There were hardly any trees on the island and there was no water, but this did not prove to be a problem.
島上幾乎沒有一顆樹，也沒有淡水，但這不算什么問題。
新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 12 Life on a desert island
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
adv. 幾乎不;簡直不;剛剛;嚴厲地，粗魯地;
?? hard艱難 + ly...地→ ad.幾乎不，簡直不
"Their new manifesto hardly threatens to bring the whole edifice of capitalism crashing down."
他們新的宣言聲稱要摧毀整個資本主義大廈，這是不可能的。
近義：approximately, insufficiently, narrowly, nearly, barely, roughly
反義：just, plainly, readily, simply, effortlessly
n. 島，島嶼;
vt. 使孤立;
?? isl(island)+and(名詞后綴)→島；島嶼；島狀物；使成為島；孤立
"Sugar is an important crop on the island."
糖料作物是這個島上的一種重要作物。
近義：isle, insular
n. 問題;疑難問題;習題;引起麻煩的人;
adj. 成問題的;難處理的;關于社會問題的;
?? problem- 【希臘傳入拉丁】字面上表”向前拋的東西”也表問題
"His mind reached after an understanding of the problem."
他開動腦筋,想弄懂這個問題.
近義：headache, hitch, imbroglio, jam, knot, matter
反義：repair, reparation, workaround, remedy, refitting, overhauling
n. 水;雨水;海水;海域;
v. 給…澆水;供以水;加水稀釋;流淚;
?? 字母W像水的波浪，聯想到水。
"A gentle wind disturbed the surface of the water."
微風拂動水面.
近義：irrigate, squirt, douche, weep, blubber, boohoo
vt. 證明，證實;[法]驗證，檢定;顯示;
vi. 顯示出，證明是;
"This will prove to the world that we are right."
這將向全世界證明我們是對的.
近義：illustrate, ascertain, show, verify, certify, check
反義：impugn, negate, object, oppose, oppugn, query