There were hardly any trees on the island and there was no water, but this did not prove to be a problem.
岛上几乎没有一颗树，也没有淡水，但这不算什么问题。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 12 Life on a desert island
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adv. 几乎不;简直不;刚刚;严厉地，粗鲁地;
💡 hard艰难 + ly...地→ ad.几乎不，简直不
"Their new manifesto hardly threatens to bring the whole edifice of capitalism crashing down."
他们新的宣言声称要摧毁整个资本主义大厦，这是不可能的。
近义：approximately, insufficiently, narrowly, nearly, barely, roughly
反义：just, plainly, readily, simply, effortlessly
n. 岛，岛屿;
vt. 使孤立;
💡 isl(island)+and(名词后缀)→岛；岛屿；岛状物；使成为岛；孤立
"Sugar is an important crop on the island."
糖料作物是这个岛上的一种重要作物。
近义：isle, insular
n. 问题;疑难问题;习题;引起麻烦的人;
adj. 成问题的;难处理的;关于社会问题的;
💡 problem- 【希腊传入拉丁】字面上表”向前抛的东西”也表问题
"His mind reached after an understanding of the problem."
他开动脑筋,想弄懂这个问题.
近义：headache, hitch, imbroglio, jam, knot, matter
反义：repair, reparation, workaround, remedy, refitting, overhauling
n. 水;雨水;海水;海域;
v. 给…浇水;供以水;加水稀释;流泪;
💡 字母W像水的波浪，联想到水。
"A gentle wind disturbed the surface of the water."
微风拂动水面.
近义：irrigate, squirt, douche, weep, blubber, boohoo
vt. 证明，证实;[法]验证，检定;显示;
vi. 显示出，证明是;
"This will prove to the world that we are right."
这将向全世界证明我们是对的.
近义：illustrate, ascertain, show, verify, certify, check
反义：impugn, negate, object, oppose, oppugn, query