Unit5Canada—“TheTrueNorth”Reading(II)1.…wereonatriptoCanada…trip:(通常指短途的)行走，旅行（尤指娱乐性的）be/goonatriptomakeatriptotakeatripto我父亲下礼拜要到纽约去。Myfatherwill______________________nextweek.makeatriptoNewYork2.Ratherthantaketheaeroplanealltheway，theydecidedtoflytoVancouverandthentakethetrainfromwesttoeastacrossCanada.他们不想一路乘飞机，而决定先飞到温哥华，再从西海岸乘火车横穿加拿大到达东海岸。ratherthan宁愿……而不愿……；而不是……；与其……倒不如(连接平行结构)wouldratherdo...thando＝woulddo...ratherthando宁愿……而不愿……prefertodo...ratherthando...宁愿……而不愿……IthinkTom，ratherthanyou，istoblame.我想不是你，而是汤姆应受责备。I’dprefertobeavolunteerratherthanstayathome.我愿成为一名志愿者，而不愿待在家里。【拓展】otherthan除了……orrather更确切地说morethan不仅仅，超过，非常moreAthanB与其说B，不如说是AHehasnoclosefriendsotherthanher.他除了她以外没有好朋友。Westayedatmyfriend’shouse，orratheratmyfriend’sparents’house.我们住在朋友家，说的确切些是在我朋友的父母家。【即学即练】1）Theyoungestbrother，ratherthanhistwoelderbrothers，________forthewrongdoings.A．wastoanswerB．weretoanswerC．wasansweredD．weretobeanswered【答案】A2）—Willyoujoinusinthegame?—Thankyou，________A．butwhynot?B．butI’drathernot.C．andIwon’t.D．andI’lljoin.【解析】Thankyou，but...是委婉拒绝他人邀请时的交际用语。whynot“何不”，表示建议，不符合语境；Iwon’t“不会的”，不符合谢绝人的语言习惯。D项不符合口语交际的习惯表达。【答案】Bratherthan连接两个名词或代词作主语时，谓语动词应与ratherthan前面的名词或代词在人称和数上保持一致。【点津】YouratherthanIaregoingtogocamping.是你而不是我要去野营。×areaswellas,togetherwith,besides谓语动词也与前面的名词在人称和数上保持一致.YouratherthanIamgoingcamping.B【即学即练】Ishouldthankyou___thatyoushouldthankme.A.becauseB.ratherthanC.forD.as3.…,peoplesayitisCanada’smostbeautifulcity,surroundedbymountainsandthePacificOcean.许多人认为它（温哥华）是加拿大最美的城市，因为它被群山和大西洋围绕着。surroundvt.包围,围绕;圈住Treessu...
