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Unit 5 Canada ─ “The True North”一、教学目标：掌握本单元重点单词、短语的用法及语法点二、教学重难点：1、对课文内容的整体把握2、课文中长难句的理解3、对文中细节的把握三、教学过程1. Rather than take the aeroplane all the way, they decided to fly to Vancouver and then take the train west to east across Canada.她们不想一路乘飞机，她们决定先飞到温哥华，再从西海岸乘火车横穿加拿大到达东海岸。
rather than 表示客观事实，意为_________________________________________ He is an explorer rather than a sailor. __________________________________________ The sweater she bought was beautiful rather than cheap. ______________________________ 我们是在教室里开会，不是在大厅里。
___________________________________________ 她喜欢唱歌，而不喜欢跳舞。
___________________________________________________ We should help him rather than he should help us. ____________________________________ rather than 连接两个名词或代词作主语时，谓语动词应与rather than 前面的名词或代词在人称和数上保持一致。
是你而不是我要去要购物。
_______________________________________________________2. The thought that they could cross the whole continent was exciting.[考例] The news _____ our athletes won another gold medal was reported in yesterday’s newspaper. (上海)A. whichB. whetherC. whatD. that3. remain用作不及物动词, 意为“剩下、留下、呆在”, 相当于stay，“呆在那里”可以说remain /stay there, 但“呆在家里”只能说stay (at) home。
Unit 5 CANADA- “THE TRUE NORTH”A TRIP ON “THE TRUE NORTH”Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian were on a trip 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 and then take the train from west to east across Canada. The thought that they could cross the whole continent was exciting.Their friend, Danny Lin, was waiting at the airport. He was going to take them and their baggage to catch “The True North”, the cross-Canada train. On the way to the station, he chatted about their trip. “You’re going to see some great scenery. Going eastward, you’ll pass mountains and thousands of lakes and forests, as well as wide rivers and large cities. Some people have the idea that you can cross Canada in less than five days, but they forget the fact that Canada is 5,500 kilometres from coast to coast. Here in Vancouver, you’re in Canada’s warmest part. People say it is Canada’s most popular cities to live in. Its population is increasing rapidly. The coast north of Vancouver has some of the oldest and most beautiful forests in the world. It is so wet there that the trees are extremely tall, some measuring over 90 metres.”That afternoon aboard the train, the cousins settled down in their seats. Earlier that day, when they crossed the Rocky Mountains, they managed to catch sight of some mountain goats and even a grizzly bear and an eagle. Their next stop was Calgary, which is famous for the Calgary Stampede. Cowboys from all over the world come to compete in the Stampede. Many of them have a gift for riding wild horses and can win thousands of dollars in prizes.After two days’ travel, the girls began to realize that Canada is quite empty. At school, they had learned that most Canadians live within a few hundred kilometres of the USA border, and Canada’s population is only slightly over thirty million, but now they were amazed to see such an empty country. They went through a wheat-growing province and saw farms that covered thousands of acres. After dinner, they were back in an urban area, the busy port city of Thunder Bay at the top of the Great Lakes. The girls were surprised at the fact that ocean ships can sail up the Great Lakes. Because of the Great Lakes, they learned, Canada has more fresh water than any other country in the world. In fact, it has one-third of the world’s total fresh water, and much of it is in the Great Lakes.That night as they slept, the train rushed across the top of Lake Superior, through the great forests and southward towards Toronto.“真北方”之旅李黛予和她表妹刘倩要去加拿大大西洋海岸的蒙特利尔市看望她们的表兄妹们。
