B3U5 Canada-–The True NorthLanguage Points

1、learning key words and expressions in unit 5,book3,rather than 表示客观事实，意为“是而不是；与其不如”。它连接的并列成分可以是名词、代词、形容词、介词(短语)、动名词、分句、不定式、动词等。,(1) 连接两个名词或代词 he is an explorer rather than a sailor. 与其说他是一个海员，不如说他是一个探险者。,1. rather than,you rather than i are going to go camping. 是你而不是我要去要野营。,(3) 连接两个介词(短语)或动名词 she en

2、joys singing rather than dancing. 她喜欢唱歌，而不喜欢跳舞。,(2) 连接两个形容词 the sweater she bought was beautiful rather than cheap. 与其说她买的这件羊毛衫便宜不如说它漂亮。,注意：rather than 连接两个名词或代词作主语时，谓语动词应与rather than 前面的名词或代词在人称和数上保持一致。,(4) 连接两个分句 we should help him rather than he should help us. 是我们应该帮助他而不是他应该帮助我们。 (5) 连接两个不定式 i d

3、ecided to write rather than (to) telephone. 我决定写信而不打电话。,注意：rather than 后接不定式时，不定式可以带to，也可以不带to, 如上句。但rather than位于句首时，则只能接不带to 的不定式。 如: rather than allow the vegetables to go bad, he sold them at half price. 他唯恐蔬菜烂掉，把它们以半价卖掉了。,2.chat vi n 聊天；闲聊,chat about sth/sb 闲谈、闲聊 they are chatting about the wea

4、ther. 他们在谈论天气。 i just called in for a chat. 我只是来聊聊天。 i had a long chat with her. 我和她聊了很久。,trees surround our house. 我们房子的四周都是树。 the police surrounded the house. 警察包围了这幢房子。 surround with 四周环绕有 sth/sb be surrounded by/with sth被所包围 the school is surrounded by /with trees. 学校周围绿树成荫。 surrounding adj. 环绕的

5、；周围的 surroundings n. 环境；周围的事物,3. surround vt. 包围; 围绕; 圈住,we could see the buildings _ by trees. a. being surrounded b. surrounded c. to be surrounded d. surround,b,运用：用surround翻译下列句子。 (1)这个城市被一条河流包围着。 _ (2)快乐幸福围绕你。 joy and happiness _. (3)部队已将该城包围。 troops _. (4)我们生活在舒适的环境中。 we are living in pleasant

6、 _.,surroundings,the city is surrounded by a river.,surround you,have surrounded the town,4.measure vivt 测量；衡量；判定 n 计量单位；计量制；措施,the room measures about 20 feet wide. 这个房间宽约20英尺。 i measured his weight. 我量了他的身高。 take measures to do sth 采取措施做某事 we should take some measures to solve theses difficulties.

7、 我们应该采取些措施来解决这些难题。,5. settle down (1) 坐下; 躺下 he settled down in his chair to read the newspaper.,(2) 过安定的生活 after years of travelling, he decided to settle down here.,(3) 安下心来; 专心致志于 then they settled themselves down to work.,运用：请用settle的适当形式填空或完成句子。 (1)we hope for a last _ (settle) of all these tro

8、ubles. (2)it is said that the first _(settle) of this country are prisoners. (3)你最好安定下来并开始复习功课。 _ and study the lesson. (4)这一家人不久就在中国定居下来。 the family soon _,settlement,settlers,you had better settle down,settled down in china,6.manage to do sth.设法做成某事 （succeed in doing sth.) try to do sth.设法去做某事(不一定

9、成功) eg.how did you manage to persuade him? 你是怎样说服他的? i try to persuade him. 我尽量去说服他.,7.catch sight of sb./sth.看见,瞥见 i caught sight of her out of the corner of my eye. 我用眼一瞟,看见了她 . we caught sight of the hills in the distance. 我们看到了远处的山峰. at first sight 乍一看 in/within sight 看得见,在视线内 out of sight 看不见,在

10、视线外 lose sight of 看不见.；忘记考虑. at the sight of 看见,用sight 得短语完成句子 we mustnt _（忘记，忽略） our close friends. there was no one_ 看得见. _乍一看，it may look like a cloud. i have been known to faint （一见到血） _ _ she 看见a car in the distance.,lose sight of,in/within sight,at first sight,caught sight of,at the sight of b

11、lood,8.have a gift for gift n c 禀赋,天生的才能 gifted adj a gifted dancer she is gifted in/at writing. he has _ _ _ _(有音乐天赋). so we often call him a _(才华横溢的) musician. 她对学语言有天赋。,有天赋,才能的,在.方面有天赋,a,gift,for,music,gifted,have a gift for,she has a gift for learning languages.,within与in表达时间的区别: within指在时间范围之内，

12、不超过；而in 是经过若干时间，指期限之外。 ill be there within an hour. （一小时之内） ill be there in an hour. （一小时之后）,9. within prep 在-之内; 不越过,考例 dont leave matches or cigarettes on the table within _ of little children. (湖北2004) a. hand b. reach c. pace d. distance 点拨 本题考查固定短语。within reach of sb. 或within ones reach 意为“在某人能

13、够得着的范围之内”。,b,within 介词within的一般含义是“在范围内”，既可指空间限度，亦可指时间限度，强调“在之内而不超出”之意 during 侧重表达时间方面，在这段时间，而不是在那段时间。during常和the连用。 during the lesson during the summer during his lifetime,10.border n. 边界；国界v. 与接壤 the terrorists escaped across the border. 恐怖分子越过边境逃走了. how many countries border china? 有多少国家与中国接壤? th

