番外篇05｜上海高一英语精读：《The Starfish Story 》（海星的故事）

#番外篇#上海高一英语精读番外篇的内容是给英语补课的小朋友讲述精读的文章：这一篇我选了一篇在演讲和励志文学中极其经典的短篇——《海星的故事》(The Starfish Story)。它的词汇非常适合用来练习描写动作和表达观点。文章开头的情景描写（环境）和后半部分的对话（逻辑）是上海高一作文中“叙事+议论”结合的完美范本。The Starfish StoryOne day, an old man was walking along the shore after a terrible storm. The beach was covered with thousands of starfish that had been washed up by the waves. Under the hot sun, these starfish were sure to die if they didn't get back into the water.In the distance, the old man noticed a young man. The boy was leaning down, picking something up, and gently throwing it into the ocean. As the old man approached, he saw that the boy was picking up starfish one by one.The old man laughed and said, "Son, what are you doing? There are miles of beach and thousands of starfish. You can’t possibly save them all. It doesn’t really matter, does it?"The young man listened politely. Then he bent down, picked up another starfish, and threw it into the sea. He watched it land in the water and said, "It made a difference to that one."The old man stood silent for a moment. Then he too bent down and began to help the boy.💡 核心词汇与精读笔记🧠 深度思考：小动作，大意义这个故事在上海高考英语作文中经常被用作“志愿者活动”或“保护环境”类话题的素材。 面临的困境： 任务太艰巨（Thousands of starfish），个人力量显得微不足道（Insignificant）。 心态的转变： 与其因为无法改变全部而放弃，不如专注于能改变的那一小部分。作文金句积累：Every small effort counts. (每一份小小的努力都有意义。)We may not be able to change the whole world, but we can change the world for someone. (我们可能无法改变整个世界，但我们可以改变某个人的世界。)✍️ 语法点拨：分词作状语请注意这一句："The boy was leaning down, picking something up, and gently throwing it into the ocean."这里的三个 -ing 形式非常生动地展现了一连串连续发生的动作。你在写动作描写时，可以模仿这种结构，让句子更有节奏感。🚀 学习挑战 (Today's Mission) 翻译练习： 试着把文中最出名的一句 "It made a difference to that one." 翻译成更有哲理的中文。 背诵段落： 尝试背诵最后一段。 词汇串联： 用 approach, difference, immense 这三个词写一个关于你学习英语的小短句。例句：As the exam approached, I realized that memorizing words made an immense difference to my grades.在小宇宙查看该单集文稿