高中英语Unit5Canada“TheTrueNorth”PeriodOneWarmingUp话题导入Canada is one of the few nations in the world to have two official languages：English and French.There are 10 provinces in the country but only one of these—Quebec—is known as “French Canada”．This is because it was founded by French explorers while British adventurers discovered the rest.Canada left the British empire in 1867 to become an independent country，and English and French have been recognized as the official languages ever since.Most people speak English as their first language and the two national television networks broadcast in English throughout the country.Apart from in Quebec and a few places on the east coast，French television is very rare.The same goes for ，for example.Outside of Quebec，there are only a few places where you’ll see traffic signs in French.And in restaurants，it’s almost impossible to find French on the menu unless you are in the heartland of “French Canada”．However，all products sold in Canada must，by law，have labels and instructions in both languages.In Canada’s Englishspeaking provinces，official bilingualism(双语) means that students can choose to complete a special French language course.Under this programme，they are taught most of their subjects in French.If a student begins the course in kindergarten or Grade One，it is likely that all their lessons will be in French.However，if they start at junior high school,25 percent of the teaching will continue to be in English.根据上文完成下列各题1．Where can you watch French television programmes?In Quebec and a few other places.2．Which country ruled Canada before its independence?Britain.3．Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4 with proper words.(no more than 5 words) traffic signs and menusPeriod One Warming Up & ReadingⅠ.单词1．v.chat聊天measure测量surround包围2．n.quiz测验minister大臣continent洲，大陆baggage行李scenery风景harbour海港border边界acre英亩eagle鹰3．adj.Canadian加拿大的prime首要的eastward向东的westward向西的upward向上的slight轻微的urban城市的multicultural多种文化的Ⅱ.短语1．与其；不愿rather than2．定居；平静下来settle down3．设法做manage to do4．看见；瞥见catch sight of5．对……有天赋have a gift for1．Rather than take the aeroplane all the way，they decided to fly to Vancouver and then take the train from west to east across Canada.她们不想一路乘飞机，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。
英语必修三Unit 5 Canada 课文翻译作者：未知来源：尚学苑2014-09-20A TRIP ON "THE TRUE NORTH"Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian were on a trip to Canada to visit their cousins in Montrealon the Atlantic coast. Rather than take the aeroplane all the way, they decided to fly toVancouver and then take the train west to east across Canada. The thought that they could cross the whole continent was exciting.Their friend, Danny Lin, was waiting at the airport. He was going to take them and their baggage to catch "The True North", the cross-Canada train. On the way to the station, he chatted about their trip. "Youre going to see some great scenery. Going eastward, you ’ll pass mountains and thousands of lakes and forests, as well as wide rivers and large cities. Some people have the idea that you can cross Canada in less than five days, but they forget the fact that Canada is 5,500 kilometres from coast to coast. Here in V ancouver, youre in Canadas warmest part. People say it is Canadas most beautiful city, surrounded by mountains and the Pacific Ocean. Skiing in the Rocky Mountains and sailing in the harbour make Vancouver one of Canadas most popular cities to live in. Its population is increasing rapidly. The coast north of Vancouver has some of the oldest and most beautiful forests in the world. It is so wet there that the trees are extremely tall, some measuring over 90 metres."That afternoon aboard the train, the cousins settled down in their