1、Unit 4 语法练习讲评语法练习讲评Unit 4 Using languageSEEING THE TRUE NORTH VIA RAIL:TORONTO AND MONTREAL坐火车看“真北方”:多伦多和蒙特利尔After Li Daiyu and her cousin arrived in Toronto,the largest and wealthiest city in Canada,they only had a few hours to kill before they had to proceed to the next leg of their trip to Montre
2、al,so they went on a tour of the city.They went up the CN Tower and looked across the shores of Lake Ontario.Standing in the distance,they were astonished to see misty clouds rising from the great Niagara Falls,which is on the south side of the lake.Water from the lake flows into the Niagara River a
3、nd over the falls on its way to the sea.李黛予和表妹抵达加拿大最大、最富有的城市多伦多之后,仅有几个小时的时间可以消磨,然后就得继续前往旅程的下一站蒙特利尔,于是两人就在市区逛了逛。她们登上加拿大国家电视塔,眺望安大略湖畔。站在远处,她们看到湖南边的尼亚加拉大瀑布升腾而起的水雾,惊叹不已。湖水流人尼亚加拉河,越过尼亚加拉瀑布,最终汇入大海。proceed vi.行进,继续做行进,继续做proceed to+地点地点 去往去往(某地某地);进进(转转)入入proceed to do sth.接着做某事接着做某事(做完某件事后接着做另一件事)(做完某件事后接
4、着做另一件事)proceed with sth.继续做某事继续做某事(继续做同一件事)(继续做同一件事)the next leg of 的下一段路程的下一段路程leg n.(熟词生义熟词生义)一段路程或赛程一段路程或赛程astonish vt.使十分惊讶,使吃惊使十分惊讶,使吃惊 astonishment n.惊讶惊讶astonished adj.感到惊讶的感到惊讶的 astonishing adj.令人惊讶的令人惊讶的It astonishes sb.that 令某人惊讶的是令某人惊讶的是be astonished to do sth.对对做某事感到惊讶做某事感到惊讶be astonishe
5、d at/by 对对感到惊感到惊讶讶to ones astonishment 令某人惊讶的是令某人惊讶的是语法填空(1)You may find it _(astonish)that Charlie Chaplin was taught to singas soon as he could speak and dance as soon as he could walk.(2)To my _(astonish),the car was gone after I got up the next day.(3)She seemed _(astonish)that I had never been
6、to Paris.(4)If you are astonished _ something,you are very surprised about it.astonishingastonishmentastonishedat/byAfter Li Daiyu and her cousin arrived in Toronto,the largest and wealthiest city in Canada,they only had a few hours to kill before they had to proceed to the next leg of their trip to
7、 Montreal,so they went on a tour of the city.They went up the CN Tower and looked across the shores of Lake Ontario.Standing in the distance,they were astonished to see misty clouds rising from the great Niagara Falls,which is on the south side of the lake.Water from the lake flows into the Niagara
8、River and over the falls on its way to the sea.李黛予和表妹抵达加拿大最大、最富有的城市多伦多之后,仅有几个小时的时间可以消磨,然后就得继续前往旅程的下一站蒙特利尔,于是两人就在市区逛了逛。她们登上加拿大国家电视塔,眺望安大略湖畔。站在远处,她们看到湖南边的尼亚加拉大瀑布升腾而起的水雾,惊叹不已。湖水流人尼亚加拉河,越过尼亚加拉瀑布,最终汇入大海。The girls saw hundreds of skyscrapers of glass and steel,and old-fashioned cars rolling by.As they wal
9、ked north from the harbour area,Li Daiyu said,“Lin Fei,one of my mothers old schoolmates,lives here.I should phone her and see if shes available for dinner.”两个女孩看到很多玻璃和钢筋建造的摩天大楼,还有老式汽车从身边驶过。离开港口区后,她们向北行走。李黛子说:“我妈妈的老同学林菲就住在这里。我得给她打个电话,看看她是否有空一起吃晚饭。”They met Lin Fei around dusk over dinner at a restau
10、rant in downtown Chinatown.The cousins chatted with Lin Fei,who had moved to Canada many years earlier.黄昏时分,她们在市中心唐人街的一家餐馆里与林菲见了面,并共进晚餐。林菲多年前就来到加拿大生活。表姐妹俩与她畅聊了一番。available adj.有空的,可获得的有空的,可获得的be available for sth.有空做某事有空做某事This is the largest Chinatown in Toronto.We have a few more in the Greater To
11、ronto Area,so you can guess that there are a lot of Chinese people in Canada!Chinese people have been coming here for more than a hundred years.Therefore,we can get all kinds of great food here from all over China,Lin Fei told them.“这是多伦多最大的唐人街。大多伦多地区还有几个唐人街,你们可以猜到加拿大有很多中国人!一百多年来,不断有中国人来到这里。所以,我们在这里
