unit5-the-true-north-language-points

TorontomapletreesATripon“theTrueNorth”Languagepointsexpressionsinpara.1•在旅行•在去…的旅行•与其；不愿；而不是•令/使人兴奋/激动的onatriponatriptoratherthanexciting1.Ratherthantaketheaeroplanealltheway,theydecidedtoflytoVancouverandthentakethetrainwesttoeastacrossCanada.她们不想一路乘飞机，她们决定先飞到温哥华，再从西海岸乘火车横穿加拿大到达东海岸。ratherthan并列连词，，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)Heisanexplorerratherthanasailor.与其说他是个海员，不如说他是个探险者。YouratherthanIaregoingtogocamping.是你而不是我要去要野营。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。(2)Thesweatersheboughtwasbeautifulratherthancheap.与其说她买的这件羊毛衫便宜不如说它漂亮。(3)Wewillhavethemeetingintheclassroomratherthaninthegreathall.我们是在教室里开会，不是在大（4）Sheenjoyssingingratherthandancing.她喜欢唱歌，而不喜欢跳舞。(5)Weshouldhelphimratherthanheshouldhelpus.是我们应该帮助他而不是他应该帮助我们。(6)Idecidedtowriteratherthan(to)telephone.我决定写信而不打电话。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。(7)连接两个动词Heranratherthanwalked.他是跑来的，而不是走来的。注意：这里ratherthan后用了walked，而没有用walk，表示客观事实，而不是主观愿望。如果换成walk，则作“宁愿……而不愿……”解。Ishouldthankyou___thatyoushouldthankme.A.becauseB.ratherthanC.forD.asB看一例:2.Thethoughtthattheycouldcrossthewholecontinentwasexciting.What’sthethought?Thethoughtisthattheycouldcrossthewholecontinent.Thattheycouldcrossthewholecontinentisthethought.Thethoughtwasexciting.[考例]Thenews_____ourathleteswonanothergoldmedalwasreportedinyesterday’snewspaper.(上海)A.whichB.whetherC.whatD.thatexpressionsinpara.2•赶火车•在去…的路上•聊天•和某人聊天•向东去•数千/成千上万•和；也；不但…而且…•少于•从东海岸到西海岸catchthetrainonthe/one’swaytochataboutsthchataboutsthwithsblessthangoeastwardthousandsofaswellasfromcoasttocoast1.Goingeastward,youwillpassmountainsandthousandsoflakesandforests,aswellasriversandlargecities.-ward（s）加在前置词上，构成副词，表示方向backward(s)向后，upward(s)向上。2.PeoplethinkitisCanada’smostbeautifulcity,surroundedbymountainsandthePacificOcean.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。surroundvt.包围,围绕;圈住Treessurroundourhouse.我们房子的四周都是树。Thepolicesurroundedthehouse.警察包围了这幢房子。Theoceansurroundingtheislandsisdeepblue.包围这些岛屿的海洋是深蓝的。Wecouldseethebuildings____bytrees.A.beingsurroundedB.surroundedC.tobesurroundedD.surroundB3.SkiingintheRockyMountainsandsailingintheharbourmakeVancouveroneofCanada’smostpopularcitiestolivein.落基山脉可以滑雪，海港供你扬帆，这些使得温哥华成为加拿大最受欢迎的居住城市之一。Vancouver4.Itissowettherethatthetreesareextremelytall,somemeasuringover90metres.so...that和such...that是常见的引导结果状语从句的句型，具体用法如下：(1)so+adj./adv.+that...(2)so+adj.+a(n)+单数可数名词+that...(3)so+many/few+复数名词+that...(4)so+much/little+不可数名词+that...(5)such+a(n)+adj.+单数可数名词+that...(6)such+adj.+复数名词+that...(7)such+adj.+不可数名词+that...[注意]当名词为不可数名词或复数名词时，不能用so，而必须用such。但当名词之前有表示数量的词语，如many,much,few,little时，只能用so，而不能用such。[仿写]______________________________________________(他吓得几乎睡不着觉。)Hewassofrightenedthathecouldhardlyfallasleep[仿真模拟]从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。①Itwas_____thatshecouldn’tfinishitbyherself.A.sodifficultaworkB.suchadifficultworkC.sodifficultworkD.suchdifficultwork②MrsLondonhas_____thatsheisunabletogetagoodjob.A.suchsmalleducationB.solittleeducationC.asuchlittleeducationD.asosmalleducationexpressionsinpara.3•上火车；在火车上•坐下；定居；平静下来；专心于•穿越落基山脉•设法做到某事•看见；瞥见•因为…而出名•全世界•参加…比赛•对…有天赋aboardthetrainsettledowncrosstheRockyMountainsmanagetodosthcompeteincatchsightofbefamousforallovertheworldhaveagiftforsettledown1)坐下，躺下Hesettleddowninhischairtoreadthenewspaper.1.Thatafternoonaboardthetrain,thecousinssettleddownintheirseats.那天下午，这对表姐妹上了火车落了座。aboardadv.,prep.在……上；在船上2)过安定的生活Afteryearsoftraveling,hedecidedtosettledownhere.3)安下心来，专心致志于Thentheysettledthemselvesdown____work.A.toB.onC.withD.inAsettledowntosthsettledowntodoing/dosth[即学即练]按要求完成下列各题。1.等孩子们安静下来再开始上课吧。settledowntowritePleasewaituntilthechildrensettledownbeforeyoustartyourlesson.3.Letus________________（静下心来写）anarticle.2.Ican’tsettledowntomywork.我不能安心工作。2.managetodo阅读下列句子，注意managetodo的意思和用法。1).Althoughhehasn’treceivedanyformaleducation,MrWangmanagedtofinishhistask.2).Weshouldmanagetorealizeourdream.[归纳总结]managetodosth.(=succeedindoingsth.)是“设法做、设法完成某事”的意思。[辨析]managetodo与trytodo用manage时，成功的把握大些；用try时，成功的把握不大。即：managetodosth.的意思是“设法成功地完成……”，而trytodosth.的意思是“尽力做……（但结果不一定成功）”。如：Heworkedhardandmanagedtopasstheexam.他努力学习并顺利通过了考试。Hetriedtopasstheexam,butfailedbecauseoflaziness.他试图想通过考试，但是由于懒惰而最终失败了。[即学即练]按要求完成下列各题。1.Ifourparentsdon’tencourageustodoanythingonourown,wewillnevermanagetobesuccessful.如果父母不鼓励我们独立做事，我们永远也不会获得成功。2.我们设法得到了需要的东西。3.Ourparentsalwaysgetalittlebitanxiousifwe_____(没有到家)whenwesaywewill.can’t/don’tmanagetoarrivehomeWemanagedtogetwhatwewanted.3.Manyofthemhaveagiftforridingwildhorsesandcanwinthousandsofdollarsinprizes.1)haveagiftfor..在......方面有天分/天赋gift特指与生俱来的天份或才能，如绘画、音乐等。Hergiftfordancingamazedtheteacher.老师对她舞蹈的天份大感惊奇。•giftedadj.有天赋的；有才华的•begiftedat/in在…有才华/有天赋•她是一个有天赋的钢琴家。•Sheisangiftedpianist.•Sheisgiftedat/inplayingthepiano.2)thousandsof成千上万的，数千类似的用法还有：hundredsof数以百计的scoresof许多millionsof数百万的dozensof许多，大量tensofthousandsof数以万计的expressionsinpara.4•在…内三千万多点•做某事感到惊讶•穿过•种植小麦的•覆盖•在…的上端•看到/听到…感到惊讶•任何其他的国家•三分之一with