Unit 1　The written word

Part Ⅳ　Writing

　　《鲁滨孙漂流记》是英国小说家丹尼尔·笛福(Daniel Defoe)写的一部著名小说。请根据下列要点写一篇简短的书评：

　　1．该书出版于1719年，它是一本最流行的历险小说。

　　2．简述小说故事的主要情节：鲁滨孙，一位英国人，由于在一个荒凉的热带小岛附近船只失事，自己登岛造了简易的小屋，自己种植食物，过着自给自足的生活，二十三年后，他遇见一群野人，从他们手里救出一个逃犯，给他取名Friday，不久，他们成了好朋友，四年后被救出，返回了英国。

　　3．该书部分是根据18世纪苏格兰水手Alexander Selkirk 在一个荒岛上独自生活了将近五年的故事写的。

　　4．小说描写细致实际，引人入胜。

　　参考词汇：

　　wreck v．失事

　　self­sufficient adj. 自给自足的

　　cannibal n. 食人肉的野人

　　词数：120～150。

　　A Review of Robinson Crusoe

　　This is a novel by the English author Daniel Defoe，which was published in 1719.It is one of the most popular adventure novels in all literature.It is the story of Robinson Crusoe，and he is an Englishman and his ship is wrecked near a lonely tropical island.He builds himself a hut，grows his own food，and becomes self­sufficient.After 23 years he meets with a group of cannibals and rescues one of their prisoners，a young native whom he calls Friday.Crusoe and his "man" Friday become close friends，and when they are finally rescued four years later，both return to England.

　　Robinson Crusoe is partly based on the actual deeds of Alexander Selkirk，an 18th­century Scottish sailor who spent almost five years alone on a desert island.This novel is famous for its lovely details and its expression of belief in man's ability when left alone in nature.

　　本文是一篇书评，它不仅叙述了作品的故事情节，而且还进行了简要的评论，第一段对作者、作品进行了简介，第二段对作品进行了评论。语言丰富、结构严谨。本文使用了由which/whose等引导的定语从句，when引导的状语从句，以及be based on，be famous for等短语。评论到位，说明了人在大自然面前强大的生存能力。不失为一篇精彩的书评。

　　(1)He builds himself a hut，grows his own food，and becomes self­sufficient.本句是一个简单句，有三个并列的谓语动词，说明了鲁滨孙在岛上的一系列的活动。

　　(2)After 23 years he meets with a group of cannibals and rescues one of their prisoners，a young native whom he calls Friday.在本句中，a young native作one of their prisoners的同位语，whom he calls Friday 是定语从句修饰 a young native。

　　(3)Robinson Crusoe is partly based on the actual deeds of Alexander Selkirk，an 18th­century Scottish sailor who spent almost five years alone on a desert island.本句的结构与句(2)相似，an 18th­century Scottish sailor是Alexander Selkirk的同位语，其后是who引导的定语从句。

　　下面的句子选自短文中，若能作以下调整，句子结构会更加紧凑。

句1：It is the story of Robinson Crusoe，and he is an Englishman and his ship is wrecked near