12、能吃到中国各地的各色美食。”林菲告诉她们。have/has been doing 现在完成进行时,表示现在完成进行时,表示“中国人来这里中国人来这里”这一动作从这一动作从过去某时开始,一直延续到说话时刻还在继续进行或可能继续下去。过去某时开始,一直延续到说话时刻还在继续进行或可能继续下去。The train left late that night and arrived in Montreal early the next morning.At the station,in contrast to Toronto,they heard people talking in French.The
13、y were surprised to see that all the signs and advertisements were in French and many people spoke English with an accent.火车于当天深夜出发,次日一早抵达蒙特利尔。在火车站,她们听见人们用法语交谈,这与多伦多形成鲜明对比。两人惊奇地发现所有的标示牌和广告都是用法文写的,而且许多人说英语都有口音。We dont leave until this evening,said Liu Qian.“Lets go downtown.Old Montreal is close to t
14、he water.”“我们要到傍晚才动身。”刘倩说,“咱们到市区逛逛吧,蒙特利尔老城区就在河边。”in contrast to 与与相比相比on the contrast 与此相反与此相反 not until强调句强调句It is not until this evening that we leave.advertise for sb./sth.登广告招聘某人登广告招聘某人/某物某物They spent the afternoon in lovely shops and visiting artists in their workplaces along St Paul Street.As
15、they sat in a restaurant alongside the broad St Lawrence River,a young man sat down with them.整个下午,她们穿梭于一家家可爱的小店,拜访圣保罗佳边工作坊里的艺术家们。两人在宽阔的圣劳伦斯河边上的一家餐馆里落座后,一个小伙子也在她们身边坐了下来。“Hello,my name is Jean-Philippe.Im a photographer,he said,“and I was wondering where you are from.”“你们好,我叫让-菲利普,是一名摄影师。”他说道,“请问你们从哪
16、里来?”The girls told him they were from China and were on a train trip across Canada.When they told him they had only one day in Montreal,he said,“Thats too bad.You owe it to yourselves to stay longer.Overall,Montreal is a city with wonderful sights and sounds.Most of us speak both English and French,
17、and the city has unique Quebec culture and traditions.There are fantastic restaurants and clubs around,too.Here,we love good coffee,toast,and cheese.And good music,of course!”姑娘们告诉他,她们来自中国,并且正在进行横跨加拿大的火车之旅。得知她们只能在蒙特利尔逗留一天时,他说道:“那太可惜了,你们应该多待几天。总的来说,蒙特利尔是一座声色俱佳的城市。我们大多数人既说英语,也说法语。这座城市拥有独特的魁北克文化和传统。此外,
18、这里还有很棒的餐馆和俱乐部。这里的人酷爱美味的咖啡、吐司和奶酪。当然,还有动听的音乐!”owe it to oneself to do sth.自己应该做某事自己应该做某事owe sth.to sb./sth.把某事归功于某人把某事归功于某人/某事某事我应该要努力学习。我应该要努力学习。I owe it to myself to study hard.他把他的成就归功于努力工作。他把他的成就归功于努力工作。He owed his achievements to his hard work.That night the train was speeding along the St Lawren
19、ce Rive towards the Gulf of St Lawrence and down to the distant east coast towards the province of Nova Scotia and its largest city Halifax.The cousins dreamt happily of the beautiful cobblestone streets,old brick buildings,and the red maple leaves of Montreal.当晚,火车沿着圣劳伦斯河向圣劳伦斯湾飞驰,经过远方的东海岸,驶向新斯科舍省及其
20、最大的城市哈利法克斯。在梦乡中,表姐妹俩愉快地回味着蒙特利尔美丽的鹅卵石街道、古老的砖砌建筑和鲜红的枫叶。语法填空在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。1 He never kept away from the backward students;_the contrary,he was always willing to help them.2 It is said that they advertised_ helpers last summer but got few to answer.3 I was surprised _(know)that the little gir
21、l had read dozens of books at such a young age.4 I was _(astonish)by the size and complexity of the problem.5 The village evolved into a major e-commerce center,and reviewing the past,the villagers owed their success _the reform and opening-up policy.6 David paused to consult his notes,and then proceeded _his speech.onforto knowastonishedtowith