He feels lonely when he eats dinner alone.
他一个人吃晚饭时觉得孤独。alone 是「独自」，lonely 是那种难过。
Think 2 · Unit 2 · 导入
What if…?
1 · You
What if you are the only human on earth?
How do you feel?
Which word means sad because you are alone?
在这八个形容词里选。哪一个是「因为独自一人而难过」？
2 · lonely
Let's spell it from the sound.
按读音来拼。开头是 /l/。音标先出现，字母用问号藏着。
The stress is on lone. Magic E makes the o say its name — /əʊ/. The y says /i/.
重音在 lone。不发音的 e 让 o 读字母本音 /əʊ/。词尾 y 读 /i/。
3 · Compare
Look at the picture. One child feels this more than the children outside.
屋里的孩子比外面一起玩的孩子更难过。lonely 要变成哪个词？先想，再点按钮。
lonelier
/ˈləʊnliə/
y → i, then add -er.
比较两个人或两边：lonelier than …
Look again. In the whole playground, one child feels it more than everyone else.
一整群里，他的这种感觉超过了所有人。lonely 又要变成哪个词？
loneliest
/ˈləʊnliɪst/
y → i, then add -est. Use the before it.
最高级前面加 the：the loneliest。
Read one strong sentence for each word.
一句一个形式。点按钮，句子和图一起出现。
He is lonelier than the children outside because they play together.
他比外面的孩子更孤独，因为他们在一起玩。
He is the loneliest child in the playground because nobody else is there.
他是操场上最孤独的孩子，因为那里没有别人。
Look at the picture. Use lonely.
看图造句。先看图，再按需要打开脚手架。
feel + adjective · in + place
I feel lonely in the empty classroom.
我在空教室里觉得孤独。
Look at the picture. Use lonelier.
看图。用比较级说他和后面那群孩子。
比较级 + than
He is lonelier than the children walking together.
他比一起走的孩子们更孤独。
Look at the picture. Use loneliest.
看图。用最高级说秋千上的男孩。
the + 最高级
He is the loneliest child in this park.
他是这个公园里最孤独的孩子。
4 · A real life
Being the only human on earth is not very .
can really happen
简单说法：真的可能发生。not very realistic 就是不太可能真的发生。
What if you live in a remote place?
Look across the sea. The small island is a long way from the land. You can easily be alone there. You may feel the same.
5 · remote
Look at the picture.
先看图。小岛离本土很远。先听这个词，先不看拼写。
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Let's spell it from the sound.
按读音来拼。重音在后面。音标先出现，字母用问号藏着。
The stress is on mote. The first e says /ɪ/. Magic E makes the o say its name — /əʊ/.
重音在 mote。第一个 e 读 /ɪ/。词尾不发音的 e 让 o 读 /əʊ/。
Look again. The island is a long way from towns and people.
图里的「远」是什么意思？先想，再点按钮。
far from towns and other people
偏远的：离城镇和别人很远。
Read one strong sentence.
点按钮，句子才出现。图还是这座远离本土的小岛。
This island is remote because it is far from the mainland.
这座岛很偏远，因为它离本土很远。
Look at the picture. Use remote.
看图造句。先看图，再按需要打开脚手架。
be + adjective · by + 交通
The village is remote because people go there by boat.
那个村子很偏远，因为人们要坐船才能到。
Look at the picture. Use remote again.
再看一张图。用 remote 说出岛和海岸的距离。
be + adjective · because
These islands are remote because they are far from the coast.
这些岛很偏远，因为它们离海岸很远。
6 · Such a place exists
There really are places like this in the world.
Look first. Do not guess the story.
What can you see?
Aron is ten. He is the only student on these remote islands.
He can feel lonely. That is the feeling. It is not the title yet.
Which sentence is good English?
the loneliest schoolboy in Britain
loneliest is the superlative. It is the name other people use.
7 · Say it without the book
- If I were the only human, I would feel ….
- lonely → lonelier → loneliest
- A remote place is realistic. You can feel the same there.
- There is a real place. People call one boy the loneliest schoolboy in Britain.