1、重点单词1._ n.行李2._ vi.&n.聊天；闲聊3._ n.景色；风景4._ vt.&vi.包围；围绕5._ vi.&vt. 测量n.措施6._ prep.&adv.在船、飞机、上7._ _ n.边界；国界；边沿vt.&vi.与接壤；接近8._ _ adj.城市的；市镇的9._ _ n.话题10._ vt.& vi.混合；调配11. _ n.混合物；混合状态12. _ vt.证实；证明；批准13. _ adj.富有的；_ n. 【U】财富；财产14. _ n.距离；远方15. _ _ adj.&adv.市区的；在市区16. _ adj.宽阔的；广泛的17. _ adv.&adj.在附近；
2、附近的18. _ 传统；风俗19. _ vt.使恐怖；恐吓 _ _ adj.恐惧的；受惊吓的20. _ _ vt.使影响深刻；使铭记 adj. 给人印象深刻的；21. _ adj. 多种文化的22. _ n.加拿大人 adj. 加拿大的；加拿大人的23. _ n.洲；大陆24. _ adv.向东 adj. 向东的；朝东的25. _ prep. 在之内26. _ adj. 轻微的；微小的 _adv.稍稍；轻微地27. _ adv.接近；大约28. _ n.黎明；拂晓重点词组1._ _ 与其；不愿2._ 定居；平静；专心于3._ 设法做 （同义：_成功做成）4._ 看见5._对有天赋6._ 在远处
3、7._ _dawn 在黎明8._ _charge of 负责；掌管9.as_as 既又；也；而且重点词汇解析1. Rather than take the airplane all the way, they decided to fly to Vancouver and then take the train from west to east across Canada. (P34) 她们不想坐飞机，决定先到温哥华，再从西海岸乘火车横穿加拿大到达东海岸。 rather than而不是（并列连词，连接两个相同的成分，连接主语时，谓语动词要和前面的主语一致） or rather更确切地是 ot
4、her than不同于;除了“宁愿做,而不愿做.”的表达方式：prefer to dorather than do would rather dothan doprefer doingto doing would dorather than doI think Tom, rather than you, is to blame. 我认为该受责备的是汤姆而不是你。 She would rather die than give up. 她宁死不屈。Most men prefer to spend the weekends at home rather than go shopping.我宁愿去接他
5、，不愿等他。（汉译英）_2. On the way to the station, he chatted about their trip.(P34)在去火车站的路上，他聊起了他们的旅程。 chat vi.聊天；闲聊 chat with sb.about sth.跟某人闲聊 chat n.谈天；闲聊 have a chat with sb. about sth.与某人闲聊某事They chatted with each other. 他们在一起聊天。I had a long chat with her about the old days. 我和她就过去的时光聊了很长时间。Tom was ch
6、attingthe football match his deskmate when the head teacher came in.A. with; for B. about; with C. on; about D. with; over3. You are going to see some great scenery. Scenery 指某一国家或地区的整体自然风光，如高山、森林、湖泊等。 Scene 指局部的，一眼可见全貌的风景或景色；也可指电影、戏剧的场景、布景。 View 指从某一角度观赏到的景色。 Sight 指供人游览之地的风景，尤指人工制成的景。4. beautiful
7、city, surrounded by mountains and the Pacific Ocean. (P34)人们说温哥华是加拿大最美丽的城市，它被群山和太平洋环绕。 surround vt.环绕；围绕；包围 surround sth./sb. with sth. 使包围 be surrounded by/with被环绕/包围 surrounding adj.周围的，附近的 surroundings n.环境（通常用复数）The house was surrounded by high walls. 房子四周有高墙。This building is harmonious with the
8、 surrounding environment.这个建筑同周围环境是协调的。It took me a few weeks to get used to my new surroundings.5. It is so wet there that the trees are extremely tall, some measuring over 90 meters. (P34) 那儿的湿度很大，所以树都长得很高，一些高达90多米。 measure vt.测量；仔细考虑 measure vi.有的尺寸 measure n.计量制；计量单位；措施；办法 take measures to do st
9、h. 采取措施干某事 make.to ones measure根据的尺寸定做Success is measured by effort.成功是由你付出的努力来衡量的。An hour is a measure of time.小时是时间的一个度量单位。The government has promised to take measures to help the old people.The designer made the dress to the girls own measure.设计者为女孩量体做衣服。What （措施）shall we take to find out the thi
10、ef?I （量了一下）the coat against her and found it was too long.6. That afternoon aboard the train, the cousins settled down in their seats.（P34）那天直到下午，表姐妹俩才登上火车落了座。 aboard prep.&adv. 在船、飞机、火车或公共汽车上 go aboard=go on board=board a ship (plane、train)上船（飞机、火车） go abroad去国外They finally went aboard the plane.他们
11、终于登上了飞机。现在是上船的时候了。（汉译英）_ _ Settle 定居；使平静，镇静；解决，处理 settle down定居；平静下来 settle down安坐，使安坐 settle down to doing认真工作 settle in 迁入They settled down in their new house.他们住进了新房。He settled down in an armchair to read a new novel.他舒适地坐在沙发上读小说。We settled down to our job.我们定下心来工作。7. They managed to catch sight
12、of some mountain goats and even a grizzly bear and an eagle.（P34）他们设法看到了野山羊，甚至还看到了一只大灰熊。 manage to do sth.设法做成了某事 succeed in doing sth.成功做某事 persuade sb.to do sth.说服了某人做某事 try to do sth. 设法做某事，但不一定成功How did you manage to persuade him?你是怎样说服他的？He tried to make his daughter believe what he said, but he failed.最后我们及时赶到了。（汉译英）_ _ catch sight of看见 lose sight of忽略了(看不见了) lose ones sight失明 in/ within sight被见到，看得见；在望，在即 out of sight看不见,在视野之外 at first sight乍一看，初次看到 at the sight of看到时