seats. Earlier that day, when they crossed the Rocky Mountains, they managed to catch sight of some mountain goats and even a grizzly bear and an eagle. Their next stop was Calgary, which is famous for the Calgary Stampede. Cowboys from all over the world come to compete in the Stampede. Many of them have a gift for riding wild horses and can win thousands of dollars in prizes.After two days travel, the girls began to realize that Canada is quite empty. At school, theyhad learned that most Canadians live within a few hundred kilometres of the USA border, and Canadas population is only slightly over thirty million, but now they were amazed to see such an empty country. They went through a wheat-growing province and saw farms that covered thousands of acres. After dinner, they were back in an urban area, the busy port city of ThunderBay at the top of the Great Lakes. The girls were surprised at the fact that ocean ships can sail up the Great Lakes. Because of the Great Lakes, they learned, Canada has more fresh water than any other country in the world. In fact, it has one-third of the worlds total fresh water,and much of it isin the Great Lakes.That night as they slept, the train rushed across the top of Lake Superior, through the great forests and southward towards Toronto."真北方 "之旅李黛玉和她的表妹刘倩要去加拿大大西洋海岸的蒙特利尔市看望他们的表兄妹。
---------------------------------------------------------------最新资料推荐------------------------------------------------------必修三第五单元课文及翻译Unit 5 加拿大真北方 A TRIP ON THE TRUE NORTH 真北方之旅 Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian were on a trip to Canada to visit their cousins in Montreal on the Atlantic coast. 李黛予和她的表妹刘倩要去加拿大大西洋海岸的蒙特利尔市看望她们的表兄妹们。
海岸的蒙特利尔市看望她们的表兄妹们。
Rather than take the aeroplane all the way, 她们不想一路乘飞机。
她们不想一路乘飞机。
they decided to fly to Vancouver and then take the train west to east across Canada. 她们决定飞到温哥华，再从西海岸乘火车横穿加拿大到达东海岸。
穿加拿大到达东海岸。
The thought that they could cross the whole continent was exciting. 要横穿整个大陆的想法很是令人兴奋。
要横穿整个大陆的想法很是令人兴奋。
Their friend, Danny Lin, was waiting at the airport. 朋友林丹尼在机场等候她们。
朋友林丹尼在机场等候她们。
He was going to take them and their baggage to catch The1/ 6True North, the cross-Canada train. 他要带着她们和行李去火车站乘坐横越加拿大的拿大的真北方号列车。
必修三 Unit 5 Canada —“The True North”加拿大——真正的北极I．Vocabularymulticultural adj.多种文化的quiz n.测验；问答比赛beaver n.海狸grizzly n.(北美洲)灰熊；灰色的polar adj.极地的；近极地的penguin n.企鹅prime adj.首要的；主要的；基本的minister n.大臣；部长prime minister 首相；丞相governor n.州长；总督rather than 与其；不愿continent n.洲；大陆baggage n.行李scenery n.景色；风景eastward adv. 向东；向东南的surround vt. & vi.包围；围绕the Rocky Mountains落基山脉harbour n.海港measure vi. & vt.测量；衡量；判定aboard 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 n.鹰stampede n.(美)大西部赛马会cowboy n牛仔；牧童have a gift for 对…有天赋border n.边界；国界；边沿vt. & vi.与…接壤；接近slight adj.轻微的；微小的acre n. 英亩urban adj.城市的；市镇的location n. 位置；地方the Vatican City State梵蒂冈城国topic n.话题mixture n.混合物；混合状态bush n.灌木（丛）；矮树（丛）maple n.枫；枫树frost n.霜；霜冻confirm vt.证实；证明；批准wealthy adj.富有的in the distance在远处misty adj.有薄雾的；模糊的Niagara n.尼亚加拉（河，瀑布）schoolmate 同学；校友booth n.公用电话间；货摊；售货亭downtown adj.市区的；adv.pearl n.珍珠Cantonese n.广东人（的）approximatley adv.接近；大约dawn n.黎明；佛晓；破晓workplace n.工作场所；工作地点buffet n.自助餐；蚕食柜台broad adj. 宽阔的；广泛的St Lawrence River圣劳伦斯河nearly adv.在附近 adj.附近的tradition n.传统；风俗terrify vt.使恐怖；恐吓pleased adj. 欣喜的；高兴地impress vt.使印象深刻；使铭记impressive adj. 给人印象深刻的感人的II．Reading A TRIP ON “THE TRUE NORTH”一次真正的北极旅行Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian were on a trip to Canada to visit their cousins in Montreal on the Atlantic coast.李黛玉和她的老表刘倩开始了到加拿大的旅行，他们要去看望在大西洋沿岸蒙特利尔的老表，【注释：be on已经开始了，接受打赌They are on a visit to China.他们正在对中国进行访问。
Unit 5 Canada—“The True North”Warming up, Pre-reading, Reading重点词语及短语解析1.eastward adv. 向东；adj. 向东的；朝东的eastwards adv. 向东A powerful snow storm is moving eastward.一场强暴风雪正在向东前进。
