必修3Unit5Canada-thetruenorth根底稳固一、词汇详解1.Ratherthantaketheairplanealltheway,theydecidedtoflyfromChinatoVancouver...她们不想一路乘飞机,决定先从中国飞到温哥华,……要点提示:ratherthan“意思为与其,不愿,不要,不是〞,常用在prefertodoratherthando句子中。典型例句:Ratherthanmakemoneyinthisway,Iprefertostarvetodeath.我宁愿饿死,也不愿用这种方式挣钱。Iwillhavesweetwaterratherthanpurewater.我想喝甜水,不想喝纯洁水。Hewasbusywritingaletterratherthanreadinganewspaper.他正忙于写信而不是读报。相关链接:wouldrather宁愿,宁可;not...butrather…………不是而是例如:IsupposeIcouldlendthemtohim,butI’drathernot.我想我是把它们借给他的,可是我不愿意借。We’dratheryoudidn’tdoit.我宁愿你不做这事情。orrather更确切地说Youhavetobe16forcheaptickets,orratherunder16.你必须16岁才买廉价票,更确切地说是不满16岁。Thecommitteedoesnotdealwithindividualcorrespondence,butratherdiscussesissuesinitsnewsletter.该委员会不是处理个人信件,而是在简报中讨论问题。应用探究(1)Thebravepeopleinthevillagepreferredtodieratherthan,andencouragedotherstofightmorebravelyintheanti-Japanesebattlefield.A.togivein;itB.togivein;whichC.givein;thisD.givein;which解析:prefertodosth.ratherthandosth.是固定句式,第二个空因为前面出现and说明这是一个并列句,用it代替前面情况。如果没有and,那么选择which。答案:C(2)Iwouldrather______thanaskhimforhisautograph.SoIwouldratherhe______hereassoonaspossible.A.die;leavingB.died;leavingC.die;leaveD.die;left“愿意、宁愿干某事〞,wouldrather后面跟从句时,从句用一般过去时态,应选D。答案:D句型转换(3)Themanwearingglassesdon’tteachtheworkershowtodoitbutlearnfromthem.=Themanwearingglassesdon’tteachtheworkershowtodoit____________learnfromthem.答案:butrather2.Itisthesecondbiggestcountryintheworldandasyougoeastward,youwillseemountains,...……加拿大是世界上第二大国家,当你向东走,你会看到群山连绵要点提示:eastward与eastwards“意义相同,副词,意思为向东〞。其他几个表示方向的词语用法与其一致。典型例句:Acoupletravelede...