Unit 5 Canada-“The True North” 课文知识点解析 Reading A TRIP ON“THE TRUE NORTH” 1.Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian were on a trip to Canada 思维拓展 to visit their cousins on the Atlantic coast. 李黛玉和其表妹刘乾正在去加拿大的途中,他们要去看望在大西洋沿岸的表兄。 be on a trip to... 在去……的旅途中 trip n.旅行，旅游 a trip to town到城里去旅行 He had been away on a long trip. 他已外出作长途旅行了。 2.Rather than take the areoplane all the way,they decided to fly from China to Vancouver and to take the train from west to east across Canada in September. 她们决定9月份从中国乘飞机去温哥华，然后再改乘火车，由西向东横穿加拿大，而不是一直乘坐飞机到目的地。 （1）all the way 一路上 way n.道路；路程;距离;(要走的)路线;路途;旅途途中。 e.g.On the way,a young man waved to me. 路上,一个年轻人挥手招呼我。 在回家的路上,他问珍妮是否喜欢这次讲演。 I fell on the way to school. 我在上学的路上跌倒了。 (2)rather than 胜于，宁可，宁愿;倒不如说 e.g.I’d rather play tennis than swim. 我宁愿打网球，不愿游泳。 These shoes are comfortable rather than pretty. 这双鞋不好看，但是舒服。 美国的年轻人宁可从陌生人那里获取咨询。 exciting. 她们将横穿整个美洲大陆的想法令人兴奋不已。 that 引导同位语从句，用来解释说明idea具体内容。 e.g.I have no idea when you will go abroad. 我不知道你何时去国外。 The question whether he will come or not is not settled. 他到底来还是不来还未定下来。 4.You are going to see the great scenery on your trip. 途中你们将看到美丽的风景。 be going to do在此表示“按计划打算做……” 思维拓展 be going to do还可以表示“（客观迹象）预示。” 要点提炼 way有关的习惯用语: across the way 路对面,街对面 在远处,离得远 all the way 一路上,沿路 would （had） rather... 宁愿……而不…… rather better than 似乎……（较好） rather...than otherwise rather too稍微…… 注意： 同位语从句中whether/that为连词，无意义，只起引导从句的作用，不在从句中充当成分， 也不可省略。 trip用于此义的常见词组有： a pleasant trip 一路平安 round trip 来回票 On the way home,he asked Jenny if she had enjoyed the speech. a long way off American young people would rather get advice from strangers. 不是别的而是…… 3.The idea that they would cross the whole continent was 全析提示 If I have enough money now,I’m going to travel around the e.g.Look at the clouds,—There world. 如果现在我有足够的钱，我要周游全世界。 If you are going to do it,you’d better do it well. 如果你打算做这件事，你最好把它做好。 5. ...as you go eastward,you will see mountains,and pass 全析提示 thousands of lakes,forests and wide rivers as well as cities. as well也；又；同样（通常放于 你们东行的过程中，将看到连绵的群山，经过数以千计的湖泊、森林、河流以及城市。 as well as conj.既……又…… overtime. 编辑和校对者都在加班工作。 6.The idea that you can cross Canada in less than five days 思维拓展 is just wrong. cross v.穿越，横过,勾划,错过。 e.g.He crossed the room to greet us. 穿过房间来向我们表示欢迎。 a bridge that crosses the bay 穿越海湾的桥 Elm Street crosses Oak Street. 榆树街和橡树街相交叉。 She crossed tasks off her list as she did them. 她在表格上划掉她已完成的任务。 cross one’s legs交叉着双腿 His path crossed mine.他与我交错而行。 7.Many people think it is the most beautiful city in Canada,as 思维拓展 it is surrounded by mountains on the north and east,and the 惯用语:be surrounded with (by)Pacific Ocean on the west. 许多人认为。温哥华是加拿大最温暖美丽的城市，因为它的东部和北部群山环绕，西临太平洋。 surround vt.环绕，围绕,包围 e.g.The fence surrounds the school. 篱笆环绕着学校。 a city surrounded by suburbs 被郊区包围着的城市 8.On the coast north of Vancouver some of the oldest and most 思维拓展 beautiful forests in the world still remain. 