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1Unit5Canada–TheTrueNorthLanguageStudy2Canadaisamulticulturalcountry.加拿大是一个多元文化的国家。multi-是一个前缀，意为“多”multistory____________multimedia____________multichannel____________________multinational__________多层的多媒体的多频道的，多渠道的跨国的3LiDaiyuandhercousinLiuQianwereonatriptoCanadatovisittheircousinsinMontrealontheAtlanticcoast.GoonatriptomakeatriptotakeatriptoShortjourney,especiallyforpleasuren(通常指短途的)行走，旅行（尤指娱乐性的）4明天我们全家要到夏威夷去了。WewillgoonatriptoHawaiitomorrow.5Ratherthantaketheaeroplanealltheway,theydecidedtoflytoVancouver...Insteadofratherthan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。6YouratherthanIaregoingtogocamping.ratherthan连接两个名词或代词作主语时，谓语动词应与ratherthan前面的名词或代词在人称和数上保持一致。(1)连接两个名词或代词Heisanexplorerratherthanasailor.7我们今天午餐将吃鱼和猪肉而没有汤。Wewillhavefishandporkforlunch,________________.ratherthansoup8(2)连接两个形容词Thesweatersheboughtwasbeautifulratherthancheap.与其说她买的这件羊毛衫便宜不如说它漂亮。9与其说他买的这个包漂亮，不如说它简单Thebagheboughtwas—————————————.simpleratherthanbeautiful10(3)连接两个介词(短语)或动名词Wewillhavethemeetingintheclassroomratherthaninthegreathall.我们是在教室里开会，不是在大厅里。Sheenjoyssingingratherthandancing.她喜欢唱歌，而不喜欢跳舞。11我们喜欢的是跳舞而不是唱歌。Welikedancingratherthansinging.12(4)连接两个分句Weshouldhelphimratherthanheshouldhelpus.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Idecidedtowriteratherthan(to)telephone.我决定写信而不打电话。13注意：ratherthan后接不定式时，不定式可以带to，也可以不带to,如上句。但ratherthan位于句首时，则只能接不带to的不定式。如:Ratherthanallowthevegetablestogobad,hesoldthemathalfprice.他唯恐蔬菜烂掉，把它们以半价卖掉了。14我决定帮妈妈而不是和同学玩。Idecided_______________________.tohelpmymotherratherthanplaywithclassmates15Prefertodo…ratherthando…Wouldratherdo…thando…宁愿……而不愿……16我宁愿和小新去玩也不愿呆在家里。Ipreferto________________ratherthan____________playwithXiaoXinstayathome.17Hewasgoingtotakethemandtheirbaggagetocatch“TheTrueNorth”.18我希望能赶上最后一趟公车。IhopethatIcancatchthelastbus.19Goingeastward,youwillpassmountainsandthousandsoflakesandforests,aswellaswideriversandlargecities.当你一路向东行时,你会看到山脉,会经过上千个湖泊,森林,大河以及城市.eastward也作eastwards,副词,意为“向东”-ward(s)=inadirection向前___________向后__________向外___________向南__________向西___________向北__________forward(s)backward(s)northward(s)outward(s)southward(s)westward(s)20PeoplesayitisCanada’smostbeautifulcity,surroundedbymountainsandthePacificOcean.tobeallaroundsomeoneorsomethingVancouversurroundvt.包围，环绕，围绕surroundsb/sthwithsb/sthsth/sbbesurroundedby/withsth21我们正在一个四面环山的湖里游泳。Weareswimminginalake________________________________surroundedbymountains.(whichis)22surroundings:environmente.g.Wearestudyinginpleasantsurroundings.23Thatafternoonaboardthetrain,thecousinssettleddownintheirseats.Sitorlieinacomfortableposition(安稳坐下）24我们都很忙。而你却坐在那里享福！Allofusareverybusy.However,you.settledownthere25Translatethefollowingsentences1.Waituntilthechildrensettledownbeforeyoustartthelesson.2.Shehassettleddowninhernewjob.3.Hewantedtogetmarriedandsettledown.becomecalm（平静下来）getusedto（适应）Liveamorequietwayoflife.安定下来26这个美女刚才非常的焦虑，但我成功地把她的情绪稳定下来了。Thisbeautifulgirlwasveryanxiousjustnow,butIsucceededinsettlingherdown27旅行多年后，我们决定在此定居。Aftermanyyearsoftravelling,wedecidedtosettle(down)here.28Earlierthatday,whentheycrosstheRockyMountains,theymanagedtocatchsightofsomemountaingoats…那天的早些时候，当他们穿过落基山脉时，他们设法看到了一些山区的山羊…29managetodosth成功做Inspiteoftheseinsults,shemanagednottogetangry.她尽管受到这些侮辱，还是忍着没发火。catchsightof看见，察觉Icatchsightofheroutofthecornerofmyeye.我用眼一瞟,看见了她。30Manyofthemhaveagiftforridingwildhorsesandcanwinthousandsofdollarsinprizes.他们中许多人都有与兽共舞的才能，他们能赢得几千美元的奖金。haveagiftfor在…..方面有天分；有天赋她对学语言有天赋。__________________________________好像他对音乐有些天赋。__________________________________Shehasagiftforlearninglanguages.Itseemshehasagiftformusic.317.Atschool,theyhadlearnedthatmostCanadianslivewithinafewhundredkilometersoftheUSAborder…在学校，他们获知大多数加拿大人居住在靠近美国几百公里以内的边疆地带……32within与in表达时间的区别:within指在时间范围之内，不超过；而in是经过若干时间，指期限之外。I’llbetherewithinanhour.（一小时之内）I’llbethereinanhour.（一小时之后）