the eastward expansion of the City of London 伦敦的东扩-ward adj. & adv. 朝向……的e.g. backward; homeward; westward; southward; northward-wards adv. 朝向……的e.g. onwards; forwards（1）remain v.保持;继续存在，仍旧是;用作系动词，后接形容词、名词、分词和介词短语。
（2）当remain作“剩下、留下”讲时可与不定式连用，remaining“剩下的，剩余的”，作定语。
After years of hard work, Tom still remained a worker.多年的辛劳后，汤姆仍是一名工人。
That old man remained full of energy.那位老人还是那么精力充沛。
She remained sitting when they came in.他们进来时，她仍然坐着（没有站起来）。
A lot of work remains to be done in the office.办公室里需要做的工作很多。
The old man didn’t know how to deal with the remaining vegetables.这位老人不知道怎么来处理剩余的蔬菜。
3.surround vt. & vi. 包围；围绕Troops have surrounded the city.部队已将该城包围。
英语必修三Unit 5 Canada课文翻译作者：未知来源：尚学苑 2014-09-20A TRIP ON "THE TRUE NORTH"Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian were on a trip 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 and then take the train west to east across Canada. The thought that they could cross the whole continent was exciting.Their friend, Danny Lin, was waiting at the airport. He was going to take them and their baggage to catch "The True North", the cross-Canada train. On the way to the station, he chatted about their trip. "Youre going to see some great scenery. Going eastward, you’ll pass mountains and thousands of lakes and forests, as well as wide rivers and large cities. Some people have the idea that you can cross Canada in less than five days, but they forget the fact that Canada is 5,500 kilometres from coast to coast. Here in Vancouver, youre in Canadas warmest part. People say it is Canadas most beautiful city, surrounded by mountains and the Pacific Ocean. Skiing in the Rocky Mountains and sailing in the harbour make Vancouver one of Canadas most popular cities to live in. Its population is increasing rapidly. The coast north of Vancouver has some of the oldest and most beautiful forests in the world. It is so wet there that the trees are extremely tall, some measuring over 90 metres."That afternoon aboard the train, the cousins settled down in their seats. Earlier that day, when they crossed the Rocky Mountains, they managed to catch sight of some mountain goats and even a grizzly bear and an eagle. Their next stop was Calgary, which is famous for the Calgary Stampede. Cowboys from all over the world come to compete in the Stampede. Many of them have a gift for riding wild horses and can win thousands of dollars in prizes.After two days travel, the girls began to realize that Canada is quite empty. At school, they had learned that most Canadians live within a few hundred kilometres of the USA border, and Canadas population is only slightly over thirty million, but now they were amazed to see such an empty country. They went through a wheat-growing province and saw farms that covered thousands of acres. After dinner, they were back in an urban area, the busy port city of Thunder Bay at the top of the Great Lakes. The girls were surprised at the fact that ocean ships can sail up the Great Lakes. Because of the Great Lakes, they learned, Canada has more fresh water than any other country in the world. In fact, it has one-third of the worlds total fresh water,and much of it is in the Great Lakes.That night as they slept, the train rushed across the top of Lake Superior, through the great forests and southward towards Toronto."真北方"之旅李黛玉和她的表妹刘倩要去加拿大大西洋海岸的蒙特利尔市看望他们的表兄妹。
Unit 5 Canada—“The True North”Section ⅡLearning about Language & Using Language一、词汇过关二、短语互译三、重点句式课文预读多伦多—蒙特利尔的“真北方”号列车[第1～4段译文]第二天早上，在她们的车窗外到处是灌木丛和枫树，挂满朱红、赤金和橘黄色的叶子，地面上覆盖了一层薄霜，表明秋天已经来到了加拿大。
大约在中午时分，她们到达了多伦多——加拿大最大、最富有的城市。
她们要晚些时候才动身去蒙特利尔，因此她们就在多伦多市内游览了一番。
她们登上了高高的加拿大国家塔，俯瞰下面的湖水。
在远处，她们可以看到在湖的南边尼亚加拉大瀑布上方升腾着的雾霭。
湖水流入尼亚加拉河，再经过大瀑布，流向大海。
