Unit 5 Canada—“The True North”
surround, distance, terrify, impress, settle down, have a gift for, as far as, rather than
1. surround
surrounding adj. 周围的
surroundings n. 环境
surround…with… 使…包围…
be surrounded by / with… 被…包围
辨析surroundings / condition / environment / circumstances：
1 surroundings作为“环境”，常用复数形式，主要指周围的物质环境。
2 condition的复数形式conditions可表示“环境，情况”的意思，但它主要是抽象意义上的。
3 environment“环境”，指大的自然环境，范围被surroundings大，有时也指人成长的家庭环境，强调环境对人的感受、道德及观念的影响。
4 circumstances指人生存的客观环境，还可以指“境地，境遇”，尤指经济状况。
eg: I’d like to bring up my child in healthy surroundings.
Animals in a zoo are not living in their natural surroundings.
It’s difficult to imagine that you’re working in such poor conditions.
The school was surrounded by / with a fence.
2. distance n. 距离；远方；遥远；疏远
v. 不介入；与…疏远
at a distance 隔一段距离；距离稍远
in the distance 在远方
at a distance of 在…远的地方
keep sb at a distance 对…冷淡，与…疏远
keep one’s distance from 与…保持距离
distant adj. 遥远的；远处的；久远的
eg: His oil painting looks better at a distance.
The dog looked dangerous, so I decided to keep my distance.
He took a distant attitude towards me.
When he retired, he tried to distance himself from politics.
3. terrify vt. 使恐怖；恐吓
terrify sb into doing sth 恐吓某人干某事
be terrified at / with 被…吓一跳
be terrified of 害怕
terror n. 恐惧；恐怖
terrified adj. 惊恐的；恐怖的
terrifying adj. 可怕的；令人恐怖的
eg: He was terrified at the incident.
The child was terrified of being left alone in the house.
The terrified look on his face shows that he’s greatly terrified.
4. impress vt. 使铭记；铭刻；给…留下极深的印象
impress…on… 把…印在…上
impress sb with sth
be impressed by / with sth 对…印象深刻
impression n. 印象
leave / make / create a (n)…impression on sb 给某人留下…的印象
eg: The teacher impressed the importance of English on / upon me.
My father impressed me with the value of hard work.
The audience were deeply impressed by the actors’ wonderful performance.
What impresses me most is the beauty of the
5. settle down 定居；平静下来；专心于
settle down to (doing) sth 开始注意某事物
settle on / upon 决定；同意（某事）
settle up 付清欠账；结清账单
settle in / into 适应（新的家、工作、环境等）
辨析settle / solve：
1 settle解决；其对象为某种争端。
2 solve解决，侧重给出一个答案
settle an argument solve a mystery
a quarrel a puzzle
a matter difficulties
eg: He has settled down to farming.
The chairman tried to settle the audience down.
You can do some things to help him settle in.
There is no way to settle the differences.
注：settle down用作不及物动词短语时，表示“定居；安静地坐下；（对工作、生活等）定下心来。settle down用作及物动词短语时，表示“使…平静下来”
6. have a gift for 对…有天赋
have a gift for = have a talent for = be gifted in 对…有天赋
gifted adj. = talented 天才的；有天赋的
gift n. = present 礼品，赠品
eg: She has a gift for music.
Their daughter is very gifted.
He received a lot of gifts on his birthday.
7. as far as 远到，直至，至于
as far as 远至 / 达
as / so far as 达到…的程度；尽…；就…
as / so far as sb / sth is concerned 就某人 / 物而言
as far as the eye can see / reach 就视力所能及
so / as far as I can see 依我看
by far… …得多
so far 迄今为止（作状语，谓语动词多用完成时）
far from 远非， 一点也不
as / so long as 只要
as much / many as 多达…，达到…之多
as soon as 一…就…
eg: We can walk as far as the seaside.
As far as I’m concerned, most young people in
So far it has been by far the tallest building in the world.
I’m far from pleased with your behaviour.
注：as far as的命题角度
1 本义考查，即“远达…“。这时要注意与as long as的区别：far指距离，long指时间。
2 用于固定句式，即as / so far as…be concerned“就…而言”的用法。
8. Rather than take the aeroplane all the way, they decided to fly to
rather than 宁愿…而不愿…；而不是…；与其…倒不如（连接平行结构）
would rather do…than do = would do…rather than do
prefer to do…rather than do… 宁愿…而不愿…
other than 除了…
or rather 更确切地说
more than 不仅仅，超过，非常
more A than B 与其说是B，不如说是A
eg: I think Tom, rather than you, is to blame.
I’d prefer to be a volunteer rather than stay at home.
He has no close friends other than her.
We stayed at my friend’s house, or rather at my friend’s parents’ house.
注：1 would rather + 从句（从句中的谓语动词用虚拟语气）
过去完成时表示过去的愿望。
2 rather than连接并列主语时，谓语的数与其前的名词、代词一致。
9. They were not leaving for
until引导时间状语从句：
1 引导时间状语从句时，如果主句的谓语动词是延续性动词，那么这个主句需要肯定式，表示动作一直持续到until所表示的时间为止。
2 引导时间状语从句时，如果主句的谓语动词是非延续性动词，如go, come, leave, finish等，那么这个主句常用否定式，表示某一动作到until所表示的时间才发生，构成not…until“直到…才…”
3 引导时间状语从句时，从句表示的动作如果还没
发生，习惯上也要用一般现在时而不用一般将来时。
4 在not…until句型结构中，可以把not until提到句首，句子用倒装语序。
5 not…until句型的强调句式为 It is / was not until…that…。
6 以上结构中的until可用作介词，引导时间状语。
eg: He didn’t know about it until I told him.
Not until I told him did he know about it. (倒装句)
It was not until I told him that he knew about it. (倒装句)
You may stay here till / until the rain stops.
练习：
1. It is our duty to protect the from pollution.
A. surroundings B. condition
C. environment D. situation
2. The baby was playing on the carpet by all kinds of toys.
A. surrounding B. surrounded
C. surrounds D. having surrounded
3. The pyramids can be visible a distance of several kilometres.
A. in B. at C. from D. by
4. To people who survived the earthquake, it is considered the most experience of their lives.
A. terrified B. terrifying C. pleased D. pleasing
5. It was a really experience. Afterwards everybody was very .
A. terrifying; shocking B. terrified; shocking
C. terrifying; shocked D. terrified; shocked
6. It is his first job interview, so there is no room for mistake in the first .
A. instruction B. expression
C. impression D. description
7. The new teacher made a good on the students by her rich knowledge and humorous talk.
A. feeling B. effect C. impression D. sense
8. It always takes the class a while to at the start of the class.
A. settle on B. settle in C. settle down D. settle up
9. 在2008年北京奥运会上赢得
10. In the summer months the difference in temperature between the south and the north can be twenty degrees!
A. as much as B. as hot as
C. as many as D. as far as
11. In fact, Peter would rather have left for
A. to stay B. stayed C. staying D. stay
12. In many countries in the world, breakfast is a snack
a meal, but the traditional English breakfast is a full meal.
A. rather than B. more than
C. other than D. less than
13. The youngest brother, rather than his two elder brothers, for the wrongdoings.
A. was to answer B. were no answer
C. was answered D. were to be answered
14. It was not until that to prepare his lessons.
A. did his father come in; the boy began
B. his father came in; the boy began
C. did his father come in; did the boy begin
D. his father came in; did the boy begin
Unit 5 Canada—“The True North”
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9. Bolt who won the 100 metres and 200 metres gold medals in the 2008 Beijing Olympics has a gift for sprint.
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