unit 5 Canada _the true north Language points.ppt

2) border n. 边界；国界 　　　　 v. 与…接壤 the countries bordering the Baltic 波罗的海沿岸国家 10. They went through a wheat-growing province and saw farms that covered thousands of square acres. 火车穿过一个种植小麦的省份，他们看见了面积有数千平方英亩的农场。 wheat-growing 是一个复合形容词。 复合形容词 1) n. - ed baby-faced (娃娃脸的) 2) adj. - ed good-mannered (有礼貌的) absent-minded (心不在焉的) old-fashioned (过时的) short-sighted (近视的) 3) 数字-Ned one-legged (独脚的) three-headed (三个头的) five-sided (五个边的) two-storied (两层楼的) 例外: 数字-计量单位(-adj)， 注意复数时，单位名词仍不加s。 three-year-old (三岁大的) two-week (两个礼拜的) one-way (单行的) 4) n. – v.-ing body-building (强身的) peace-loving (爱好和平的) heart - warming (感人的) law - abiding (守法的) 5) adj. - v.-ing easy - going (悠哉的) good - looking (美貌的) 6) adv.- v.-ing hard-working (工作努力的) fast-moving (移动快速的) 7) n. – pp (过去分词) heart-broken (伤心的) hand-made (手工的) 8) adj. - pp ready-made (现成的) 9) adv. - pp out-spoken (直言的) well-known (著名的) well-behaved (守规矩的) * * 1. Rather than take the aeroplane all the way, they decided to fly to Vancouver and then take the train west to east across Canada. 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。 rather than 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。 1) 连接两个名词或代词 　 You rather than I are going to go camping. 是你而不是我要去要野营。 　　 2) 连接两个形容词 　The sweater she bought was beautiful rather than cheap. 与其说她买的这件羊毛衫便宜不如说 它漂亮。 3) 连接两个介词(短语)或动名词 We will have the meeting in the classroom rather than in the great hall. 我们是在教室里开会，不是在大厅里。 She enjoys singing rather than dancing.