Unit 4 Journey across a vast land 詞匯講義==高中英語(yǔ)人教版（2019）選擇性必修第二冊(cè)

1、 4/4Unit 4 Journey across a vast land穿越廣袤的土地Travel far enough, you meet yourself. David Mitchell在一段足夠遠(yuǎn)的旅行中，你會(huì)遇到(內(nèi)心的)自己。大衛(wèi)米切爾Halifax hlfks哈利法克斯(加拿大城市)Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian went to Canada to visit their cousins in Halifax on the Atlantic coast.李黛予和表妹劉倩前往加拿大探望居住在大西洋海岸哈利法克斯市的表兄妹。Vancouver vnk

2、uv(r) 溫哥華(加拿大城市)airline elann.航空公司air|lineRather than travel by commercial airline all the way, they decided to fly to Vancouver and then take the train.她們沒(méi)有一路乘坐商業(yè)航班，而是決定先飛到溫哥華，然后再乘坐火車。bay be n.(海或湖的)灣craft krft n. 手藝；工藝；技藝antique ntik n. 古物；古董adj.古老的; 古董的an|tiqueDespite the weather, they were able

3、to take a boat ride out into the bay, and later visit an island that had wonderful shops selling crafts and antiques.盡管天氣不佳，她們?nèi)匀环褐垴側(cè)牒常又斡[了一座島嶼。島上有精致的店鋪，出售手工藝品和古董。pleasant pleznt adj. 令人愉快的；友好的pleas|antLater they took a pleasant hike in a forest just a short distance away.隨后，她們?cè)诓贿h(yuǎn)處的森林中徒步旅行，十分愜意。Lak

4、eLouise luiz 路易斯湖The next morning, the two girls arose early to take the train to Lake Louise, passing through the Canadian Rockies.次日清晨，兩個(gè)女孩早早起床，登上開(kāi)往路易斯湖的火車穿越加拿大落基山脈。massive msv adj. 巨大的; 非常嚴(yán)重的mas|siveSeen from the train window, the mountains and forests of Canada looked massive.從車窗往外望去，加拿大巍峨的山脈和遼闊

5、的森林盡收眼底。literally ltrli adv. 字面上；真正地lit|er|al|lybreath bre n.呼吸的空氣take ones breath away 令人驚嘆When the train arrived at the station, they took a taxi to Lake Louise where the blue water literally took their breath away with its exceptional beauty.火車到站后，她們乘坐出租車前往路易斯湖。那里湛藍(lán)的湖水美麗異常，攝人心魄。bound band adj. 準(zhǔn)備

6、前往(某地); 一定會(huì)Jasper dsp(r) 賈斯珀(加拿大城市)They spent the night, and then took a coach bound north through the Canadian Rockies to Jasper.住了夜之后，她們乘坐長(zhǎng)途汽車，向北穿過(guò)加拿大落基山脈，直達(dá)賈斯珀。scenery sinri n. 風(fēng)景；景色scen|eryawesome sm adj. 令人驚嘆的; 可怕的; 很好的awe|someLooking at the beautiful scenery, they both agreed that it was the m

7、ost awesome journey they had ever taken.望著眼前的美景，兩人一致認(rèn)為這是她們所經(jīng)歷過(guò)的最棒的一次旅行。spectacular spektkjl(r) adj. 壯觀的；壯麗的; 驚人的n. 壯麗的場(chǎng)面；精彩的表演peak pik n.頂峰；山峰; 尖形highlight halat n. 最好或最精彩的部分v. 突出; 強(qiáng)調(diào); 使醒目high|lightgoat t n. 山羊grizzlygrzli bear 灰熊griz|zlyIn addition to seeing spectacular mountain peaks and forests,

8、one highlight of their trip was being able to see many different creatures, including deer, mountain goats, and even a grizzly bear and an eagle.除了欣賞壯麗的山峰和森林，旅程的亮點(diǎn)之一是能看到種類繁多的動(dòng)物，如鹿、山羊、甚至還有一只灰熊和一只老鷹。Torontotrnt 多倫多(加拿大城市)From Jasper, they caught the train towards Toronto.在賈斯珀，她們坐上了開(kāi)往多倫多的火車。Edmonton ed

