牛津译林版高中英语模块九Unit1教学课件：Languagepoints.ppt

1. Canada is one of the largest countries in the world, second only to Russia, and has always been famous for its fantastic scenery. second only to 仅次于 e.g. Our city has an area of 20,000 square kilometres, second only to the largest city in our province. 我们的城市占地2万平方公里，仅次于 我省最大的城市。 Rayon ranks second only to cotton as the most widely used fiber.人造丝是仅次于棉花的使用得最广泛的织物。 He is second only to my own son in my affections.我除了爱我的儿子，最爱他。 比较: second to, next to, superior to, junior / senior to e.g. He is such a good player that he is second to none. 无人能比 Next to music, he loves tennis best. 除了音乐，他最喜欢网球。 This employee is superior to the former in ability. 这个雇员比上个强。 He is junior to me by two years. 他比我小两岁。 2. Canada has vast areas of wilderness, from the Arctic north, where average winter temperatures are usually minus 20 degrees centigrade, to the 8,892-kilometre-long border with the USA to the south, which is the longest border in the world not defended by an army or the police. 加拿大有辽阔的荒原，北起北极——那 里的冬季平均气温通常是零下20摄氏 度，南与美国比邻——边境线长达8,892 千米，是世界上最长的没有军队或警察 设防的边境线。 本句是主从复合句，句中where和which 分别引导一个非限制性定于从句，介词 短语from…to…说明地域范围之广。 (1) My favorite room is the tidy study with a fireplace, ______ we can watch TV and enjoy the nice scenery outside. A. where B. when C. that D. which (2) The soldiers had to sleep in their wet clothes, ______ most uncomfortable. A. which I think it was B. which I think was C. which I think D. that I think was 3. …and fish are abundant in the seas and rivers. abundant adj. 丰富的 e.g. The country is abundant in natural resources. 这个国家天然资源丰富。 There is abundant firewood in the forest. 森林里有充裕的薪柴可用。 Winkle shells are abundant on this beach. 这个海滩上有大量的峨螺壳。 拓展： abundance n． an abundant harvest 丰收 an abundant year 丰年 be abundan