Pre-reading

Question: Did Robinson's boss swim back to the boat?

Intensive Reading

Soon, we were far from the land. I pretended that I couldn’t catch fish. Then we went further from the land. Our boss said that we could catch fish there.

很快，我们就离陆地很远了。我假装抓不到鱼。然后我们离陆地更远。我们的老板说我们可以在那里抓到鱼。

At one moment our boss went to the front of the boat. I quickly pushed him into the sea. He tried to swim back. I took a gun. When he saw the gun, he swam away. After he swam away, I turned to the boy. I wanted to know if he was on my side. I saw that he was on my side.

有一次，我们的老板走到了船头。我迅速把他推到海里。他试图游回来。我拿了一把枪。当他看到枪时，他游走了。他游走后，我转过身看向那个男孩。我想知道他是否站在我这边。我看到他是站在我这边的。

After two years I was finally free. We tried to go as fast as possible.

两年后，我终于自由了。我们设法尽快离开。

The wind was good. We were far from the pirate land the next day. But I was still scared of the pirates. I didn't want to be caught again. I was so scared that I didn't let the boy stop the boat for five days.

风很好。第二天我们离海盗的领地很远了。但我还是害怕海盗。我不想再被抓到。我非常害怕，连续五天都没让那个男孩停船。

Notes:

1. pretend: 假装，“假装做某事”可以用pretend to do sth.。

2. be on sb.'s side: 站在某人一边，“支持（某人）”可以用take sb.'s side。

3. be scared of: 害怕……，“害怕做某事”可以用be scared to do sth.。

Exercise:

Why didn't Robinson make the boy stop the boat for five days?