Pre-reading

Question: Did the girl’s father agree that Robinson married her?

Intensive Reading

Then she was ill for one week. She couldn’t come to my house.

后来她病了一周。她不能来我家。

I felt a strange feeling when she wasn’t in my house. I really missed her. I thought, “Maybe, I love her.”

她不在我家时，我有一种奇怪的感觉。我真的很想她。我想，“也许，我爱她。”

One week later she came to my house. I was really happy to see her. I saw that she was happy too. I hugged her. Then I kissed her. It was a long kiss.

一周后，她来到我家。我很高兴见到她。我看到她也很开心。我拥抱了她。然后我吻了她。那是一个很长的吻。

Two weeks later I went to her father’s house. I asked him if I could marry his daughter. He was quiet. I waited for his reaction. Then he said, “I agree.” I was the happiest man in the world. Two months later I married the daughter of my friend. We started to plan a family. This period of my life was great.

两周后，我去了她父亲家。我问他我是否可以娶他的女儿。他沉默了。我等着他的回应。然后他说：“我同意。”我是世界上最幸福的人。两个月后，我娶了我朋友的女儿。我们开始为我们的家做计划。我生命中的这段时光是美好的。

We had big plans for our family and our plantation. We needed a bigger house. We needed more money for a bigger house. I thought about the business in Africa. I could make a lot of money in Africa quickly. I spoke about Africa with my friends. Some of my friends liked this idea.

我们为我们的家庭和种植园制定了宏伟的计划。我们需要一个更大的房子。我们需要更多的钱来买一栋更大的房子。我考虑过去非洲做生意。我可以在非洲很快赚到很多钱。我和我的朋友们谈到了非洲。我的一些朋友喜欢这个主意。

Notes:

1.agree: 同意，“答应，同意”可以用agree to sth.。

2.think about: 考虑，“回想”可以用think back。

3.make money: 赚钱，“在……上下赌注”可以用put money on sb./sth.。

Exercise:

Why didn’t the girl come to Robinson’s house for a week?