课前想一想
1.What are robber crabs also called?
2.How to say“富含营养的”in English?
词汇装备库
1.archipelago/a:rki'pelegou/
(n.)群岛；多海岛
Indonesia is the largest archipelago in the world
世界上最大的群岛在东南亚的印度尼西亚。
2.sea lion/si:larn/(n.)海狮
3.bounce/bauns/
(v.)弹起；跳跃，重新恢复
She's had many misfortunes in her life, but she always bounces back.
她一生中经历过许多挫折然而总是能重新振作起来。
4.cliched/kli:'feid/
(adj.)老生常谈的，陈词滥调的
5.oddity/a:deti/(n.)怪人，怪事；反常现象
6.terrestrial/ta'restrial/(adj.)(动物）陆生的，陆栖的
7.invertebrate/In'V3:rtibret/(n.)无脊椎动物
8.coconut/'koukenat/
(n.)椰子，椰肉
词句兵工厂
When the surf's up, the sea lions spend hours just messing around in the waves.涨潮的时候，海狮会花费数小时在浪中嬉戏。
Note:
1.surf/s3:rf/(n.)拍岸的浪花，碎浪
2.mess around悠闲度日；消磨时光；浪费时间，磨蹭；胡闹
They spend their weekends messing around on their boat .
他们在船上消磨他们的周末时光。
Will you stop messing around and get on with some work?
你能不能别再磨磨蹭蹭，干点正经事？
I messed around in my first year at college.
我的大一时光是胡闹过去的。
词句兵工厂
The sea lions share these nutrient-rich waters with another equatorial misfit.海狮与另一种不适合在赤道附近生存的动物分享这片富饶水域。
Note:
1. nutrient/'nu:triant/
(n.)养分，营养物
nutrient-rich富含营养物质的
oil-rich石油资源丰富
vitamin-rich富含维生素
*rich作后缀表示“富含…的”
2.equatorial/,i:kwa'to:rial/(adj.)赤道的，赤道附近的
an equatorial climate 赤道气候
3.misfit/'misfit/
(n.)不适应环境的人，不被别人接受的人
a social misft 不擅社交的人
I looked around in complete be-musement and concluded that I was a misfit here.
非常困惑的放眼四望，我得出结论：我与这周围的一切是如此的不和谐。
词句兵工厂
But no matter how remote or small an island is, animals have somehow con-quered the massive ocean barrier to reach these specks of land
但无论岛屿多么偏远或者微小，动物们总有办法克服广阔海洋的障碍。
Note:
1.no matter how/what/whether无论如何，不管...
Feeding a baby is a messy job no matter how careful you are
不管你多么小心，给婴儿喂奶都是一件很麻烦的工作。
2.somehow/'samhau/
(adv.)以某种方式
3.conquer/'ka:nker/(v.)占领，攻取 When the troops want to control a city, they will conquer it.
当军队想要控制一座城市时，他们就会去攻克它。
conquer bad habits 克服坏习惯
When you happen to meet a lovely girl or a handsome guy, you must con-quer shyness and talk to them
当你遇到一个可爱的女孩或英俊的男孩，你必须克服害羞，和他们交谈。
4.massive/'maesiv/
(adj.)巨大的，大量的
5.barrier/baeriar/(n.)屏障，障碍
Shyness is one of the biggest bar-riers to making friends.
害羞是交友的最大障碍之一。
6.speck/spek/(n.)小点，小片
The ship was now just a speck in the distance.
那艘船现在只是远处的一个小点。
specks of land
一点点的土地，微小的岛屿
词句兵工厂
Imagine each island as a castle, and the ocean a giant moat stretching to the horizon in every direction, and you have captured the essence of their isolation.
把岛屿想象为一座城堡，海洋就是一直延伸到遥远地平线的巨大护城河，你就可以体会到其与世隔绝的本质。
Note:
1.castle/'kaesl/(n.)城堡
2.moat/mout/(n.)(城堡等的）护城河The castle was ringed by a moat spanned by a wooden drawbridge.
这座城堡被一条木制吊桥横跨的护城河环绕着。
3.stretch/stret/(v.)延伸
Beyond the mountains stretches a vast desert.
