福建省长乐第一中学高中英语《Unit 5 知识点总结》新人教版必修3(1).doc

unit five book threecanada “the true north”word usage1. surround v: extend on all sides of ; encircleeg. trees surround our house.the police surrounded the thief。the wall surrounds our school.2.extremely adv: to a very high degree.eg. thats extremely interesting.we got on extremely well.i am extremely sorry.3. within prep: not more thaneg. she returned within an hour.if you dont hear anything within three days, phone again.they finished the house within half a year.he lives within five minutes walk.4. slightly adv: to a slight degreeeg. the patient is slightly better today.i know her slightly.she speeded up slightly.i feel slightly ill today.5. distance n: separation in space or time cu(+to/from/between)eg. it is a long distance from new york to hongkong.the distance between the two places is twenty kilometers.what is the distance to guangzhou?词组in the distance: 在远处they saw a few houses in the distance.there is light in the distance.6wealthy adj: richeg. he was the eldest son of a wealthy family.it is a wealthy city in the country.he is a wealthy man.7.dawn n: the first glimpse of light in the morning eg. the dawns here are beautiful.该词通常构成词组at dawnwe must get up at dawn.they take the boat out every day at dawn.the scenery is beautiful at dawn.8. downtown adv or adj: in the business center of a city or a towneg. they went downtown to do some shopping.it is a downtown city.9. flow vi: to move freelyeg. the river thames flows into the north sea.the river flows rapidly.after the concert the people flowed out of the hall.the blood flowed out.10bordera) n: outer areaeg. their house is on the border of the river.they picked on the border of the lake.her handkerchief has a white border.b) n: boundary of countryeg. they were near the border between france and germany.it is a border city.they will ask for your passport at the border.11. terrify : make someone feel terrifiedeg. he was terrified of being left alone in the room.you terrified me just now!the thunderstorm terrified the child.12. officiala) adj: relating to a public officeeg. he gave me an official letter.the official language of the country is english.is the news official?b) n: person who holds a position of authorityeg. the government officials are having a meeting.he is an official at the local bank.the mayor is an elected official.13. toura) n: visit other places or journey through which performances are giveneg. mr. adams made a tour around east asia last year.he joined a bicycling tour.the film star is on tour in our city.b) v: make a toureg. well tour around italy for our holiday this summer.many americans tour by car14settle v: make ones home in a place.eg. after years of travel, we decided to settle here.he settled in canada at last.they got married and settled near beijing.15. broad adj: wideeg. he worked in the broad fields.it is a broad river.he has broad shoulders.16. eastward adv: towards the easteg. they sailed eastward.we couldnt decide whether to go eastward or westward.useful expressions1. settle down: sit or lie in a comfortable position or get used to a new way of life, job etceg. she settled down in an armchair to read a book.mary is settling down well in her new job.he got used to settling down in the foreign country.2. have a gift for: natural talent or abilityeg. he has a gift for music.tom has a gift for making friends.the girl has a gift for learning english.3. figure out : work out or understandeg. she figured out the problem at last.the boss asked me to figure out the cost of the plan.i cant figure him out.4. as far as a) to the extent that; as much aseg. as far as i know, the book is popular with students.as far as i know, he is likely to come.ill help you as far as i can.b) the same distance aseg. they walked as far as the lake.the children walked as far as the seaside.ill walk as far as the post office.5. rather than : in preference to sb or sth; insteadeg. i think i will have a c