poet 现实主义诗人

realise实现，了解

★ paradise n. 天堂，乐土

a lot of people imagine the USA as their paradise.

a paradise for shopping a shopper's paradise 购物者的天堂

Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth. heaven: 天堂，天国，也指死亡

parasite寄生虫

《tears in heaven》

paradise devil第三者

Paradise Bird 极乐鸟

be in seventh heaven = extremely happy七重天

utopia 乌托邦

A lot of people imagine the USA as their paradise.

★ wretched adj. 可怜的，艰苦的

miserable

lead a wretched / miserable / terrible /unhappylife

★starve v. 挨饿

starve to death 饿死

I tried to starve him into submission.

I will starve before I give in在我放弃之前我会饿死

They would rather starve than give way

fine then starve 不吃就饿着吧

starve for knowledge 求知若饥

★element n. 成分

elementary

the periodic table of the elements元素周期表

there is an element of truth in the idea that a cat has nine lives

a great many of / a great deal of

an element of risk风险因素

the elements 自然界

battle against elements 与自然抗争

element of cheese 装模作样

i dont like that actress,cuz i think she has an element of cheese primary school

component部分

constitution

ingredient

constitutes

★opportunity n. 机会

golden opportunity 绝佳的机会

opportunity knocks only once/a chance in a million 千载难逢的机会stand good chance 大有可能

he stands good chance to gain her heart.

I had chance / opportunity of visiting Paris.

He had not opportunity to see her.

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 will be elected the president.

The chances are that he will past his examination next week.

+ of, to

He had not opportunity to see her.