在温哥华北面的海岸上，仍保留有世界上一些最古老、最美丽的森林。 remain vi.保持,保留，仍然是 e.g.These matters remain in doubt. 这些事情仍然值得怀疑。 remain vi.还有 “逗留,剩余”的意思。 e.g.We are remaining at home. 我们留在家里。 remain in one’s mind 留在记忆中 被……环绕着;周围都是…… cross n.十字,交叉,十字架,十字adj.交叉的,相反的 a cross street交叉路段 the Red Cross (Society) 红十字会 Jesus died on the cross. 耶稣死在十字架上。 你们认为能在不到五天的时间内横穿加拿大的想法是错误的。 形物 句末，作状语） It has been a great grief for him as well. is going to be a storm. 看这些乌云。——天要下雨了。 e.g.The editors as well as the proofreaders are working 这同时也是他的不幸。 Only a few trees remain. 只留下了一些树。 a cure remains to be found 尚待发现的疗法 9.It is so wet there that the trees are extremely tall. 由于气候湿润，树木长得极其高大。 extremely adv.极端地,非常地 e.g.I’m extremely sorry. 我非常抱歉。 10.That afternoon in the train the cousins settled down in 思维拓展 their seats. 那天下午，在火车上，姐妹俩安顿在座位上。 settle down v.定居,安坐，使安坐 e.g.He settled down as a farmer with a family. 他与一家人安顿下来务农。 settle (oneself) down to work 安下心来工作 11.The Calgary Stampede is a famous Western festival. 喀尔加里牧人竞技会是一个很有名的西方节日。 stampede n.惊跑;蜂拥 burning hotel. 一群惊惶失措的人们,从失火的旅馆中跑了出来。 a stampede of support for the candidate 纷纷支持那个候选人 12.Cowboys come from all over North America to compete in 要点提炼 riding wild horses. 来自北美各地的牛仔，参加骑野马的比赛。 compete vi.竞争；竞赛 e.g.to compete with others for a prize 为得奖与人竞争 Five children competed in the race. 五个孩子参加赛跑。 13.Many of them have a gift of working with animals and they 全析提示 can win thousands of dollars in prizes. gift n.天赋,才能，天资 e.g.He has a gift for poetry. 他有作诗的天赋。 a man of many gifts 多才多艺的人 gift of the gab口才 14.Two days later,they began to realize that Canada is quite 全析提示 empty. quite adv.完全,彻底,全然地 gift n.赠品,礼物 /圣诞礼物 其中很多人有与动物共处的天赋，他们能够赢得数千美元的奖金。 a birthday/Christmas gift 生日compete in... 参加……比赛项目 compete with/against sb.for sth. 与某人竞争而获得某物 思维拓展 stampede v.惊跑 e.g.The frightened stampeded 惊惶失措的人群从失火的大楼中奔窜出来。 settle down v.平静下来,专心于 e.g.Wait until the excitement has settled down. 等到兴奋的情绪镇静下来再说。 思维拓展 extreme adj.尽头的,末端的,偏激的,最后的n.极端,极端的事物 e.g.There was a stampede of panic-stricken crowd from the from the burning building. 两天后，李黛玉和刘乾开始意识到加拿大相当空旷。 quite adv.相当,十分,颇；或多或少地 e.g.Susan and Alice are quite different. 苏姗和艾丽丝两人很不一样。 I was quite busy last week. 我上星期相当忙。 She is quite pretty,but unhealthy-looking. 她颇有几分姿色，但看起来并不健康。 Our maths teacher is quite a character. 我们的数学老师真有点与众不同。 quite ready 完全准备好了 That’s quite another matter. 那完全是另外一回事。 15.Most Canadians live within 320 kilometers of the USA 思维拓展 border. 多数加拿大人生活在离美国边界320千米的区域内。 most adj.& pron.最多的,多数的,大部分的;大多数；大部分 e.g.to get the most votes 得到最多的票数 Most of his time is spent on traveling. 他的大部分时间花在旅行上。 Most people take their holidays in the summer. 大多数人在夏季休假。 16.And in fact,the population of Canada is only slightly over 要点提炼 30 million. 实际上，加拿大人口只有三千万多一点儿。 population n.人口(数字);(全体)居民 e.g.What’s the population of the country? 