14、e countries bordering the baltic 波罗的海沿岸国家 on the border of 接近、临近；即将 she sat quietly on the border of the lake. 她静静地坐在湖畔。,11.mix vtvi 混合；调配,you cant mix oil with water. 你不能把油和水混合起来。 mix up 使混淆；弄乱 i always mix up the twins. 我总是把这对双胞胎弄混。 mixture n. 混合物；混合状态,12.confirm vt. 证实；证明；批准,the expression on her

15、 face confirmed our fears. 她脸上的表情证实了我们的担忧。 i am confirmed in my faith. 我的信仰很坚定。 has everyone confirmed (that) theyre coming?,自我归纳 confirm意为_ 后可接that从句；也可意为_ 。 拓展 confirmation n. 证实、确认书、证明书 confirmed adj. 确定的、已被证实的,批准(职位、协议等)、确认,证实、确定,13.in the distance 在远方，远方的 他们看到远处有几所房子。 they saw a few houses _.,i

16、n the distance,at the distance 隔开一些,在稍远一点,keep ones distance 保持距离,the painting looks more beautiful _. we saw lights _.,at the distance,in the distance,distant adj. a distant village,14.nearby adv. 在附近 adj. 附近的；邻近的,the girl you want to see lives nearby. 你想见得那个姑娘就住在附近。 in a nearby village,we found th

17、e old man. 在附近的一个村庄里，我们找到了这位老人。 nearby 即可做前置定语，又可做后置定语，而near by 只能做后置定语：a nearby hotel=a hotel nearby / near by 附近的一家旅馆,15.tradition n 传统；风俗,it is a good tradition that the young look after the old. 年轻人照顾老人是一个优良传统。 by tradition 按照传统风俗 by tradition,children paly tricks on 1 april. 依传统，孩子们在4月1日搞恶作剧。 t

18、raditional adj 传统的；习俗的,16.impress vt 使印象深刻；使铭记,his sincerity impressed her. 他的真诚打动了她。 impress sb with sth/sb 给某人留下深刻印象 he impressed her with his sincerity. 他的真诚打动了她。 impress sth/itself on/upon sth 使铭记 her words impressed themselves on my memory.她的话语我铭记在心。 impressive adj 感人的；给人印象深刻的,17. broad adj. 宽阔

19、的 搭配：熟记下列词组或句式搭配。 broad daylight 光天化日 broad facts 明显的事实 broad-minded气量大的 broad shoulders/chest/back宽阔的肩膀/胸膛/背 it is as broad as its long没有差别，不相上下 have a broad knowledge of具有广博的方面的知识 broaden sb.s horizons开阔某人的眼界,辨析 broad 指表面或幅面的宽广；指脸、肩、背、胸、叶等，用broad。 wide 一边到另一边的距离；口、眼之大，及与open连用，用wide。 用broad或wide填空

20、。 (1)she stared at him with _ eyes. (2) the robbery occurred in _ daylight, in a crowded street.,wide,broad,broad 宽的 abroad 在国外 board 甲板 aboard 在船上,一、单词拼写 根据读音、词性和词义写出下列单词。 1_ n. 大臣;部长 2_ n. 测验 3_ n. 大陆;陆地 4_ adv.向东; adj.向东的 5_ vt.轻微地,minister,quiz,continent,eastward,surround,scenery,settle,within,b

21、order,slightly,11_ n. 海港口 12_ adj.主要的,harbour,aboard,terrify,urban,maple,approximateiy,frost,wealthy,distance,broad,exercises,i. 根据下列各句句意及所给单词的首字母或汉语提示，写出所缺单词的正确形式。 1. passengers checked their b_ before boarding the plane. 2. my kids spend hours _ (闲聊) on the phone to their friends. 3. we began our

22、_ (向东的) journey at dawn.,eastward,aggage,chatting,4. the government was urged to take _ (措施) to fight the spread of aids. 5. they were the last two to go a_ the ship. 6. they were near the _ (边界) between france and germany.,border,measures,board,7. the boss decided to pass over his _ (轻微的) mistakes.

23、 8. in some developing countries more and more people are migrating to u_ areas. 9. the police s_ the house after a murder happened last night. 10. during the windstorm the ships stayed in the h_.,harbour,slight,urban,surrounded,ii. 选用方框内合适的词或短语，并用其适当形式填空。,1. _ go straight on to university why not g

24、et some work experience first? 2. jackson went to the road that _ the gardens on the left. 3. elena sure _ telling stories.,has a gift for,rather than,bordered,4. theyd like to see their daughter _, get married, and have kids. 5. i _ her hurrying away but i didnt try to speak to her. 6. the milk sho

25、uld be _ heated before you drink it.,slightly,settle down,caught sight of,iii. 用适当的介词或副词填空。,1. on second thought, i want to go on a trip with my classmates _ florida. 2. the friends met occasionally to chat _ the good old days at school. 3. its a wonder that all 225 people _ the aircraft were still

26、alive after the accident.,to,about,aboard / on,4. after working abroad for several years, tom wants to settle _ in britain. 5. cars race at high speeds as top racecar drivers compete for millions of dollars _ prizes. 6. he lives in a house _ a mile of the station.,down,in,within,7. electric current cannot go _ insulation (绝缘体), just as water cannot go through iron. 8. we were surprised _ finding the house empty.,through,at,9. it is dangerous to rush _ the street if you dont watch out for the cars 10. i will see so