每周一段 2018-09-23

荒岛生活。

一. 文本

Most of us have formed an unrealistic picture of life on a desert island. We sometimes imagine a desert island to be a sort of paradise where the sun always shines. Life there is simple and good. Ripe fruit falls from the trees and you never have to work. The other side of the picture is quite the opposite. Life on a desert island is wretched. You either starve to death or live like Robinson Crusoe, waiting for a boat which never comes. Perhaps there is an element of truth in both these pictures, but few of us have had the opportunity to find out.

译文：

我们许多人对于荒岛生活有一种不切实际的想法。我们有时想象荒岛是阳光终日普照的天堂。在那里，生活简单又美好。成熟的水果从树上掉下来，人们根本无需劳动。另一种想法恰恰相反，认为荒岛生活很可怕，要么饿死，要么像鲁滨孙那样，天天盼船来，却总没见船影。也许，这两种好像都有可信之处。但很少有人能有机会去弄个究竟。

二. 句子学习

1. Most of us have formed an unrealistic picture of life on a desert island.

提炼句型：X have formed an unrealistic picture of Y.

造句：Most undergraduates have formed an unrealistic picture of their future profession.

造句：I have formed an unrealistic picture of life after marriage.

2. We sometimes imagine a desert island to be a sort of paradise where the sun always shines.

提炼句型：X imagine Y to be Z.

造句：College students often imagine their future to be free, glamorous, and full of hope.

造句：I sometimes imagine the life after marriage to be happy and satisfactory and free from family row.

三. 段落仿写

Most of people have formed an unrealistic picture of life after marriage. They often imagine the marriage to be happy, satisfactory and free from family row: the husband will be considerate, wife charming, children lovable, housework clear-cut and relationship harmonious. Yet the other side of the picture is quite the opposite. Marriage can be challenging. To keep a close relationship among families, you need to support parents of both sides, learn how to strike a balance between life and career, make compromises when dealing with different rituals and customs from your spouse,  set a model for kids during their growth, especially in their puberty. Perhaps there is an element of truth in both these pictures, and whether or when to go into marriage is purely a personal choice.