9、mntn 埃德蒙頓(加拿大城市)drill drl v. 鉆(孔)；打(眼) n. 鉆(頭)；訓(xùn)練；演習(xí)One of the trains first stops was in Edmonton, the provincial capital of Alberta, the centre of Canadas huge oil and gas drilling industry.火車的頭幾站中有一站是埃德蒙頓，這是阿爾伯塔的省會(huì)，也是加拿大龐大的油氣開(kāi)采業(yè)中心。freezing friz adj. 極冷的；冰凍的freezingcold 極冷的；凍僵的Edmonton is freezing

10、cold in winter, with daily temperatures averaging-10。C.埃德蒙頓冬季十分寒冷，日平均氣溫為零下10攝氏度。freeze friz(froze - frozen) v.結(jié)冰; (使)凍住mall ml n. 購(gòu)物商場(chǎng)；購(gòu)物廣場(chǎng) = shopping mallSince it can be too cold to go outdoors, Edmonton is home to many shopping malls. In fact, one of the largest shopping malls in North America is

11、in Edmonton.由于天寒地凍，不適合戶外活動(dòng)，因此埃德蒙頓擁有眾多大型購(gòu)物中心。事實(shí)上，北美最大的購(gòu)物中心之一就在埃德蒙頓。prairie preri n. 北美草原prai|rieFrom Edmonton, the train headed southeast across the great Canadian Prairie.火車從埃德蒙頓出發(fā)，向東南方行駛，一路穿越加拿大大草原。anticipate ntspet v. 預(yù)料; 預(yù)見(jiàn); 期望an|tici|pateHowever, they did not anticipate seeing such an open count

12、ry, and were truly amazed.但兩人還是未曾料想能看到如此遼闊的國(guó)度，真是驚嘆不已。bunch bnt n. 串；束；捆 a bunch of. 一束；一串；一群；大量They went through two wheat-growing provinces, where they saw a bunch of farms that covered a very large area.她們穿越兩個(gè)種植小麥的省份，看到一片片廣闊的農(nóng)場(chǎng)。Winnipeg wnpeg 溫尼伯(加拿大城市)After another day on the train, eventually th

13、ey were back in an urban area, the city of Winnipeg.她們?cè)诨疖嚿嫌侄冗^(guò)了天，最終回到了都市區(qū)域溫尼伯市。Ontarionter 安大略省(加拿大)From there, they travelled through the night, and woke up in Ontario a land of forests and lakes.從該市出發(fā)，她們連夜前行，從夢(mèng)鄉(xiāng)中醒來(lái)時(shí)火車已抵達(dá)森林和湖泊密布的安大略省。thunder nd(r) vi. 打雷; 轟隆隆地響; 轟隆隆地快速移動(dòng)n. 雷聲; 轟隆聲thun|derThe train t

14、hundered on, through the rolling hills.火車?yán)^續(xù)轟隆隆地向前行駛，穿過(guò)綿延的群山。frost frst n. 霜；嚴(yán)寒天氣; 霜凍v. 使蒙上霜；結(jié)霜The bushes and maple trees outside their windows were red, gold, and orange, and there was frost on the ground, confirming that autumn had arrived in Canada.窗外的灌木叢和楓樹(shù)林呈紅色、金色和橘黃色，地面蓋著一層霜，表明加拿大已進(jìn)入秋季。curtain k

15、tn n. 窗簾cur|tainborder bd(r) n. 國(guó)界；邊界(地區(qū))LakeHuron hjrn 休倫湖When they woke up the next morning and pulled back the curtain, they could see the wide stretch of Lake Huronone of the four Great Lakes on Ontarios southern border.次日清晨，她們醒來(lái)，拉開(kāi)車窗窗簾，遼闊的休倫湖映入眼簾。休倫湖是安大略省南部邊境的四大湖之一。duration djuren n. 持續(xù)的時(shí)間；期間du

