plenty of books/chairs/bottles (2)all by oneself:completely alone;without any help e.g.You can't go home all by yourself in the dark 6.Chichester covered 14,100 miles before stopping in Sydney,Australia. cover:vt. a.pass over or travel(a certain distance)行过 e.g.They were hoping to cover 40 miles yesterday. b.place or spread sth.upon,over,or in front of(sth.)盖，覆盖 e.g.The floods covered thousands of towns. c.hide:protect掩蔽，遮盖 e.g.He laughed loudly to cover his fear. 7.This was more than twice the distance anyone had previously sailed alone. (1Grammar:"anyone had previously sailed alone"is an attributive clause modifying the word“distance”. (2)Meaning:这段航程比以往单人驾舟航海的最远航程的一倍还多。 8.After resting in Sydney for a few weeks,Chichester set off once more in spite of his friends'attempts todissuade him (1)set off a.begin a joumey;start开始 e.g.I'll set offearly to avoid the traffic. b.cause(sth.)toexplode使爆炸 It's the custom for Chinese people to set off fireworks during the Spring Festival (2)attempt: n.effort to dosth..试图，尝试 e.g.A true friend will make every attempt to help you. 以ty试图，尝试 He attempted a joke,but no one laughed. Patter:attempt to dosth.;attempt sth (3)in spite of:regardless of尽管 e.g.Jack went to school in spite of the heavy snow.plenty of books/chairs/bottles (2) all by oneself: completely alone; without any help 独自 e.g. You can’t go home all by yourself in the dark. 6. Chichester covered 14,100 miles before stopping in Sydney, Australia. cover: vt. a. pass over or travel (a certain distance) 行过 e.g. They were hoping to cover 40 miles yesterday. b. place or spread sth. upon, over, or in front of (sth.) 盖，覆盖 e.g. The floods covered thousands of towns. c. hide; protect 掩蔽，遮盖 e.g. He laughed loudly to cover his fear. 7. This was more than twice the distance anyone had previously sailed alone. (1) Grammar: “anyone had previously sailed alone” is an attributive clause modifying the word “distance”. (2) Meaning: 这段航程比以往单人驾舟航海的最远航程的一倍还多。 8. After resting in Sydney for a few weeks, Chichester set off once more in spite of his friends’attempts to dissuade him. (1) set off : a. begin a journey; start 开始 e.g. I’ll set off early to avoid the traffic. b. cause (sth.) to explode 使爆炸 It’s the custom for Chinese people to set off fireworks during the Spring Festival. (2) attempt: n. effort to do sth. 试图，尝试 e.g. A true friend will make every attempt to help you. vt. try 试图，尝试 He attempted a joke, but no one laughed. Pattern: attempt to do sth.; attempt sth. (3) in spite of: regardless of 尽管 e.g. Jack went to school in spite of the heavy snow