Pre-reading

Question: Did Robinson go to London?

Intensive Reading

My mother loved me very much. But she thought the same as my father. She thought that travelling by sea was dangerous. She thought that the best was to stay at home. She thought that life in England was the best for me.

我母亲非常爱我。但她的想法和我父亲一样。她认为航行世界很危险。她认为待在家里最好。她认为在英国生活对我来说是最好的。

One year later I visited Hull, a town in England. It was the 1st of September. It was the year 1651.

一年后，我游览了英国的赫尔小镇。那天是1651年的9月1日。

I met my friend. His father had a ship. They travelled by sea very often.

我遇到了我的朋友。他父亲有一艘船。他们经常航行世界。

Their next journey was to London. My friend told me, “Go with us.”

他们的下一次旅行是去伦敦。我的朋友告诉我，“和我们一起去吧。”

I thought about it. I wasn’t prepared for this journey. But I could try if travelling by sea was for me. So I went to London.

我想了想。我没有为这次旅行做好准备。但是如果航行世界适合我的话，我可以试一试。所以我去了伦敦。

Notes:

1.the same as: 和……一样，后可接名词。

2.visit: 参观，“参观者；游客”可以用visitor。

3.journey: 旅行，“去旅行”可以用go on a journey。

4.prepare for sth.: 为某事做准备，也可以用be/get ready for sth.。

Exercise:

When did Robinson visit Hull?