課文
Nearly a week passed before the girl was able to explain what had happened to her. One afternoon she set out from the coast in a small boat and was caught in a storm. Towards evening, the boat struck a rock and the girl jumped into the sea. Then she swam to the shore after spending the whole night in the water. During that time she covered a distance of eight miles. Early next morning, she saw a light ahead. She knew she was near the shore because the light was high up on the cliffs. On arriving at the shore, the girl struggled up the cliff towards the light she had seen. That was all she remembered. When she woke up a day later, she found herself in hospital.
darkness
n. 黑暗
dark + ness - darkness
in the darkness:在黑暗中
total darkness = complete darkness：一片漆黑
explain
v. 解釋，敘述
I can explain everything.
n. explanation （重音在前）
I'm waiting to hear your explanation.
coast
n. 海岸
coast & shore & bank & seaside
coast：the Atlantic coast of Spain（地理意義上的，海岸線）
shore：海或湖岸邊地帶
bank：河流兩岸
seaside：海濱（供游樂）
storm
n. 暴風雨
blizzard / snowstorm：暴風雪
sleet：雨夾雪
It is raining cats and dogs. 傾盆大雨
towards
向，朝，接近
towards & toward
一般情況下可互換
towards (BrE)
toward (AmE)
He was standing with his back towards me.他背對我站著
rock
n. 巖石，礁石huge stone
rock music - rock 'n' roll
rock climbing：攀巖
ahead
adv. / adj. 在前面
n. + ahead：放在被修飾詞后面
He pointed to a tree ahead of them.
ahead of ：在 … 之前，前面
There are four people ahead of me in the queue.
ahead of time：事先，提前
Please tell me ahead of time if you're coming.
go ahead：to tell someone they can do sth.
Would you mind my smoking here? Go ahead.
struggle
v. 掙扎，拼搏
struggle to do sth.
hospital
n. 醫院
in hospital：住院
in the hospital：在醫院
go to school：上學
課文講解
Nearly a week passed before the girl was able to explain what had happened to her.
before：引導時間狀語從句
what：引導賓語從句
pass & past
pass：vt. 經過
We passed each other on the staircase. （經過）
past：adj. / adv. / prep. / n.
He seems to live in the past. （過去）(n.)
One afternoon she set out from the coast in a small boat and was caught in a storm.
set out：出發
set out from …：從某處出發
復習：回答以When開頭的疑問句
- at 表達一天之內的某個時間
- on 表達星期幾和幾月幾日（具體到某一天）
- in 表達較長的時間
回答以Where / Which direction 開頭的問題
to / towards & from
to / towards - 去，向，接近
from - 從
from A to B：從A去往B.
be caught in：遭遇 + 災難
Then she swam to the shore after spending the whole night in the water. During that time she covered a distance of eight miles.
after：引導時間狀語從句
spend some time on sth. / in doing sth.
cover a distance of …
8miles ≈ 13km
Early next morning, she saw a light ahead.
early next morning
late in the afternoon
next day - the day after
the other day - a few days ago.
a light ahead：n. + ahead
On arriving at the shore, the girl struggled up the cliff towards the light she had seen.
on + v.-ing = as soon as：一 … 就
方向性介詞
- to / towards & from
to / towards：去，向 / 接近
from：從
from A to B：從A去往B - into & out of
into：進，入；里面
out of：外面；出來
be away from：離開 - leave for sp.：去往某地
set out for sp.：去往某地
leave for China：離開某地去往中國 - at
aim at, point at, throw at …
作文
*On Saturday I wanted to go to a football match. It not only rained all day but it was cold as well, so I stayed at home and watched the match on television. *
a dull knife：鈍刀
amputate：切除
