Unit 5 Canada-"The True North " language points学案
1. surround
vt.&vi. 包围,围绕
常用结构:
surround ...with ... 使......包围
be surrounded by/with 被......包围
The city is surrounded on all sides by hills.
这个城市被群山环绕
联想拓展
surrounding adj. 附近的;周围的
surroundings n. 环境;周围的事物
易混辨析
surroundings/condition/environment
surroundings意为"环境"时,要用复数形式,主要指周围的物质环境
condition的复数形式conditions可表示"环境,情况",但主要表示抽象意义上的
environment意为"环境"时,既可表示抽象概念也可表示具体意义,包括周围环境、外界、自然环境、社会环境等
She works in pleasant surroundings.
她在愉快的环境中工作
It's difficult to imagine youre living in such poor conditions.很难想像你在这样差的条件下生活
An unhappy home environment can affect a child's behaviour.不幸的家庭环境可能对孩子的行为造成影响
高手过招
单项填空
by the police, the thief had no choice but to surrender(投降).
A. Surrounded B. Having surrounded
C. To be surrounded D. Surrounding
解析:选Abe surrounded by被......包围句子主语the thief 与surround呈被动关系故选A
2. border
n. 边界;国界;边沿
vt.&vi. 与......接壤;接近
I met him in a border town.我在一座边境小镇认识了他
She crossed the border in disguise.她伪装过了边境
易混辨析
border/boundary/bounds/frontier
这四个词都含有"边界"的意思
border指"边界"时,常指"边境",即沿着两国边界的地区
boundary指"边界线",主要指领土的边界
bounds指"具体的界线",常用复数形式,主要用于诗文中
frontier指"就一国而言的边界"
高手过招
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