Pre-reading

Question: What was the danger for Robinson?

Intensive Reading

The trip started during my 6th year on the island on the 6th of June. The beginning of my trip wasn’t easy for me. I was in danger when my journey started. I had to go around some rocks in the sea.

旅行6月7日开始，这是我在岛上的第六年。旅行的开始对我来说并不容易。旅程刚开始的时候我就陷入了危险。我不得不绕过海里的一些岩石。

When I wanted to go back to the coast, I realized that there was a strong current. The current was taking me away from the island. The situation was horrible. I was scared. I thought, “I will die in the open sea.” I didn’t have enough food and water for a long journey.

当我想要回到海岸时，我意识到有一股急流。这股水流把我带离岛屿。情况很糟糕。我很害怕。我想，“我可能会死在远海。”我没有带长途旅行足够的食物和水。

I fought very hard against the current for two hours. Finally I managed to get close to my island. I could continue my trip around the island. Now I knew that I was stronger than the currents around the island. It made me feel good.

我跟急流抗战了两小时。最后，我成功靠近了我的岛。我可以继续绕岛旅行。现在我意识到我比岛周围的水流要强大。这让我感觉很好。

Soon, I found a small river which went further inside the island.

很快，我找到了一条在岛更深处的小河。

But I got nowhere because soon the river was very narrow. Stones blocked the way. I couldn’t continue.

但是我进不去，因为很快小河就变得很窄。石头挡住了路。我无法继续。

Notes:

1. current: 水流，气流，电流。它还有“思潮，趋势”的意思，作形容词的意思更常见，指“当下的”。

2. open sea: 远海，公海，相对的“近海”则是short sea。

3. block: 阻挡，拦住。

Exercise:

Why couldn’t Robinson continue in the river?