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Unit 4
UNIT 4
JOURNEY ACROSS A VAST LAND
Can you replace “journey” with another word?
Travel, trip, tour, etc.
What does “journey” often imply?
“Journey” often implies a longer trip, perhaps to multiple destinations, or with a greater sense of unknown.
What do you think “vast land” means? Where does the phrase “vast land” remind you of?
An extremely large area of ground. Xinjiang, Gansu, North China Plain, Inner Mongolia, Siberia, etc.
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Reading and Thinking(P38) SEEING THE TRUE NORTH VIA RAIL:VANCOUVER AND THE HEART OF CANADA Para.1 Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian went to Canada to visit their cousins in Halifax on the Atlantic coast. Rather than travel by 1._______ ________(商业航班) all the way, they decided to fly to Vancouver and then 2.___ _____ ______(乘火车). For both of them, the 3.________(think) of crossing the whole county by rail was exciting.
李黛予和表妹刘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。她们没有一路乘坐商业航班,而是决定先飞到温哥华,然后再乘坐火车。一想到可以坐火车横穿整个国家,姐妹俩就激动不已。
Para.2 Before starting out, they spent a couple of days in Vancouver, 1.____(see) the sights. During their first day, as is 2.______(type) of Vancouver, it rained. Despite(3.选同义词though/in spite of) the weather, they were able to take a boat ride4.( )out into the 5.______(海湾), and later visit an island that had wonderful shops selling crafts 6.( ) and 7.______ (古董). The next day was clear and mild, and they were pleased to see the beautiful mountains 8._____(look) out over the city. Later they9._____ _ ________ _____ (愉快地徒步旅行) in a forest just a short distance away.
出发前,她们在温哥华待了两天,欣赏当地风光。第一天温哥华一如往常细雨蒙蒙。尽管天气不佳,她们仍然泛舟驶入海湾,接着游览了一座岛屿。岛上有精致的店铺,出售手工艺品和古董。第二天,天气晴朗,温度适宜,她们俯瞰着整座城市,看到了壮美的群山,甚是欣喜。随后,她们在不远处的森林中徒步旅行,十分惬意。
Para.3 The next morning, the two girls 1._____ _______(早早起床) to take the train