她们看到了加顶的运动场，那是几支著名的篮球队的驻地。
当她们从港口区向北走的时候，李黛予说：“我妈妈的一个老同学林菲住在这里，我该到电话亭去给她打个电话。
”黄昏时分，她们在市区的中国城见到了林菲，这是多伦多三个中国城中的一个。
在一个名叫“粉珠酒楼”的餐馆里用餐时，这对表姐妹和许多年前就移居加拿大的林菲闲聊了起来。
林菲告诉她们：“我们在这里可以吃到可口的广东菜，因为这里的大多数中国人来自中国南方，尤其是香港。
很可惜你们不能一直走到加拿大的首都渥太华。
它在多伦多东北方约400千米处，因此要去那儿花的时间就太多了。
”[第5～7段译文]火车在那一夜的晚些时候起程了，第二天黎明时分到达了蒙特利尔。
在火车站，所有的人都在说法语。
指示牌和广告也都是法文的，但有些标注了小字体的英文。
刘倩说：“我们要到傍晚才动身，不如到市区去走走。
蒙特利尔老区是在水边上的。
”整个下午她们穿梭于布局可爱的商店中，还拜访了水边工作坊里的艺术家们。
当她们坐在一家自助餐厅里眺望广阔的圣劳伦斯河时，一个年轻人坐在了她们的身边。
“你们好，我叫亨利，是附近的大学生。
”他说道，“我想知道你们从哪儿来？”姑娘们告诉他，她们是坐火车来旅游的，要横穿加拿大，在蒙特利尔只待一天。
---------------------------------------------------------------最新资料推荐------------------------------------------------------必修三第五单元课文及翻译Unit 5 加拿大真北方 A TRIP ON THE TRUE NORTH 真北方之旅 Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian were on a trip to Canada to visit their cousins in Montreal on the Atlantic coast. 李黛予和她的表妹刘倩要去加拿大大西洋海岸的蒙特利尔市看望她们的表兄妹们。
海岸的蒙特利尔市看望她们的表兄妹们。
Rather than take the aeroplane all the way, 她们不想一路乘飞机。
她们不想一路乘飞机。
they decided to fly to Vancouver and then take the train west to east across Canada. 她们决定飞到温哥华，再从西海岸乘火车横穿加拿大到达东海岸。
穿加拿大到达东海岸。
The thought that they could cross the whole continent was exciting. 要横穿整个大陆的想法很是令人兴奋。
要横穿整个大陆的想法很是令人兴奋。
Their friend, Danny Lin, was waiting at the airport. 朋友林丹尼在机场等候她们。
朋友林丹尼在机场等候她们。
He was going to take them and their baggage to catch The1/ 6True North, the cross-Canada train. 他要带着她们和行李去火车站乘坐横越加拿大的拿大的真北方号列车。
必修三Unit 5 Canada —“The True North”单元要点预览（旨在让同学整体了解本单元要点）语言要点（模块）Ⅰ.词语辨析(旨在提供完形填空所需材料)Ⅱ.词性变化（旨在提供语法填空所需材料）Ⅲ.重点词汇（旨在提供词汇综合运用材料）1. chat vi.&n. 聊天；闲聊[典例]1). What were you chatting to him about? 你和他聊了些什麽?2). I had a long chat with her (about her job).（关於她的工作）我和她聊了很久。
[重点用法]chat to/with sb (about sth) = have a chat with sb (about sth) 与某人聊天、闲谈……[练习] 根据句子的意思在括号里填入所给词的适当形式或介词。
1). She often spends hours on the phone _______ (chat) to her friends.2). We had a nice chat _______ (介词) a cup of tea.答案：1). chatting 2). over2. eastward adv. 向东adj. 向东的；朝东的[典例]1). They were traveling eastward(s) to the city which appeared in their dreams. 他们朝着东边向梦想中的城市进发。
2). The plane flied in an eastward direction. 飞机向东边飞去。
[词语归纳]eastward(s) adj./adv. 向东的，向东地westward(s) adj./adv. 向西的，向西地southward(s) adj./adv. 向南的，向南地northward(s) adj./adv. 向北的，向北地southeastward(s) adj./adv. 向东南的，向东南地northeastward(s) adj./adv. 向东北的，向东北地southwestward(s) adj./adv. 向西南的，向西南地northwestward(s) adj./adv. 向东北的，向东北地[练习] 根据句子的意思在括号里填入适当的词。
英语必修三Unit 5 Canada课文翻译作者：未知来源：尚学苑2014-09-20A TRIP ON "THE TRUE NORTH"Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian were on a trip 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 and then take the train west to east across Canada. The thought that they could cross the whole continent was exciting.Their friend, Danny Lin, was waiting at the airport. He was going to take them and their baggage to catch "The True North", the cross-Canada train. On the way to the station, he chatted about their trip. "Youre going to see some great scenery. Going eastward, you’ll pass mountains and thousands of lakes and forests, as well as wide rivers and large cities. Some people have the idea that you can cross Canada in less than five days, but they forget the fact that Canada is 5,500 kilometres from coast to coast. Here in V ancouver, youre in Canadas warmest part. People say it is Canadas most beautiful city, surrounded by mountains and the Pacific Ocean. Skiing in the Rocky Mountains and sailing in the harbour make Vancouver one of Canadas most popular cities to live in. Its population is increasing rapidly. The coast north of Vancouver has some of the oldest and most beautiful forests in the world. It is so wet there that the trees are extremely tall, some measuring over 90 metres."That afternoon aboard the train, the cousins settled down