16、|ra|tionAll in all, their trip from Vancouver to Toronto had taken a duration of four days.從溫哥華到多倫多，她們的旅行總共歷時(shí)四天。harbour/harbor) hb(r) n. (海)港；港口har|bourenrol/enroll(US) nrl v. (使加入；注冊(cè)；登記en|rolquarry kwri n. 采石場(chǎng)quar|ryidiom dim n. 習(xí)語(yǔ)；成語(yǔ)idi|omcontrary kntrri adj. 相反的；相對(duì)立的n. 相反的事實(shí)(或事情)con|tra|rycontrar

17、yto. 相反的；相對(duì)立的anyhow eniha adv. (結(jié)束交談或轉(zhuǎn)換話題時(shí))不過(guò)；反正any|howStLawrence sent lrnsRiver 圣勞倫斯河alongside,lsad prep. 在旁邊; 與一起adv. 在旁邊along|sideAs they sat in a restaurant alongside the broad St Lawrence River, a young man sat down with them.兩人在寬闊的圣勞倫斯河邊上的餐館坐下時(shí)，一位年輕人在她們身旁坐下。proceed prsid v. 行進(jìn)；繼續(xù)做pro|ceedproce

18、ed to sth 繼續(xù)做/參加Montrealmntrl 蒙特利爾(加拿大城市)After Daiyu and her cousin arrived in Toronto, the largest and wealthiest city in Canada, they only had a few hours to kill before they had to proceed to the next leg of their trip to Montreal, so they went on a tour of the city.李黛予和表妹抵達(dá)加拿大最大、最富有的城市多倫多之后僅有幾個(gè)小

19、時(shí)的時(shí)間可以消磨，然后就得繼續(xù)前往旅程的下一站蒙特利爾，于是兩人就在市區(qū)逛了逛。shore (r) n. 岸；濱They went up the CN Tower and looked across the shores of Lake Ontario.她們登上加拿大國(guó)家電視塔，眺望安大略湖畔。astonish stn v. 使十分驚訝; 使吃驚aston|ishmisty misti adj. 多霧的；橫相的NiagaranarFalls 尼亞加拉瀑布Standing in the distance, they were astonished to see misty clouds risi

20、ng from the great Niagara Falls, which is on the south side of the lake.站在遠(yuǎn)處，她們看到湖南邊的尼亞加拉大瀑布升騰而起的水霧，驚嘆不已。mist mst n. 薄霧；水汽steelsti:l n. 鋼；鋼鐵工業(yè)The girls saw hundreds of skyscrapers of glass and steel and old-fashioned cars rolling by.兩個(gè)女孩看到很多玻璃和鋼筋建造的摩天大樓，還有老式汽車從身邊駛過(guò)。dusk dsk n. 黃昏；傍晚They met Lin Fei

21、around dusk over dinner at a restaurant in downtown Chinatown.黃昏時(shí)分，她們?cè)谑兄行奶迫私值囊患也宛^里與林菲見(jiàn)了面，并共進(jìn)晚餐。advertisementdvtsmntdvrtazmnt n. 廣告；啟事(簡(jiǎn)寫(xiě): ad)ad|ver|tise|mentaccent ksent n.口音ac|centThey were surprised to see that all the signs and advertisements were in French and many people spoke English with an a

22、ccent.兩人驚奇地發(fā)現(xiàn)所有的標(biāo)示牌和廣告都是用法文寫(xiě)的，而且許多人說(shuō)英語(yǔ)都有口音。Jean-Philippe n flp 讓-菲利普photographer ftrf(r) n.攝影師；拍照者pho|tog|ra|pherHello, my name is Jean-Philippe. Im a photographer.你們好，我叫讓菲利普，是一名攝影師。owe v. 欠(賬、債、情等); 把歸功于某人owesthtosb 欠(某人情)；把歸功于某人You owe it to yourselves to stay longer.你們應(yīng)該多待幾天。QuebeckwbekCity 魁北克市(加拿大城市)Most of us speak both English and Fre