越过群山，是一片广阔的沙漠。
4.horizon/he'raizn/(n.)地平线
5.essence/'esns/
(n.)最重要的特质或特点；本质
the essence of sth...的本质
be of the essence 非常重要
Time is of the essence.
时间至关重要。
6. isolation / , aise'lein/
(n.)隔离，孤立；孤独
an isolation ward 隔离病房
After all the visitors had left, she ex-perienced a feeling of complete isola-tion
所有的客人离开后，她有一种异常孤独的感觉。
语法轻知识
allow不仅仅是“允许”哦！
Marker sentence:
1. This has allowed some animals to live here which you wouldn't normally find this close to the equator
这使一些通常不在赤道附近生活的动物能够来此栖息。
2. And with almost no competition from other native animals, the crabs' huge size allows them to make the most of another great colonizer.
小岛上几乎没有什么竞争可言，巨大的身躯使盗蟹能够充分利用岛上另一个重要移民。
allow的基本含义是允许，准许，批准，但它还有另外一个含义也非常实用和地道，那就是表示“使某事成为可能”。常见表达有以下几种
1.allow sth
This adjustment of the figure allows这样调整数据可以更公平地加以比较。
2.allow sb sth
The seat belt allows the driver great-er freedom of movement.
这种安全带使司机可以活动更自如。
3.allow+介词for
Our system will allow for more ef-fective use of source
我们的新系统将使资源得到更加有效的利用。
4. allow sb to do sth
This policy allows children in some rural area to have better education.
这项政策使一些乡村的孩子能够得到更好的教育。
This product allows me to free my hand while taking care of my baby .
这个产品可以让我在照顾宝宝的时候腾出手来。
实战练兵场
(2015年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语二翻译节选）
Think about driving a route that's very familiar. It could be your commute to work, a trip into town or the way home. Whichever it is, you know every twist and turn like the back of your hand. On these sorts of trips it's easy to lose concentration on the driving and pay little attention to the passing scenery.
重点词汇：
route 路线，线路
commute 上下班往返，通勤
twist and turn固定搭配，指迁回曲折to know sth like the back of your hand对...了如指掌
lose concentration分散注意力
scenery风景，景色
参考译文：
想想看在一条非常熟悉的路上驾驶的感觉，这可能发生在上班，进城或回家的路上。无论如何，你会熟悉路上的每一个逗回曲折。在这类旅行中，我们很容易会分散注意力并且不太关注路边的风景。
文化加油站
Interesting Facts About the Robber/Co-conut Crab
1.The coconut crab is a species of ter-restrial hermit crab, also known as the robber crab. It is the largest land-living arthropod in the world
椰子蟹是陆地寄居蟹的一种，也称为盗蟹。它是世界上最大的陆地节肢动物。
2. Coconut crabs feed on fruits, nuts,seeds, and fallen trees, but they will eat carrion sometimes. They dig their own burrows in sand or loose soil.
椰子蟹以水果，坚果，种子和倒下的树木为食，它们也会吃腐肉。它们会在沙子或松散的土壤中挖自己的洞穴。
3. Coconut crabs are considered as one of the most terrestrial-adapted of the decapods. Adult coconut crabs have no known predators apart from other coconut crabs and humans.
椰子蟹被认为是十足动物中最适应在陆地生长的一种。除其他椰子蟹和人类外，成年椰子蟹没有已知的天敌。
主题打包盒
1.海狮长久地生活在加拉帕戈斯群岛，已经形成了一个独立的物种。海狮与另一种不适宜在赤道生活的动物共同分享这片富饶的水域，它们就是唯一在热带安家的企鹅。海狮与企鹅能够在在这里生存得益于清凉的海水和丰富的食物。但是到了厄尔尼诺年，鱼群数量锐减，它们就只有忍饥挨饿了。
2.在梅托马岛上生活着地球上最大的陆栖无脊椎动物——盗蟹。最大的盗蟹体重可以超过四公斤。椰肉是盗蟹的最爱，因此它们也称“椰子蟹”，它们或许是地球上唯一能打破椰子的动物了。
3.盗蟹之所以能够到达南太平洋的许多孤岛，主要是靠雌性盗蟹。它们只要晃动尾巴就能将蟹卵送入海浪，蟹卵会立刻孵化，此后幼蟹只有50天时间在海上漂流，找到新家。
