Pre-reading

Question: What did Robinson have with him?

Intensive Reading

I was probably the only person alive. All my friends were dead. I only found three hats and two shoes on the beach. It was horrible for me. The weather was still very bad. But the waves weren’t so big. I saw the ship. It was far from the land.

我很可能是唯一活着的人。我所有的朋友们都死了。我只在海滩上找到了三顶帽子和两只鞋子。这对我来说太糟糕了。天气依然很糟糕。但浪不是那么大。我看见了那艘船。它离陆地很远。

I looked around. I had almost nothing. I was wet. I had no other clothes. I had nothing to eat or drink. I had no good weapon. I had only a little knife which I found in my pocket. The situation was really bad. How could I survive with only a little knife?

我四处张望。我几乎一无所有。我身上是湿的。我没有其他衣服。我没有吃的也没有喝的。我没有好武器。我只有一把小刀，是在我的口袋里找到的。情况真的很糟糕。只有一把小刀我怎样才能活下来呢？

First, I tried to find some fresh water. I found a small river. I drank the water.

首先，我试图找到一些淡水。我找到一条小河。我喝了水。

I was scared of dangerous animals. I made a weapon from a piece of wood. I spent the night in a large tree. When I woke up the next morning, the sea was calm. I could still see the ship. I needed to get some things from the ship.

我害怕危险的动物。我用一块木头做了武器。我在一棵大树里度过了夜晚。当我第二天早上醒来时，海是平静的。我仍然可以看见那艘船。我需要去船上拿点东西。

Notes:

1. probably: 很可能，比possibly的可能性更大，possibly可译作有可能。

2. horrible: 糟糕的，可怕的，令人讨厌的。

3. fresh water: 淡水，相对的，海里的水就是salt water盐水。

4. scared of: 对……感到害怕。

Exercise:

Where did Robinson spend the night?