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15 A Journey across Canada
15 横穿加拿大的旅行
After a quiz last autumn, Kuang crossed the continent eastward to Toronto to visit his
schoolmate, the distance measuring approximately 5,000 kilometers.
去年秋天的一次考试后，阿匡向东横穿整个大陆，来到多伦多探望他的同学，这次旅行的距
离测量起来大约有五千多公里。
His train started from Vancouver, a city surrounded by mountains.
他的火车从温哥华启程，这是一座群山环绕的城市。
After confirming his baggage was aboard the train, Kuang settled down in his seat.
在证实了自己的行李都在火车上之后，阿匡就在座位上安坐下来。
Having a gift for communication, he started chatting with another passenger within 5 minutes.
因为在与人交流方面有天赋，他在 5 分钟内就和另一个乘客聊起天来。
Their topics included the Canadian traditions, the Prime Minister, the mixture of races, and
the terrifying Great Fall.
他们的话题包括加拿大的传统、加拿大的总理、种族的混合，还有让人心惊胆战的大瀑布。
After a nice buffet at noon, he was pleased to find that the scenery was impressive.
中午吃了一顿美味的自助餐后，他很高兴发现外面的风景给他留下深刻印象。
He saw beautiful harbors in the distance, wealthy urban areas and maple forest that covered
thousands of acres.
他看见了远处美丽的海港、富裕的市区，还有延绵几千亩的枫树林。
He even managed to catch sight of an eagle flying upward over bushes.
他甚至还想方设法看见了一只在灌木丛上空翱翔的鹰。
Kuang reached Toronto which lies slightly near the border at a misty dawn.
阿匡在一个薄雾笼罩的黎明到达稍稍接近边境的多伦多。
There was frost and the broad downtown streets were very quiet.
地上有霜，宽阔的市区街道很安静。
Though it was early, Kuang phoned his schoolmate in a booth nearby at once rather than
waiting for him to come.
尽管还很早，阿匡却不愿等待，立刻就在附近电话亭给同学打了个电话。
They had a good time together.
他们在一起度过了美好的时光。
Vocabulary 词汇表
1. quiz [kw z] 小测验 11. aboard [ 'b d] 在船上，在飞机上
2. continent ['k nt n nt] 大陆 12. settle down ['s tl da n] 安定下来
3. eastward ['i:stw d] 朝东方的，向东 13. have a gift for [h v ɡ ft f r] 有才华
4. schoolmate ['sku lme t] 同学 14. chat [t t] 聊天
5. distance ['d st ns] 距离 15. within [w ' n] 在...之内
6. measure ['m ] 测量 16. topic ['t p k] 主题
7. approximately [ 'pr ks m tli] 大约 17. Canadian [k n'e di n] 加拿大的
8. surround [s 'ra nd] 包围 18. tradition [tr 'd n] 传统
9. confirm [k n'f m] 确认 19. Prime Minister [pra m 'm n st ] 首相，总
10. baggage ['b ɡ d ] 行李 理
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20. mixture ['m kst ] 混合物 34. eagle ['i:ɡ l] 鹰
21. terrifying ['ter fa ] 令人恐惧的 35. upward [' pw d] 向上的
22. buffet ['b fe ] 自助餐 36. bush [b ] 灌木丛
23. pleased [pli:zd] 高兴的 37. slightly ['sla tli] 轻微地
24. scenery ['si n ri] 风景 38. border ['b d ] 边界
25. impressive [ m'pr s v] 令人印象深刻的 39. misty ['m sti] 多雾的
26. harbor ['hɑ b ] 港口 40. dawn [d n] 黎明
27. in the distance [ n 'd st ns] 在远处 41. frost [fr st] 霜
28. wealthy ['w lθi] 富裕的 42. broad [br d] 宽阔的
29. urban [' b n] 城市的 43. downtown ['da nta n] 市中心
30. map [m p] 地图 44. booth [bu θ] 亭子
31. acre ['e k ] 英亩 45. nearby ['n ba ] 附近的
32. manage to ['m n d tu ] 设法做到 46. rather than ['rɑ n] 而不是
33. catch sight of [k t sa t v] 看见
Morphology 构词法
Prefixes & Suffixes 前后缀
(1) -ward: eastward /'i:stw d/向东，upward /' pw d/向上，forward /'f w d/向前
(2) -mate: schoolmate /'sku lme t/同学，classmate /'klɑ sme t/同学，workmate /'w kme t/同事
(3) a-: aboard / 'b d/到板上，across / 'kr s/穿过，along / 'l /沿着
(4) -ture: mixture /'m kst /混合物，structure /'str kt /结构，adventure / d'vent /冒险
Etymology 词源学
Root Word 词根
-metr- = measure 测量
(1) metric / m tr k/ = metr + ic = 测量的，the metric system 米制，公制，centimeter 厘米
(2) geometry /d i m tri/ = geo + metr + y = earth + measure + study = 地球测量学，几何（由古
希腊的农民测量自己的土地发展而来，古希腊数学家毕达哥拉斯及其定理）geo 音译成“几
何”，metry 谐音成：“没趣”，合起来就是：几何没趣。geography = earth + write = 书写地球
学，地理
(3) symmetry / s m tri/ = sym + metr = same + measure = 测量出来一样，对称， asymmetry 不
对称
(4) perimeter /p r m t r/ = peri + meter = around + measure = 测量周围，周长
(5) diameter /da m t r/ = dia + meter = across + measure = 测量对面，直径，dialogue 对话
(6) parameter /p r m t r/ = para + meter = beside + measure = 旁边测量，参数（在某个数值
旁边变动），限定因素， parasite = para + sit = sit beside 坐在桌边（吃别人的食物），寄生虫
(7) thermometer /θ r m m t r/ = therm + meter = heat + measure = 热量测量，温度计
(8) chronometer /kr n m t r/ = chron + meter = time + measure = 时间测量，计时器，chronic
长期的，慢性的 choronic disease 慢性疾病
(9) metronome / m tr no m/ = metro + nomo = measure + law = 规律测量，节拍器
A geography teacher measuring the temperature of the Earth with a thermometer
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