英语必修三unit5canada课文翻译

英语必修三

Unit5Canada

课文翻译作者：未知

根源：尚学苑

2014-09-20ATRIPON"THETRUENORTH"LiDaiyuandhercousinLiuQianwereonatriptoCanadatovisittheircousinsinMontrealontheAtlanticcoast.Ratherthantaketheaeroplanealltheway,theydecidedtoflytoVancouverandthentakethetrainwesttoeastacrossCanada.Thethoughtthattheycouldcrossthewholecontinentwasexciting.Theirfriend,DannyLin,waswaitingattheairport.Hewasgoingtotakethemandtheirbaggagetocatch"TheTrueNorth",thecross-Canadatrain.Onthewaytothestation,hechattedabouttheirtrip."Youregoingtoseesomegreatscenery.Goingeastward,you’llpassmountainsandthousandsoflakesandforests,aswellaswideriversandlargecities.SomepeoplehavetheideathatyoucancrossCanadainlessthanfivedays,buttheyforgetthefactthatCanadais5,500kilometresfromcoasttocoast.HereinVancouver,youreinCanadaswarmestpart.PeoplesayitisCanadasmostbeautifulcity,surroundedbymountainsandthePacificOcean.SkiingintheRockyMountainsandsailingintheharbourmakeVancouveroneofCanadasmostpopularcitiestolivein.Itspopulationisincreasingrapidly.ThecoastnorthofVancouverhassomeoftheoldestandmostbeautifulforestsintheworld.Itissowettherethatthetreesareextremelytall,somemeasuringover90metres."Thatafternoonaboardthetrain,thecousinssettleddownintheirseats.Earlierthatday,whentheycrossedtheRockyMountains,theymanagedtocatchsightofsomemountaingoatsandevenagrizzlybearandaneagle.TheirnextstopwasCalgary,whichisfamousfortheCalgaryStampede.CowboysfromallovertheworldcometocompeteintheStampede.Manyofthemhaveagiftforridingwildhorsesandcanwinthousandsofdollarsinprizes.Aftertwodaystravel,thegirlsbegantorealizethatCanadaisquiteempty.Atschool,theyhadlearnedthatmostCanadianslivewithinafewhundredkilometresoftheUSAborder,andCanadaspopulationisonlyslightlyoverthirtymillion,butnowtheywereamazedtoseesuchanemptycountry.Theywentthroughawheat-growingprovinceandsawfarmsthatcoveredthousandsofacres.Afterdinner,theywerebackinanurbanarea,thebusyportcityofThunderBayatthetopoftheGreatLakes.ThegirlsweresurprisedatthefactthatoceanshipscansailuptheGreatLakes.BecauseoftheGreatLakes,theylearned,Canadahasmorefreshwaterthananyothercountryintheworld.Infact,ithasone-thirdoftheworldstotalfreshwater,andmuchofitisintheGreatLakes.Thatnightastheyslept,thetrainrushedacrossthetopofLakeSuperior,throughthegreatforestsandsouthwardtowardsToronto."真北方

"之旅李黛玉和她的表妹刘倩要去加拿大大西洋海岸的蒙特利尔市探望他们的表兄妹。想一路乘飞机，而决定先飞到温哥华，再从西海岸乘火车横穿加拿大抵达东海岸。个大陆的想法特别令人欢乐。

