人教版高中英语必修三Unit5Canada-“TheTrueNorth”课文知识点解析

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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 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。思维拓展

trip用于此义的常见词组有：a pleasant trip

一路平安

round trip

来回票

（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。

On the way home,he asked Jenny if she had enjoyed the speech. 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。要点提炼

way有关的习惯用语: across the way

路对面,街对面

a long way off

在远处,离得远

all the way

一路上,沿路

(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。

American young people would rather get advice from strangers. 美国的年轻人宁可从陌生人那里获取咨询。would （had） rather... 宁愿……而不……

rather better than

似乎……（较好）rather...than otherwise 不是别的而是……

rather too稍微……

3.The idea that they would cross the whole continent was 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。全析提示

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。

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……”

If I have enough money now,I’m going to travel around the 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。思维拓展

be going to do还可以表示“（客观迹象）预示。”

e.g.Look at the clouds,—There is going to be a storm.

看这些乌云。——天要下雨了。

5. ...as you go eastward,you will see mountains,and pass thousands of lakes,forests and wide rivers as well as cities. 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……

e.g.The editors as well as the proofreaders are working overtime.

编辑和校对者都在加班工作。全析提示

as well也；又；同样（通常放于句末，作状语）

It has been a great grief for him as well.

这同时也是他的不幸。

6.The idea that you can cross Canada in less than five days is just wrong.

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。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。思维拓展

cross n.十字,交叉,十字架,十字形物

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。

7.Many people think it is the most beautiful city in Canada,as it is surrounded by mountains on the north and east,and the 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思维拓展

惯用语:be surrounded with (by)被……环绕着;周围都是……

8.On the coast north of Vancouver some of the oldest and most beautiful forests in the world still remain. 思维拓展

remain vi.还有“逗留,剩余”的