in their seats. Earlier that day, when they crossed the Rocky Mountains, they managed to catch sight of some mountain goats and even a grizzly bear and an eagle. Their next stop was Calgary, which is famous for the Calgary Stampede. Cowboys from all over the world come to compete in the Stampede. Many of them have a gift for riding wild horses and can win thousands of dollars in prizes.After two days travel, the girls began to realize that Canada is quite empty. At school, they had learned that most Canadians live within a few hundred kilometres of the USA border, and Canadas population is only slightly over thirty million, but now they were amazed to see such an empty country. They went through a wheat-growing province and saw farms that covered thousands of acres. After dinner, they were back in an urban area, the busy port city of Thunder Bay at the top of the Great Lakes. The girls were surprised at the fact that ocean ships can sail up the Great Lakes. Because of the Great Lakes, they learned, Canada has more fresh water than any other country in the world. In fact, it has one-third of the worlds total fresh water,and much of it is in the Great Lakes.That night as they slept, the train rushed across the top of Lake Superior, through the great forests and southward towards Toronto."真北方"之旅李黛玉和她的表妹刘倩要去加拿大大西洋海岸的蒙特利尔市看望他们的表兄妹。
英语必修三Unit 5 Canada课文翻译作者：未知来源：尚学苑 2014-09-20A TRIP ON "THE TRUE NORTH"Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian were on a trip 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 and then take the train west to east across Canada. The thought that they could cross the whole continent was exciting.Their friend, Danny Lin, was waiting at the airport. He was going to take them and their baggage to catch "The True North", the cross-Canada train. On the way to the station, he chatted about their trip. "Youre going to see some great scenery. Going eastward, you’ll pass mountains and thousands of lakes and forests, as well as wide rivers and large cities. Some people have the idea that you can cross Canada in less than five days, but they forget the fact that Canada is 5,500 kilometres from coast to coast. Here in Vancouver, youre in Canadas warmest part. People say it is Canadas most beautiful city, surrounded by mountains and the Pacific Ocean. Skiing in the Rocky Mountains and sailing in the harbour make Vancouver one of Canadas most popular cities to live in. Its population is increasing rapidly. The coast north of Vancouver has some of the oldest and most beautiful forests in the world. It is so wet there that the trees are extremely tall, some measuring over 90 metres."That afternoon aboard the train, the cousins settled down in their seats. Earlier that day, when they crossed the Rocky Mountains, they managed to catch sight of some mountain goats and even a grizzly bear and an eagle. Their next stop was Calgary, which is famous for the Calgary Stampede. Cowboys from all over the world come to compete in the Stampede. Many of them have a gift for riding wild horses and can win thousands of dollars in prizes.After two days travel, the girls began to realize that Canada is quite empty. At school, they had learned that most Canadians live within a few hundred kilometres of the USA border, and Canadas population is only slightly over thirty million, but now they were amazed to see such an empty country. They went through a wheat-growing province and saw farms that covered thousands of acres. After dinner, they were back in an urban area, the busy port city of Thunder Bay at the top of the Great Lakes. The girls were surprised at the fact that ocean ships can sail up the Great Lakes. Because of the Great Lakes, they learned, Canada has more fresh water than any other country in the world. In fact, it has one-third of the worlds total fresh water,and much of it is in the Great Lakes.That night as they slept, the train rushed across the top of Lake Superior, through the great forests and southward towards Toronto."真北方"之旅李黛玉和她的表妹刘倩要去加拿大大西洋海岸的蒙特利尔市看望他们的表兄妹。
