Unit 5 Canada-“The True North ”

重点短语

1. settle down
舒适地坐下或躺下；（使）安静、安顿、安心；习惯于新的生活方式/工作等
She settled down in an armchair to read her book.
她舒适地坐在扶手椅上看书。
When are you going to marry and settle down?
你什么时候结婚过上安定生活?
联想拓展
settle down to doing sth. 使……安下心来做某事
settle (down) in ... 在……定居下来
settle a dispute/an argument/an issue
解决争端/争论/问题

2. catch sight of
看见
She said that she caught sight of me in the crowd.
她说她在人群中一下子就看见了我。
联想拓展
at first sight 初次见到时；乍看上去
at the sight of 一看见……就……
lose sight of 看不见
out of sight 看不见（视野之外）
in/within sight 看得见；在眼前

3. as far as
远到，直到；至于
I’ll walk with you as far as the post office.
我会陪你走到邮局。
I’ve read as far as the third chapter. 我已读到第三章了。
联想拓展
as far as sb. can see/tell/ remember
就某人看来/所说/所记得
as/so far as sb./sth. is concerned 就某人/事而言
far from sth. 毫不；一点也不； 远非
So far, so good. (谚) 到目前为止，一切都很顺利。

4. in the distance
在远处；在远方
We can see the mountain in the distance.
我们从远处就可以看到那座山。
Night fell, the hills in the distance turn dark blue.
夜色渐近，远处的山变成了深蓝色。
联想拓展
at a distance 隔一段距离，距离稍远一些
from a distance 从远方
keep a distance 别靠近；保持距离
keep sb. at a distance 对某人保持疏远

5. have a gift for
对……有天赋
gifted adj. 有天赋的，有才的
He has a gift for dancing. 他有跳舞的天赋。
Mother has a gift for making people feel at home.
妈妈有一种总让人感觉像在自己家一样的天赋。
The composer is also a gifted pianist.
这位作曲家也是位很有天赋的钢琴家。