课程内容

《Canada-“The true north”（Part 2）》

重点短语
 
在旅行 on the trip
而不是 rather than
一直,自始至终 all the way
穿过大陆 cross the continent

在…路上 on the way to…
对…闲聊 chat about
一些美丽的风景 some great scenery
往东 go eastward(s)
经过大山 pass the mountain

宽广的河流 wide river
被群山包围 surrounded by mountains
太平洋 the Pacific Ocean
滑雪 skiing
人口 population
测量 measure

上火车 aboard the train
安顿下来 settle down
能够做到 manage to do
看到… catch sight of
因…闻名 be famous for
有…的天赋 have a gift for…

在…范围内 within…
轻微地 slightly
穿过 go through
市区 urban area
对…惊讶 be surprised at
三分之一 one third

句子解析

1.People think it is Canada's most beautiful city,surrounded by mountains and the Pacific Ocean.
许多人认为温哥华是加拿大最美的城市,因为它被大山包围，濒临太平洋。
surround vt.包围,围绕；be surrounded by/with
Trees surround our house.=
Our house is surrounded by/with trees.
The police surrounded the house.=
The house was surrounded by/with the police.

2.The oceans and seas surrounding the islands are deep blue and many of its cities lie on the bay.
surrounding 现在分词做定语“周围的,附近的”
surroundings“环境,周围的事物”
I will introduce some buildings surrounded by trees.

单词讲解

measure v
1.测量measure sb/sth
He has gone to be measured for a new suit.
他去量尺寸做新衣服去了。
2.量度为:sb/sth measures/weigh…
The pond measures about 2 meters across.
这个池塘宽约2米。
measure n.措施

one third
三分之二 two thirds
五分之一 one fifth
五分之二 two fifths
分数+of+n主语,谓语动词与of后的名词一致。
例如:
Two-fifth of the land in that district is covered with trees and grass.
注意:
当分数为one in/out of…表示时…
One in four America Children are/is growing up in single-parent families.