Lesson 33  Out of the darkness

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.

几乎过了一个星期，那姑娘才能讲述自己的遭遇。一天下午，她乘小船从海岸出发，遇上了风暴。天将黑时，小船撞在了一块礁石上，姑娘跳进了海里。她在海里游了整整一夜才游到岸边。在那段时间里，她游了8英里。第二天凌晨，她看到前方有灯光，知道自己已经接近岸边了，因为那灯光是在高高的峭壁上。到达岸边后，姑娘朝着她看到的灯光方向挣扎着往峭壁上爬去。她所记得的就是这些。第二天她醒来时，发现自己躺在医院里。

Grammar

表示方向和目的的介词和副词。

作为地点介词时：

to表示“互不接邻的两个国家”；in表示“在…范围内”或“较大的地点”；on表示“互相接邻的两个国家”；at表示“小地点”；

Exercises.

用适当的介词填空

1. He arrived __________Shanghai __________ 9:30 __________ March 5.

2. As we all know, Japan lies__________ the east of China.

1. 解析：本题考查介词用法，in+大地点；at+具体几点钟;on+具体日期。答案为in / at / on。

2．解析：本题考查介词固定搭配的用法，Japan位于中国的东边，不在范围内用介词 to。答案为to。