Pre-reading

Question: What did Robinson carry with him?

Intensive Reading

They were all made from animal skin. I didn’t have socks or shoes but I put some goat skins around my feet. I had two belts. One belt was for the gun and knife, and one belt for the gunpowder. I also carried a basket on my back and an umbrella above my head. My beard was very long. I realized that life on the island made me a different person.

它们都是动物皮毛做的。我没有袜子或鞋子，但是我用一些羊皮包在我脚上。我有两根皮带。一根皮带用来装枪和刀，另一根皮带装枪火。我还在我的背上背了一个篮子，头上还有一把雨伞。我的胡子也很长。我意识到在岛上的生活让我成了另一个人。

One day, I was walking on the beach. I was going to check my canoe. Then I saw something surprising. I saw a mark of a human foot on the sand. I looked around but I didn’t see anybody. I was scared. I ran back to my house. I was so scared that it was difficult to sleep at night. I started to think, “Maybe it was all just my imagination.

有一天，我正在走去海滩。我打算去看看我的独木舟。然后我看见一件令我惊讶的事。我看见沙子上有一个人类脚印。我四周张望，但是没有看见任何人。我很害怕。我跑回了我的房子。我太害怕了，以至于晚上很难入睡。我开始想，“也许那只是我的想象。

Or maybe it was the mark of my own foot and it was stupid to be scared.” This thought made me feel better. I left my house and I went to see the mark in the sand again.

或者也许那是我自己的脚印，害怕是愚蠢的。”这个想法让我感觉好一些了。我离开了我的房子，又去看了沙子上的脚印。

Notes:

1. belt: 皮带，腰带，“安全带”可以说seat belts。

2. mark: 记号，痕迹，脚印也可以说foot print。mark还可以作动词，“做记号”。mark还可以表示“成绩，分数”，比如“满分”为full mark。

3. so ... that: 如此……以至于，注意和连在一起的so that 区分，后者指的是“为的是，以便于”，用来引导目的状语从句。

Exercise:

Why did Robinson find it hard to sleep at night?