I. Word formation
1. literally adv. --literal adj. 2. breath n.--- breathe v.
3. duration n. ---during prep. 4. massive adj. -- mass n.团,块;大量
5. pleasant adj.-- pleased adj. ---pleasure n.
6. advertisement (缩写ad.) n.--advertise v.
7. astonish v.--- astonished/astonishing adj. ---astonishment n.
II. Important phrases and expressions
1. be bound to do 一定会…
2. (be) contrary to 相反的,相对立的 on the contrary 相反
3. owe sth. to sb. 欠(某人情;钱);把…归功于某人
4. have a few hours to kill 消磨几个小时
5. proceed to the next leg of their trip 继续下一段旅程
6. go on a tour of the city 去城里逛一逛
7. over dinner 吃饭期间
8. chat with sb 跟某人聊天
9. spoken English 口语
10. be close to 靠近...
11. on the coast of… 在……沿岸
12. cross the whole country by rail坐火车横跨整个国家
13. It is typical of sb./ sth. 某人或某物一向…… 。
14. in contrast to与……相比
15. despite the weather 尽管天气不好
16. take one’s breath away 让……惊叹不已
17. freezing cold 寒冷的
18. be home to…… ……的发源地(所在地)
19. go through two wheat-growing provinces 穿过两个种植小麦的省份
20. a bunch of farms 大片的农场
21. cover a large area 占很大面积
22. in an urban城市的 area
23. travel through the night连夜前行
24. the rolling绵延的hills
25. the wide stretch(一片) of Lake Huron 辽阔的(大片的)休伦湖
26. all in all总之
III. Important sentences
1. The thought of crossing the whole country by rail was exciting.
2. They spent a couple of days seeing the sights.
3. They were pleased to see the beautiful mountains looking out over the city.
4. Later, they took a pleasant hike in a forest just a short distance away.
5. The next morning, the two girls arose early to take the train to Lake Louise, passing through the Canadian Rockies.
6. Seen from the train window, the mountains and forests of Canada looked massive.
7. The blue water literally took their breath away with its exceptional beauty.
8. 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.
9. The cousins chatted with Lin Fei, who had moved to Canada many years earlier.
10. At the station, in contrast to Toronto, they heard people talking in French.
11. They went through two wheat-growing provinces, where they saw a bunch of farms that covered a very large area下载本文