高中英语必修3NIT5 language points(reading 1 and 2).pptVIP

language points;1. It is the second largest country in the world. 仿写： (1). The Yellow River is ____ _____ _____ ____ (第二长河) in China. (2). The year of 2008 was____ _____ ______ (中国最悲伤的一年)。 归纳： 限定词(the/形容词性物主代词)+序数词+adj最高级+名词 表示“第....的” 翻译：黎明是我们班第三高的男生。 ; 2. Rather than take the aeroplane all the way, they decided to fly to Vancouver and then take the train west to east across Canada. 她们不想一路乘飞机，她们决定先飞到温哥华，再从西海岸乘火车横穿加拿大到达东海岸。;all the way in a/one way by the way by way of in no way in any way lose ones way the way to do sth. the way of doing sth the way that/in which; rather than 表示客观事实，意为“是……而不是……；与其……不如……”。它连接的并列成分可以是名词、代词、形容词、介词(短语)、动名词、分句、不定式、动词等。 ;　　You rather than I are going to go camping. 是你而不是我要去要野营。 ;(2) 连接两个形容词 　 The sweater she bought was beautiful rather than cheap. 与其说她买的这件羊毛衫便宜不如说它漂亮。 ; (3) 连接两个介词(短语)或动名词 　　We will have the meeting in the classroom rather than in the great hall. 我们是在教室里开会，不是在大厅里。 　　She enjoys singing rather than dancing. 她喜欢唱歌，而不喜欢跳舞。 ; (4) 连接两个分句 　　 We should help him rather than he should help us. 是我们应该帮助他而不是他应该帮助我们。 (5) 连接两个不定式 　　I decided to write rather than (to) telephone. 我决定写信而不打电话。 ; 注意：rather than 后接不定式时，不定式可以带to，也可以不带to, 如上句。但rather than位于句首时，则只能接不带to 的不定式。 如: Rather than allow the vegetables to go bad, he sold them at half price. 他唯恐蔬菜烂掉，把它们以半价卖掉了。 ; I should thank you ___ that you should thank me. A. because B. rather than C. for D. as; 3. People think it is Canada’s most beautiful city, surrounded by mountains and the Pacific Ocean. 许多人认为温哥华是加拿大最美的城市，因为它被大山包围，濒临太平洋。;surround vt 包围；围绕 (1). surround sth/sb e.g. The river surrounds the river. (2). be surrounded by/with 被...所包围 e.g. Our school is surrounded by/with trees. 用surround的正确形式填空。 There are a lot of trees,__________our school. Our school is very beautiful,_________by trees.;词汇拓展： surround