n. 本国, 故国

island/land/inland/mainland/homeland/motherland
记忆：
1. land [ lAnd] n. 陆地 v. 靠岸, 登陆, 登岸 There is land ahead! The sailors couldn’t help shouting.前面有陆地！水手们忍不住大叫起来。
2. island [ 5ailEnd ] n. 岛, 岛屿 Taiwan is the largest island of China.台湾是中国最大的岛。
3. inland [ 5inlEnd ] adj. 内陆的, 国内的 adv. 在内地, 向内地 n. 内地 The inland cities are trying to catch up with the coastal ones.内陆城市正在设法追赶沿海城市。
4. outland [ 5autlAnd ] n. 靠近边界之土地 adj. 尽头的, 遥远的 The outland there belongs to Washington.那边的土地属于华盛顿。
5. mainland [`meInlEnd,-lAnd] n. 大陆 He hoped to find a new mainland, and sure enough, he did find America.他希望发现一个新大陆，果然，他的确发现了美洲。
6. wetland n. 潮湿的土壤, 沼泽地 The area of the wetland is dropping. Some measures must be taken to stop it.湿地在减少。我们必须采取措施来阻止。
7. homeland [5hEJmlAnd] n. 祖国, 本国 Nothing can make us turn against our homeland.什么也不能使我们背叛祖国。
8. motherland [5mQTElAnd] n. 祖国, 本国 What can we do for our motherland?我们能为祖国做点什么呢？
另类阅读：
The island belongs to our homeland/motherland. It’s a pity that it’s too far away from our mainland to be protected easily. It’s a shame that some Japanese showed no mercy on us but set up buildings on the island. Some people inland volunteer to fight for every inch of our land.
轻松一刻：
A pair of young people were in the park. The man said, " I have understood the theory of relativity by Einstein at last!"
The lady said with admiration: "How great you are! Could you explain it to me?"
The man answered: "For example, time is too long when I am waiting for you, however, time is too short when we get together."