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Most of people have formed an unrealistic picture of life on a desert island .
大多数人对于荒岛生活有一种不切实际的想法。
Life on a desert island is wretched.
荒岛上的生活是令人感到悲惨的。
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de离开+sert加入,插入,连接→不再加入→抛弃
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Most of people have formed an unrealistic picture of life on a desert island.
大多数人对于荒岛生活有一种不切实际的想法。
This is an unrealistic dream for me.
对我来说,这是一个不真实的梦。
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un不+realistic现实的→不现实的,不真实的
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We sometimes imagine a desert island to be a sort of paradise where the sun always shines.
我们有时想象荒岛是阳光终日普照的天堂。
The area is a golfer's paradise .
这个地区是高尔夫球手的天堂。
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Life on a desert island is very wretched .
荒岛生活非常艰苦。
The pay has always been wretched .
工资总是少得可怜。
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wretch可怜的人+ed表形容词→可怜的
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You either starve to death or live like Robinson Crusoe.
要么饿死,要么像鲁滨逊那样生活。
She's starving herself to try to lose weight.
她试图通过节食来减肥。
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starve to death饿死
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Perhaps there is an element of truth in both these pictures.
或许这两种想象都有可信之处。
We need to preserve the element of surprise.
我们得保留一些使人感到意外的东西。
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Few of us have had the opportunity to find out.
很少有人能有机会去弄个究竟。
Good luck is when an opportunity comes along and you're prepared for it.
好运就是当机会来临时,你早已做好了准备。
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opportune凑巧的+ity表某种性质,状态等→机会,时机
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Two men who recently spent five days on a coral island.
最近有两个人在一座珊瑚岛上呆了5天。
Coral is often used to make jewelry.
珊瑚经常被用来做珠宝首饰。
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coral reefs/islands珊瑚礁、岛
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They were taking a badly damaged boat from the Virgin Islands to Miami to have it repaired.
他们驾着一艘严重损坏的小船从维尔京群岛出发去迈阿密港修理。
The Virgin Islands are between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.
维尔京群岛位于加勒比海和大西洋之间。
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They were taking a badly damaged boat from the Virgin Islands to Miami to have it repaired.
他们驾着一艘严重损坏的小船从维尔京群岛出发去迈阿密港修理。
She bought a ticket from Miami to Beijing two days ago.
两天前,她买了一张从迈阿密去北京的机票。
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They quickly loaded a small rubber dinghy with food.
他们迅速把食物往一只救生筏上装。
A dinghy is a small open boat that you sail or row.
小艇就是你用来划船的一条开放式小船。
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They rowed for a few miles across the Caribbean .
他们在海上划了几英里。
It's on the Caribbean Sea.
它位于加勒比海域。
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They had brought a speargun with them.
他们随身带了一支捕鱼枪。
He thrust her with a speargun .
他用捕鱼枪刺她。
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They caught lobster and fish every day.
他们天天捕捉龙虾和鱼。
I'll broil the lobster .
我会把这只龙虾烤着吃。
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A passing tanker rescued them five days later.
五天后,一艘经过的邮轮搭救了他们。
This tanker was wrecked on a coral reef.
这艘邮轮在珊瑚暗礁撞毁了。
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They were genuinely sorry that they had to leave.
他们真的很遗憾不得不离开了。
She was genuinely surprised.
她着实吃了一惊。
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genuine真诚的,由衷的+ly表副词→由衷地,真诚地
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You either starve to death or live like Robinson Crusoe , waiting for a boat.
要么饿死,要么像鲁滨逊一样,时刻盼着船来。
" Robinson Crusoe " is a classic.
《鲁滨逊漂流记》是一本名著。