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。
要横穿整个大陆的想法很是令人兴奋。
朋友林丹妮，在机场等候她们。
他要带着她们和行李去火车站乘坐横穿加拿大的"真北方"号列车。
在去火车站的路上，林丹妮聊起了她们的旅程，"你们沿途将会看见美丽壮阔的风景。
一路向东行，你们会经过一座座山脉，上千个湖泊，森林还有宽阔的河流和许多大城市。
有人想在不到五天的时间里穿越加拿大，他们忘记了加拿大从东海岸到西海岸有5500千米。
这儿，温哥华，是加拿大最美丽的城市，被大山和太平洋环抱。
落基山脉可以滑雪，海港供你们扬帆，这些使得温哥华是加拿大最受欢迎的居住城市之一。
这个城市的人口增长很快。
在温哥华北面的海岸上保存着世界上最古老，最美丽的森林。
那儿的湿度很大，所以树都长得特别高，一些高达90多米。
那天下午表姐妹俩才登上火车落了座。
那天早些时候，当他们穿越落基山脉时，他们设法看见了野山羊，甚至还看见了一只大灰熊和一只鹰。
她们的下一站是卡尔加里，这个城市因"大西部赛马会"而闻名。
来自世界各地的牛仔们来参加赛马会比赛。
他们在许多人都有骑野马的才能，他们能赢得几千美元的奖金。
两天后，他们开始意识到加拿大人烟稀少。
他们在学校学过，大多数加拿大人居住在靠近美国几百千米以内的边境地带，加拿大的人口也只有三千万多一点。
但是现在看到这么空旷的国家，她们很惊讶。
她们穿过一个种植小麦的省份，他们看到了面积有数千平方千米的农场。
晚饭后，他们又回到城市，位于五大湖区最北端的繁忙的港口城市，桑德湾。
巨大的海轮，可以开到五大湖，让表姐妹俩感到吃惊。
他们知道，因为五大湖，加拿大的淡水比世界上任何其他国家都要多。
事实上，加拿大拥有全世界三分之一的淡水量，其中大部分都储蓄在五大湖泊里。
那天夜里她们睡着了，火车越过苏必利尔湖北部，穿过大森林，朝南向多伦多飞驰着。
"THE TURE NORTH"‖FROM TORONTO TO MONTREALThe next morning the bushes and maple trees outside their windows were red, gold and orange, and there was frost on the ground, confirming that fall had arrived in Canada.Around noon they arrived in Toronto, the biggest and most wealthy city in Canada. They were not leaving for Montreal until later, so they went on a tour of the city. They went up the tall CN Tower and looked across the lake. In the distance, they could see the misty cloud that rose from the great Niagara Falls, which is on the south side of the lake. The water flows into the Niagara River and over the falls on its way to the sea.They saw the covered stadium, home of several famous basketball teams. As they walked north from the harbour area, Li Daiyu said, "Lin Fei, one of my mothers oldschoolmates, lives here. I should phone her from a telephone booth."They met Lin Fei around dusk in downtown Chinatown, one of the three in Toronto. Over dinner at a restaurant called The Pink Pearl, the cousins chatted with Lin Fei, who had moved to Canada many years earlier. "We can get good Cantonese food here," Lin Fei told them, "because most of the Chinese people here come from South China, especially Hong Kong. Its too bad you cant go as far as Ottawa, Canadas capital. Its approximately four hundred kilometres northeast of Toronto, so it would take too long."The train left late that night and arrived in Montreal at dawn the next morning. At the station, people everywhere were speaking French. There were signs and ads in French, but some of them had English words in smaller letters. "We dont leave until this evening," said Liu Qian. "Lets go downtown. Old Montreal is close to the water." They spent the afternoon in lovely shops and visiting artists in their workplaces beside the water. As they sat in a buffet restaurant looking over the broad St Lawrence River, a young man sat down with them."Hello, my name is Henri. Im a student at the university nearby," he said, "and I was wondering where you are from." The girls told him they were on a train trip across Canada and that they had only one day in Montreal. "Thats too bad," he said. "Montreal is a city with wonderful restaurants and clubs. Most of us speak both English and French, but the city has French culture and traditions. We love good coffee, good bread and good music."That night as the train was speeding along the St Lawrence River toward the Gulf of St Lawrence and down to the distant east coast, the cousins dreamed of French restaurants and red maple leaves.多伦多一蒙特利尔"真北方"列车第二天早上,在她们的车窗外到处是灌木丛和枫树,挂满朱红、赤金和情黄色的叶子,地面覆盖上了一片薄霜,表明秋天已经来到了加拿大。
