Unit 4 Reading and thinking 课文解析课件-高中英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第三册

1、 Perce Blackborow joined an expedition with Sir Ernest Shackleton to Antarctica on the ship Endurance in 1914. Shackleton was one of the most famous explorers of his day and it was considered a great honour to be part of his expeditions. Below are some of Blackborows diary entries. of ones day 在某人那个

2、年代坚韧号日记在下面 珀西布莱克博罗于1914年加入欧内斯特沙克尔顿爵士的“坚忍号”南极探险之旅。 沙克尔顿是他那个时代最著名的探险家之一，参加他的探险活动被认为是一种极大的荣誉。 .Well, it so happened that one morning I bought a newspaper and read the advertisement about the Antarctic expedition. An expedition to the South Pole with the great Sir Ernest Shackleton this is the adventure

3、 that I have been dreaming of. And I was ready for it. At the age of 19, I am fit and full of vigour.碰巧.做好准备adj.健康的；合适的充满精力 However, when I applied to join the expedition, Shackleton turned me down because he thought I was too young and wasnt qualified. But I was so enthusiastic about the idea of go

4、ing along with them that I secretly went aboard his ship, the Endurance, and hid in a small cupboard. 申请做某事turn sb down拒绝某人qualify v.使具备资格热衷于.；对.充满热情和.一起去so.that. 如此.以至于. Unfortunately, three days after we set off I was discovered. Shackleton did not want to turn back so he offered me a job, but onl

5、y after he promised me, “If anyone has to be eaten, then you will be the first!” He assigned me to be a steward, and I now serve meals for twentyeight men, three times a day.出发；动身指派某人做某事返回，折回offer sb. sth.=offer sth.to sb. How everyone will envy me when I come back and tell them about the amazing pl

6、aces I have been to! 时间状语从句(How +主语+谓语) 感叹句定语从句 当我回来告诉他们我去过的那些神奇的地方时，大家会多么羡慕我啊！ The journey has not been easy. Endurance became stuck in the ice as we approached Antarctica. The ice froze around us and we were well and truly stuck! We saw the ship get crushed by the ice. And when the ship sank, our

7、hearts sank with it.adj.卡住的；被困住时状v.结冰；冻住；冷藏确实地；准确地v.毁坏；压碎被压碎 Before we abandoned the ship, Shackleton calmly called us together and told us to rescue our most essential suppliesthe small boats, our food, the cook stove, candles, clothes, and blankets. This was no time to panic. We were not allowed t

8、o take most of our personal belongings, and Shackleton himself threw away all his gold.召集营救；抢救，挽救物资；供应品v. 使恐慌扔掉 But to our surprise, he allowed Hussey to keep his banjo. Hussey often plays it to keep our spirits up. We are now camped on the ice and we have been managing to survive, but spring is com

9、ing, and the ice will soon begin to melt.令某人惊讶的是.振奋某人的精神现在完成进行时设法做某事现在进行表将来 We have been struggling for days, but things on Elephant Island are going from bad to worse. We are now crowded together under one of our boats on the rocky shore of this miserable place. struggle v.挣扎；奋斗每况愈下;越来越糟岩石岸 我们现在在这个

10、令人难受的地方的岩石岸上,挤在我们的一只小船下面。 Soon after we arrived, Shackleton left us to find help on South Georgia Island, 1320 kilometres awaythe voyage was too dangerous and difficult for all of us to make it in our small boats. If Shackleton fails, will we have any hope of rescue? No. No navy in the world ever st

11、ops at Elephant Island, and no one else knows that we are here.adv.距离.有多远/久成功做到;1.(及时)到达; 及时赶上参加2.(经历艰难困苦后)成功例：1. We live in a world in which only the strongest can make it to the top. 2. Obviously Id be disappointed if we dont make it. make it I feel low. Its cold and windy. The island has no plant

12、s. Sometimes we are able to catch a seal or a penguin to eat. Otherwise, there is no food. I try to think of happier things: decent food, warm and dry clothes, a cosy bedroom, sunny days, and my mothers face.情绪不高adj.像样的decently adv.高雅地；正派地否则企图做，尽力做try to do sth. “企图做/尽力做某事” ，侧重努力、有计划为了什么事达到目的而努力；try

13、 doing sth. “试图做某事”，是一种新的尝试，不带明显的目的性。例：1、 I am trying to finish my homework. 2、 I tried knocking the back door when nobody answered the front door. However, these happy memories are soon interrupted by a sudden cold rush of air. I shouted, “Shut the door！” “Hold on now, Perce. Dont you go turning in

14、to another Tom,” came the reply. “Weve caught another penguin, so its penguin soup tonight！”被.打断a rush of 一阵.坚持住变成；进入catch v.抓住；吸引hold on 坚持住； 等一等；继续； (口)别挂电话例: 1、I dont think I can hold on much longer. 2、Hold on a minute while I get my breath back. 3、You should hold on to your oil shares. 4、Hold on, please. Ill see if hes in his office. Bless Frank Wild, the kindest man there is after our leader, Ernest Shackleton. How could I become as selfish and badtempered as Thomas OrdeLees! Without Frank