Pre-reading

Question: Did Robinson find the others?

Intensive Reading

Then my head was above water. It was only a short moment. But I could breathe. I saw a little beach between the rocks. A big wave pushed me to the beach. I was still in water. But I felt a land under my feet.

然后我的头露出水面。那只是短暂的一瞬间。但我可以呼吸了。我看到岩石之间有一小片海滩。一个大浪把我推到了那片海滩上。我还在水里。但我感觉到脚下有陆地。

I knew that I had to stand up. I had to get out of the water before another wave came. But my body was weak. I couldn’t stand up fast. When another wave came, I was under the water again.

我知道我必须站起来。我必须在另一个浪来之前离开海水。但是我的身体很虚弱。我无法迅速站起来。当另一个浪袭来时，我又一次沉入水中。

I couldn’t breathe for a while. But then another wave threw me back on the beach. I tried to get up. I tried to go further from the sea. I was able to move ten metres up. I was safe. But my arms and legs were very weak. I collapsed. I didn’t move for some time.

我有一会儿无法呼吸。但后来又有一个海浪把我推回到海滩上。我试图站起来。我试图离海远一点。我能够移动到10米远的地方。我是安全的。但是我的胳膊和腿都很虚弱。我瘫倒了。我有一段时间没动。

After some time, I was able to get up. I looked for the others. I couldn’t find the other men.

过了一段时间，我才能站起来。我寻找其他人。我无法找到其他人。

Notes:

1.stand up: 站起来，“站在（某人）一边”可以用stand by sb.。

2.get up: 站起来，“离开”可以用get away。

3.look for: 寻找，“照看，照顾”可以用look after sb./sth.。

Exercise:

When Robinson was pushed to the beach, he couldn’t stand up quickly because ____ .