高中英语 · 必修三：Unit5 multicultural /mʌlti'kʌltʃərəl/ adj. 多种文化的 quiz /kwiz/ n. 测验；问答比赛 Canadian /kə'neidiən/ n.加拿大人 adj.加拿大的；加拿 大人的 Vancouver /væn'ku:və/ n. 温哥华(加拿大城市) Toronto /tə'rɔntəu/ n．多伦多(加拿大城市) Calgary /'kælɡəri/ n. 卡尔加里(加拿大城市) Ottawa /'ɔtəwə/ n. 渥太华(加拿大首都) beaver /'bi:və/ n. 海狸 grizzly /'ɡrizli/ n. （北美洲）灰熊 adj. 灰色的；有灰斑 的 polar /'pəulə/ adj. 极地的；近极地的 penguin /'peŋɡwin/ n. 企鹅 prime /praim/ adj. 首要的；主要的；基本的 minister /'ministə/ n. 大臣；部长 prime minister 首相；丞相 governor /'ɡʌvənə/ n. 州长；总督 rather than 与其；不愿 continent /'kɔntinənt/ n. 洲；大陆 baggage /'bæɡidʒ/ n. 行李 chat /tʃæt/ vi. & n. 聊天；闲聊 scenery /'si:nəri/ n. 景色；风景 eastward /'i:stwəd/ adv. 向东 adj. 向东的；朝东的 westward /'westwəd/ adv. 向西 adj.向西的；朝西的 upward /'ʌpwəd/ adv. 向上地；上升的 adj. 上升的；向 上的 surround /sə'raund/ vt. & vi. 包围；围绕 the Rocky Mountains 落基山脉 harbour /'hɑ:bə/ n. （= harbor）海港 measure /'meʒə/ vi. & vt. 测量；衡量；判定 n. 计量制； 计量单位；措施 aboard /ə'bɔ:d/ prep. & adv. 在船、飞机、火车或公共 汽车上 settle down 定居；平静下来；专心于 manage to do 设法做 catch sight of 看见；瞥见 eagle /'i:ɡl/ n. 鹰 stampede /stæm'pi:d/ n. (美国西部或加拿大) 大西部赛 马会 cowboy /'kaubɔi/ n. 牛仔；牧童 have a gift for 对……有天赋 within /wi'ðin/ prep. 在……之内 border /'bɔ:də/ n. 边界；国界；边沿 vt. & vi. 与……接 壤；接近 slight /slait/ adj. 轻微的；微小的 slightly /'slaitli/ adv. 稍稍；轻微地 acre /'eikə/ n. 英亩 urban /'ə:bən/ adj. 城市的；市镇的 Thunder /'θʌndə/ Bay 桑德湾 Lake Superior /sju:'piəriə/ 苏必利尔湖 location /ləu'keiʃn/ n. 位置；地方 the Vatican /'vætikən/ City State 梵蒂冈城国 topic /'tɔpik/ n. 话题 mix /miks/ vt. & vi. 混合；调配 mixture /'mikstʃə/ n. 混合（物）；混合状态 bush /buʃ/ n. 灌木（丛）；矮树（丛） maple /'meipl/ n. 枫；枫树 frost /frɔst/ n. 霜；霜冻 confirm /kən'fə:m/ vt. 证实；证明；批准 wealthy /'welθi/ adj. 富有的 distance /'distəns/ n. 距离；远方 in the distance 在远处 mist /mist/ n. 薄雾 misty /'misti/ adj. 有薄雾的；模糊的 Niagara /nai'ægərə/ n.尼亚加拉(河；瀑布) schoolmate /'sku:lmeit/ n. 同学；校友 booth /bu:θ/ n. 公用电话间；货摊；售货亭 downtown /daun'taun/ adj. 市区的 adv. 在市区；往市 区 pearl /pə:l/ n. 珍珠 Cantonese /kæntə'ni:z/ n.＆adj. 广东人(的)； 广州人 (的)；广东话(的) approximately /ə'prɔksimətli/ adv. 接近；大约 dawn /dɔ:n/ n. 黎明；拂晓；破晓 workplace /'wə:kpleis/ n. 工作场所；工作地点 buffet /'bufei/ n. 自助餐；饮食柜台 broad /brɔ:d/ adj. 宽阔的；广泛的 St Lawrence /'seint 'lɔrəns/ River 圣劳伦斯河 nearby /'niə'bai/ adv. 在附近 adj. 附近的；邻近的 tradition /trə'diʃn/ n. 传统；风俗 terrify /'terifai/ vt. 使恐怖；恐吓 terrified /'terifaid/ adj. 恐惧的；受惊吓的 pleased /pli:zd/ adj. 欣喜的；高兴的；愉快的 impress /im'pres/ vt. 使印象深刻；使铭记 impressive /im'presiv/ adj.给人深刻印象的；感人的 A TRIP ON "THE TRUE NORTH" Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian were on atrip to Canada to visit their cousins in Montreal on the Atlantic coast.Rather than take the aeroplane all the way,they decided to fly to Vancouver andthen take the train from west to east across Canada.The thought that they could cross the whole continent was exciting. Their friend ,Danny Liu ,was waiting at the airport.He was going totake them and theirbaggage to catch “The true north”,the cross – Canada train.On the way to the station,hechatted about their trip.“You ‘re going to seesome great scenery.Going eastward,you’ll pass mountains and thousands oflakes and forests as well as wide rivers ands large cities.Some people havethe idea that you can cross Canadain less than five days,but they forget the fact that Canada is 5,500kilometres from coast to coast.Here in Vancouver,you’re in Canada’s warmestpart .People say it is Canada’smost beautiful city,surrounded by mountains and the Pacific Ocean.Skiing in the Rocky Mountains and sailing in the harbour make Vancouver one of Canada’s most popular cities tolive in.Its population is increasing rapidly.The coast there that the treesare extremely tall,some measuring over 90 meters.” That afternoon aboard the train,thecousins settled down in their seats.Earlier that day,whrn they crossed the Rocky Mountains,they managed to catch sight ofsomemountain goats and even a grizzly bear and an eagle.Their next shop was Calgary,which is famousfor the CalgaryStampede.Cowboys from all over the world come to compete in theStampede.Many of them have a gift for riding wild horses and can withinthousandsof dollars in prizes. After two days’ travel,the girls began to realize that Canada is quite empty.At school,they had learnedthat most Canadians live within a few hundred kilometres of the USA border,and that Canada’s population is only slightly over thirty million,but now they were amazed to see covered thousandsof aces.After dinner,they were back in an urban area,the busy port city of Thunder Bay at the top of the Great Lakes.Because of the Great Lak