这个国家有多少人口? This city has a population of more than 1 000 000. 这个城市人口超过一百万。 17.They went through a wheat-growing province and saw farms 思维拓展 that were thousands of square kilometers in size. 她们经过了一个小麦种植省，看到了数千平方千米的大农场。 size n.大小,尺寸,(衣服等)尺码 e.g.The two books were the same size. 这两本书一样大小。 it blows,and how large the body of water is. 波浪的大小取决于风力的强弱,刮风时间的长短以及水源的大小。 These shoes are Size 5. 这双鞋是五号。 18.This city is at the top end of the Great Lakes,and it is 思维拓展 a very busy port,although it is close to the center of the close vt.关闭 country. 这座城市位于五大湖的最北端，尽管靠近内陆中央，是一个繁忙的港口。 e.g.It’s Sunday,so all the shops are closed. 今天是星期天，所以这些店铺都关size vt.按大小排列/分类 size up估计；判断 e.g.She sized up her opponent. 她评估她的对手。 size a company将一连士兵按高矮1.问人口多少用what提问,不用how much/many。 2.表示人口很多用a large population不用much/many/more等。 most adv.最,十分,最大的 n.大多数,大部分 e.g.She has the most to gain. 她可以获得最多的收益。 I like the last song most. 我最喜欢最后那首歌。 The size of a wave depends on how strong the wind is,how long 排列成队 close adj.（常与to连用），靠近的；近的；接近的 e.g.I live close to the shops. 我住得离商店很近。 What she said was very close to home. 她说的情况非常接近事实。 门了。 19.The fact that ocean ships can go there surprises many 思维拓展 people. 远洋货轮却能够驶达这里,这一事实令许多人惊讶不已。 surprise vt.使惊奇，使惊愕（常与at连用），惊呆；使难以置信;（与into连用）使出其不意 person. 他的愤怒使我很惊讶，我原来以为他是个冷静的人。 try to run away. 此人由于被发现而非常吃惊,甚至都没有想起逃跑。 His collegues were surprised at his absurd behavior. 同事们对他那荒诞的行为感到吃惊。 20.That night,they slept as the train rushed through the 思维拓展 night across the top of Lake Superior,through the forests and as conj.与……一样,像;因为，southward toward Toronto. 那天夜里，当列车急驰过苏必利尔湖北部，穿越数片森林、向南驶往多伦多的时候，姐妹俩在车上睡着了。 as conj.当…… 的时候,一边……一边,随着 e.g.I slipped on the ice as I ran home. 我跑回家时在冰上滑了一跤。 She sang as she worked. 她一边工作一边唱歌。 I saw him as he was getting off the bus. 正当他下公共汽车时,我看见了他。 As a child,he lived in America. 他小时候住在美国。 You will grow wiser as you grow older. 随着你年龄的增长,你会变得更聪明。 Reading 2 “THE TRUE NORTH” FROM TORONTO TO MONTREAL 1.…and there was frost on the ground—fall had arrived in 思维拓展 Canada. ……地上到处是霜——秋天已经来到了加拿大。 fall n.秋季,瀑布,落差,采伐量,堕落,下降 e.g.Fall is coming.秋天快到了。 He suffered a fall from his horse. 他从马背上跌了下来。 There has been a fall in the price of food. fall vi.倒下,落下,失守,垮台,下跌,阵亡 e.g.The book fell off the shelf. 这本书从架子上掉了下来。 The price of food has fallen. 食品价格下跌。 Night fell quickly. 当……之时, e.g.Run as I do.像我这样跑。 Leave it as it is. 保持原状, 不要动它。 He can run as fast as I can. 他能跑得和我一样快。 She works in the same building as my sister. 她和我的妹妹在同一栋大楼上班。 I went to bed early,as I was exhausted. 我睡得早，因为我筋疲力尽了。 surprise n.惊奇, 惊人之事 e.g.Don’t tell him about the present—it’s a surprise. 不要告诉他礼物的事，这是一件意I looked at him in surprise—I didn’t expect to see him again. e.g.His anger surprised me—I had thought he was a calm 想不到的礼物。 He was so surprised at being discovered that he did not even 我惊奇地看他，没想到又见到他。
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