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第二十六课：加拿大

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　课文翻译

　　2Reading comprehension阅读理解………………

　CANADA(1)

　加拿大(一)

　　Canada is the second largest country in the world. It is larger than the

　　加拿大是世界上第二大的国家。它比美国还要大，

　　USA and reaches nearly a quarter of the way round the earth. The distance

　　它的国土的长度几乎是地球(同纬度的)周长的1/4。从东到西

　　from east to west is over 5,500 kilometres and the country covers six of the

　　的距离为5，500多公里。加拿大的国土跨过全世界24个

　　world's 24 time areas.

　　时区中的6个。

　　The population of Canada is about 29 million and the capital is Ottawa.

　　加拿大人口约为2，900万，首都是渥太华。

　　There are two offcial languages, French and English. The first travellers arrived

　　全国有两种官方语言：法语和英语。第一批英国旅行者

　　from England in 1497. Settlers from France reached Canada in 1534. For two

　　是于1497年到达的。法国来的定居者是1534年来到加拿大的。为了

　　centuries English and French settlers struggled against each other to control the

　　控制这个国家，英国和法国的定居者相互争斗了两个

　　country. Today, one province of Canada is Frenchspeaking. The TV and ra

　　世纪。现在，加拿大有一个省说法语。那里的电视和

　　dio programmes there are in French. There are French restaurants, and all the

　　广播节目都是用法语播送的。那儿有法国餐馆，学校里全部

　　teaching in schools is done in French.

　　教学都是用法语进行的。

　　As in China, the weather is different from area to area. In the north, the

　　和中国的情况一样，那儿各个地区气候都不相同。在北方，冬季

　　winters are long and hard, with snow for six months of the year. The tempera

　　时间长，而且寒冷，一年中有六个月下雪。气温

　　tures can fall to -60℃, that is 60℃below freezing. In the capital, Ottawa,

　　可降到-60℃，也就是摄氏零下60度。在首都渥太华，

　　the average of winter temperature is -10℃，and in summer 21℃. The west

　　冬季平均气温是-10℃，夏季为21℃。加拿大coast of Canada is the warmest place

　　in winter. The average January temperature

　　的西海岸是冬季最暖和的地方。一月份的平均气温

　　is 3℃, and in July it is 18℃. Here it rains a lot every month of the year.

　　是3℃，七月份是18℃。在这里，每个月都下很多雨。

　　Plants grow well all the year round and the parks and gardens are famous for

　　一年四季植物生长良好，这里的公园和花园都以其

　　their flowers.

　　花卉而闻名。

　　Canada has one third of the world's supply of fresh water. There are five

　　加拿大的淡水供应量占全世界的1/3。这个国家的

　　great lakes in the south, and there are many others, especially in the north.

　　南部有五个大湖，还有许多别的湖泊，特别是在北方。

　　Most of the electricity is produced by water. The country has a great deal of

　　大部分电力是用水力发的。加拿大拥有大量的

　　coal, oil and natural gas, and these are all exploited for energy.

　　煤、石油和天然气，这些全都开发作能源。

　　Much of the country is covered by forests, and wood is cut and sold all

　　这个国家的许多地区都被森林所覆盖，砍下的木材销售到世界

　　over the world. Canada is also the world's biggest producer of the kind of paper

　　各地。加拿大还是世界上最大的生产新闻纸的国家。

　　which is used for newspapers. Fishing is also very important for Canadians.

　　对加拿大人来说，渔业也是很重要的。

　　Fish from the east and west coasts is sold to many other countries.

　　从东海岸到西海岸捕的鱼销售到许多其他国家。

第二十六课：加拿大

　　重点·难点·考点及疑点注释

　　1.世界上版图最大的国家是独联体(the Common Wealth of Independent States)，即前苏联，其次是加拿大。

　　2.Canada is the second largest country in the world.

　　加拿大是世界上第二大的国家。

　　定冠词(the)+序数词+最高级+范围……是第……大(长，高等)……

　　Africa is the second largest continent in the world.非洲是世界第二大洲。

　　注意此句式不能与序数词first连用。

　　3.reach用作不及物动词时作“延伸(extend)”解。当reach作“抵达(get to)”或“伸手碰到(stretch out the hand for sth.)”等解时，为及物动词。

　　4.the population of...……的人口

　　population意为“人口(数字)；全体居民”，作为一整体时，不可数，但若涉及人口的一部分时，谓语常用复数。

　　短语链接：have a population of有……人口

　　5.struggle against同……作斗争

　　Man must struggle against pollution.人类必须同污染斗争。

　　短语链接：struggle against

　　同……作斗争(接斗争的对象，侧重于精神上和政治上的斗争)；struggle for

　　为了……而斗争(接斗争的目的)；fight against同……作斗争；fight

　　for为了……而斗争

　　6.hard (天气、气候)酷热的，严寒的

　　7.below freezing零下；冰点以下

　　反义词链接：above freezing零上

　　8.all the year round一年到头

　　The mountain is covered with white snow all the year round.

　　这座山一年到头为白雪覆盖。

　　短语链接：all night long彻夜地，通宵达旦；all day long

　　整天地，一天到晚地；all the time一直，始终地；all one's life终生

　　9.be famous for因……而闻名

　　China has been famous for its silk trade.中国以丝绸贸易而闻名。

　　同义词链接：be wellknown for

　　10.exploit利用,开发

　　We must exploit every opportunity to learn new things.

　　我们必须利用一切机会来学习新东西。

　　11.Read the passage again and make notes in the two columns.

　　make notes是“作笔记”的意思；make notes/a note of是“把……记录下来”的意思。

　　He made notes of his patient's pulse and temperature.

　　他把病人的脉搏和体温记录下来。

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