Pre-reading

Question: What kinds of fruits did Robinson find?

Intensive Reading

When I felt strong again, I decided to explore the whole island. I found a new interesting part of the island. It was a valley with a lake. The valley was in the central part of the island.

当我感觉又变强壮时，我决定去探索整座岛。我发现了岛上一个有趣的新地方。那是一座山谷，旁边有一个湖泊。山谷在岛中央部分。

I found melons and grapes there. The melons were very sweet. There were also apples, oranges and lemons in this valley.

在那里我找到了甜瓜和葡萄。甜瓜非常甜。在这个山谷里还有苹果、橙子和柠檬。

I wanted to take some fruit home. But I needed a big bag. I didn’t have a big bag with me. I collected some fruit. I put the fruit in one place. I returned to my cave. I took a big bag for the fruit.

我想带一些水果回家。但我需要一个大包。我没带包。我采了一些水果。我把水果放在一个地方。我回到我的洞穴。我拿了一个大包装水果。

When I was back, I saw that my fruit was destroyed. Some fruit was eaten, some fruit was broken. I thought that some wild animals ate the fruit.

我回来时，我看见我的水果被弄坏了。有些水果被吃掉了，有些水果坏了。我以为是一些野生动物吃掉了水果。

Still, I liked the fruit valley. The nature was beautiful there. I wanted to live there. I thought, “I can move here. But the beach is far from this place. I have to be close to the beach because I need to see a ship which can save me.”

但我还是喜欢那个有水果的山谷。那里的自然很美丽。我想住在那里。我想，“我可以搬到那里去。但海滩离这里很远。我需要靠近海滩，因为我需要看见能救我的船。”

Notes:

1. explore: 探索，考察，名词形式为exploration。

2. collect: 收集，采集，把东西归集在一起，相当于gather。

3. destroy: 破坏，摧毁。

Exercise:

Why can’t Robinson live by the valley?