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Unit 5 Canada--“The True North” （一）核心词汇： 1.rather than与其；不愿；而不是 1）would do sth rather than do sth =would rather do sth than do sth =prefer to do sth rather than do sth 宁愿做某事而不愿做某事 例句：I would read a book rather than do the endless homework. =I would rather read a book than do the endless homework. =I prefer to read a book rather than do the endless homework. 我宁愿读书也不愿做那没完没了的作业。 rather than “而不是” I’ll have a cold drink rather than coffee. 我要喝冷饮而不是咖啡。 Tom rather than you is going to have a picnic. 是汤姆而不是你要去野营。 注意： rather than连接并列主语时，句子谓语动词的数与rather than 前面的主语保持一致。 other than 除了 I have no close friends here other than you. 在这儿除了你，我没有亲密的朋友。 2.baggage n 行李 baggage/ luggage n 行李 ,是不可数名词。 Two pieces of baggage are missing. 两件行李不见了。 chat vi chatted ,chatted，chatting 聊天；闲聊 n聊天；闲聊 chat with /to sb about sth 与某人聊... have a chat with sb about sth 与某人聊... He chatted with his parents about his job last night. =He had a chat with his parents about his job last night. 昨晚他与父母聊了他工作的事。 4 .surround vt 包围；围绕 surround sb/sth （with sb /sth） 使某人/物包围某人/物 Green trees surround the lake, which is very beautiful. 这个湖绿树环绕非常美。 be surrounded by /with 被...包围 The lake is surrounded by/ with green trees, which is very beautiful. 这个湖绿树环绕非常美。 surrounding adj 周围的 the surrounding area 周围地区 4）surroundings n 环境 The surroundings here are hard to tolerate. 这儿的环境很难忍受。 （surroundings 作主语，谓语动词用复数） 5 .measure vivt 测量；衡量；判定 n计量制；计量单位；措施 1）vi意为“有...长（宽、高、重）”时常用主动形式 The classroom measures 30 feet long and 20 feet wide. 这个教室30 英尺长20 英尺宽。 n措施 take measures to do sth 采取措施做某事 Measures should be taken to protect ou environment. 应该采取措施来保护我们的环境。 beyond measure 非常地；极其 Her joy was beyond measure .她无比喜悦。 make sth to measure 定做 a made-to-measure suit 量尺寸定做的西装 Do you make suits to measure?你定做西装了吗？ 6 .settle down定居；平静下来；专心于 settle down in 定居... Last year he left his hometown and settled down in Shanghai. 去年他离开了家乡在上海定居下来。 2)settle (sb) down(使某人)平静下来 Wait until the students settle down. 等到学生们