1．(教材P34)People say it is Canada's most beautiful city, surrounded by mountains and the Pacific Ocean.　

　　人们说，它(温哥华)是加拿大最美丽的城市，被大山和太平洋环绕。

　　surround vt. 包围；围绕

　　(1)surround ...with/by ...　　　　 以......包围......

　　be surrounded by/with ... 被......包围

　　(2)surrounding adj. 周围的

　　surroundings n. 环境

　　①They surrounded the sick girl with/by every comfort.

　　他们尽力使那个生病的女孩感到舒适。

　　②Jill was sitting on the floor surrounded (surround) by boxes.

　　吉尔坐在地板上，周围摆满了箱子。

　　[语境串记]　Once upon a time, a king who was polite to surrounding countries lived in a castle surrounded by a large forest and having wonderful surroundings.

　　从前，在一个绿树环绕、环境优美的城堡里住着一位国王，他对邻邦十分友好。

　　2．(教材P34)It is so wet there that the trees are extremely tall, some measuring over 90 metres.

　　那儿湿度很大，所以树长得特别高，一些经测量高达90多米。

　　measure vt. 判定；测量；评估link­v. (指尺寸、长短、数量等)量度为n.[C]措施；方法；尺度；计量单位

　　(1)take measures to do sth. 　采取措施做某事

　　make ...to one's measure 依照某人的尺寸做......

　　(2)measure sth.by sth. 用......来衡量......

　　measure sb.for ... 为某人量尺寸

　　①It was Cao Chong who thought of a measure of measuring the weight of the elephant.

　　是曹冲想出测量大象体重的办法的。

　　②We should take measures to_protect (protect) the environment at once.

　　我们应该立即采取措施保护环境。

③Mr.Smith asked the tailor to make some new clothes to his own measure.