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课件网) 名著选萃 Life on the Island Excerpt from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 聪明顽皮的汤姆·索亚与好友们扮演成海盗，为摆脱枯燥 无味的功课、虚伪的教义和呆板的生活环境而离家出走。他 们在杰克逊岛上追逐、嬉戏打闹的情景，充分展现了他们对自由自在、无拘无束的生活的向往。 When Tom woke up, he didn't recognize① where② he was. It took him a few seconds③ to remember that he and his friends had run away. It was nice waking up outside④， among the trees and the animals. Tom could hear the birds, both far and near, talking to each other. One bird, a Blue Jay, landed on⑤ a tree branch near the boys and looked at them curiously⑥. It seemed as though this were⑦ the first time it had ever seen human beings before. At the same time, Tom noticed how⑧ similar⑨ animals and insects were to human beings. Some were busy working, some were eating, and some were playing. This made Tom want to play, so he woke the other boys and they all ran into the river to swim and clean themselves up for the day. While⑩ they were playing, they noticed that the river had carried away their boat. But this didn't bother any of them. They had everything they needed. They built another fire and then Tom and Huck went fishing. Joe was the cook, so he just rested until they returned with the fish. After breakfast, they all rested around the fire and it was agreed that this had been the best breakfast they'd ever eaten. Once their energy had returned, they wandered around the island for a while and then played some more in the river. At lunch time, Joe cooked up some meat for everyone, and they sat around the fire talking for a while. They were happy all morning, but once they sat down to rest and the talking stopped, they started to feel differently. They began to think of their homes and this made them feel a little sad and lonely . But they didn't talk about these feelings with each other for fear that they'd be laughed at . Then there suddenly came a loud noise from the direction of the village. They all jumped up and ran to the edge of the island to see what it might have been. On their way to the shore they heard the loud noise again. Through the trees they could see a riverboat full of people. It was the boat that people used to cross the river everyday. But it wasn't being used for that purpose now. It wasn't crossing the river; it was going down the river. “Hey, I think they're looking for someone who's drowned ！ They're shooting that big gun to try and get the body to rise to the top of the water, just like they did last year when they found Bill Turner's body.” shouted Huckleberry. “You're right, Huck. But I think we're the ones they believe to be drowned.” said Tom. Suddenly, the three boys started to feel great. The village must be terribly sad. Just to see all of those people looking for them on the boat, it made them realize how important they were to their village. All of those sad feelings they'd had a fe ... ...
