必修3　

　　Unit 5 Canada-"The True North"

一、重点词汇

考点1．surround　vt.& vi. (to be around)包围；围绕

【教材原句】People say it is Canada's most beautiful city，surrounded by mountains and the Pacific Ocean. 人们说温哥华是加拿大最美丽的城市，被大山和太平洋环抱。

【例句研读】

(1) The professor loves to ________his students.那位教授喜欢和他的学生们在一起。

(2) ________by the sea on three sides，modern Qingdao is considered one of the most livable cities in China.现代的青岛三面环水，被认为是中国最宜居住的城市之一。

(3) Living in beautiful and comfortable__________，we feel very happy.

生活在优美舒适的环境里，我们感到很幸福。

【答案】(1) surround himself with (2) Surrounded (3) surroundings

【归纳拓展】

(1)surround sb/sth with sb/sth 使某人/物包围某人/物

be surrounded by/with... 被......包围

(2)surrounding adj. 周围的

surroundings n. 环境(复数)

【温馨提示】

surroundings用复数形式，主要指周围的具体的物质环境。而environment是集合名词，常用单数形式，既可表示抽象概念，也可表示具体意义，指对人的发展产生影响的自然环境或生活环境

考点2．measure　vi.& vt.测量；衡量；判定 n．计量制；计量单位；措施

【教材原句】It is so wet there that the trees are extremely tall, some measuring over 90 metres.

　　那里空气湿润，因而树木长得特别高，一些高达90多米。

【例句研读】

　　(1) This river _______two hundred metres wide.

　　这条河量起来宽两百米。

(2) It's generally acknowledged that education shouldn't _______ only by examination results.

普遍认为教育不应该单纯用考试成绩来衡量。

(3) The government has promised to take______ to help the unemployed.

政府已经答应采取措施来帮助失业者。