他们不要横穿整朋友林丹妮，在机场等待她们。他要带着她们和行李去火车站乘坐横穿加拿大的"真北"号列车。在去火车站的路上，林丹妮聊起了她们的旅途，"你们沿途将会看见漂亮壮阔的景色。一路向东行，你们会经过一座座山脉，上千个湖泊，丛林还有广阔的河流和很多大城市。有人想在不到五天的时间里穿越加拿大，他们忘掉了加拿大从东海岸到西海岸有5500千米。这儿，温哥华，是加拿大最漂亮的城市，被大山和太平洋环绕。落基山脉可以滑雪，海港供你们扬帆，这些使得温哥华是加拿大最受欢迎的居住城市之一。这个城市的人口增加很快。在温哥华北面的海岸上保留着世界上最古老，最漂亮的丛林。那里的湿度很大，因此树都长得特别高，一些高达90多米。那一天下午表姐妹俩才登上火车落了座。那一天早些时候，当他们穿越落基山脉时，他们设法看见了野山羊，甚至还看见了一只大灰熊和一只鹰。她们的下一站是卡尔加里，这个城市"大西部赛马会"而有名。来自世界各地的牛仔们来参加赛马会竞赛。他们在很多人都有骑野马的才能，他们能博得几千美元的奖金。两天后，他们开始意识到加拿大人烟稀有。他们在学校学过，大部分加拿大人居住在靠近美国几百千米之内的边疆地带，加拿大的人口也只有三千万多一点。可是此刻看到这么空旷的国家，她们很惊讶。她们穿过一个栽种小麦的省份，他们看到了面积有数千平方千米的农场。晚餐后，他们又回到城市，位于五大湖区最北端的忙碌的港口城市，桑德湾。巨大的海轮，可以开到五大湖，让表姐妹俩感觉惊讶。他们知道，由于五大湖，加拿大的淡水比世界上任何其余国家都要多。事实上，加拿大拥有全球三分之一的淡水量，此中大部分都储蓄在五大湖泊里。那一天夜里她们睡着了，火车超出苏必利尔湖北部，穿过大丛林，朝南向多伦多飞奔着。"THETURENORTH"‖FROMTORONTOTOMONTREALThenextmorningthebushesandmapletreesoutsidetheirwindowswerered,andorange,andtherewasfrostontheground,confirmingthatfallhadarrivedinCanada.

goldAroundnoontheyarrivedinToronto,thebiggestandmostwealthycityinCanada.TheywerenotleavingforMontrealuntillater,sotheywentonatourofthecity.TheywentupthetallCNTowerandlookedacrossthelake.Inthedistance,theycouldseethemistycloudthatrosefromthegreatNiagaraFalls,whichisonthesouthsideofthelake.ThewaterflowsintotheNiagaraRiverandoverthefallsonitswaytothesea.Theysawthecoveredstadium,homeofseveralfamousbasketball

teams.Astheywalkednorthfromtheharbourarea,LiDaiyusaid,"LinFei,oneofmymothersoldschoolmates,liveshere.Ishouldphoneherfromatelephonebooth."TheymetLinFeiaroundduskindowntownChinatown,oneofthethreeinToronto.OverdinneratarestaurantcalledThePinkPearl,thecousinschattedwithLinFei,whohadmovedtoCanadamanyyearsearlier."WecangetgoodCantonesefoodhere,"LinFeitoldthem,"becausemostoftheChinesepeopleherecomefromSouthChina,especiallyHongKong.ItstoobadyoucantgoasfarasOttawa,Canadascapital.ItsapproximatelyfourhundredkilometresnortheastofToronto,soitwouldtaketoolong."ThetrainleftlatethatnightandarrivedinMontrealatdawnthenextmorning.Atthestation,peopleeverywherewerespeakingFrench.ThereweresignsandadsinFrench,butsomeofthemhadEnglishwordsinsmallerletters."Wedontleaveuntilthisevening,"saidLiuQian."Letsgodowntown.OldMontrealisclosetothewater."Theyspenttheafternooninlovelyshopsandvisitingartistsintheirworkplacesbesidethewater.AstheysatinabuffetrestaurantlookingoverthebroadStLawrenceRiver,ayoungmansatdownwiththem."Hello,mynameisHenri.Imastudentattheuniversitynearby,"hesaid,"andIwaswonderingwhereyouarefrom."ThegirlstoldhimtheywereonatraintripacrossCanadaandthattheyhadonlyonedayinMontreal."Thatstoobad,"hesaid."Montrealisacitywithwonderfulrestaurantsandclubs.MostofusspeakbothEnglishandFrench,butthecityhasFrenchcultureandtraditions.Welovegoodcoffee,goodbreadandgoodmusic."ThatnightasthetrainwasspeedingalongtheStLawrenceRivertowardtheGulfofStLawrenceanddowntothedistanteastcoast,thecousinsdreamedofFrenchrestaurantsandredmapleleaves.多伦多一蒙特利尔

"真北方

"列车次日清晨,在她们的车窗外各处是灌木丛和枫树

,挂满朱红、赤金和情黄色的叶子

,地面覆盖上了一片薄霜,表示秋季已经抵达了加拿大。中正午分,她们抵达多伦多一一加拿大最大、最丰饶的城市。她们要晚些时候才出发去蒙特利尔,因此就在多伦多市内旅行了一番。她们登上了高高的加拿大国家电视塔,俯瞰着下边的湖水。远处,她们可以看到湖的南边尼亚加拉大瀑布上方升腾着的雾需。湖水流人尼亚加拉河,再经过大瀑布,流向海洋。她们看到了加顶的大型体育场,那是几