课文

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. 解释，叙述
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（地理意义上的，海岸线）
shore：海或湖岸边地带
bank：河流两岸
seaside：海滨（供游乐）

storm
n. 暴风雨
blizzard / snowstorm：暴风雪
sleet：雨夹雪
It is raining cats and dogs. 倾盆大雨

towards
向，朝，接近
towards & toward
一般情况下可互换
towards (BrE)
toward (AmE)
He was standing with his back towards me.他背对我站着

rock
n. 岩石，礁石huge stone
rock music - rock 'n' roll
rock climbing：攀岩

ahead
adv. / adj. 在前面
n. + ahead：放在被修饰词后面
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. 挣扎，拼搏
struggle to do sth.

hospital
n. 医院
in hospital：住院
in the hospital：在医院
go to school：上学

课文讲解

Nearly a week passed before the girl was able to explain what had happened to her.

before：引导时间状语从句
what：引导宾语从句
pass & past
pass：vt. 经过
We passed each other on the staircase. （经过）
past：adj. / adv. / prep. / n.
He seems to live in the past. （过去）(n.)

One afternoon she set out from the coast in a small boat and was caught in a storm.

set out：出发
set out from …：从某处出发
复习：回答以When开头的疑问句

1. at 表达一天之内的某个时间
2. on 表达星期几和几月几日（具体到某一天）
3. in 表达较长的时间
   回答以Where / Which direction 开头的问题
   to / towards & from
   to / towards - 去，向，接近
   from - 从
   from A to B：从A去往B.

be caught in：遭遇 + 灾难

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：引导时间状语从句
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

方向性介词

1. to / towards & from
   to / towards：去，向 / 接近
   from：从
   from A to B：从A去往B
2. into & out of
   into：进，入；里面
   out of：外面；出来
   be away from：离开
3. leave for sp.：去往某地
   set out for sp.：去往某地
   leave for China：离开某地去往中国
4. 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：钝刀
amputate：切除