北师大初中英语八年级上--Unit3 10-2

[00:00.00]Exercise 2.1
[00:06.07]Is the population¹ of China larger
[00:08.32]than the population of Canada?
[00:10.24]Yes, it is - much larger!
[00:13.05]There are more than a billion² people in China.
[00:16.72]Wow! And what about in terms of area³?
[00:19.79]Is China bigger than Canada?
[00:21.60]No, it isn't.
[00:23.03]In area, Canada is a bit⁴ larger than China.
[00:26.92]How does your city.
[00:28.51]Shanghai compare⁵ with Toronto,
[00:30.72]which is my hometown⁶?
[00:32.14]I think Shanghai is larger than Toronto.
[00:35.39]Yes, I think you're right.
[00:37.10]Is it colder in Toronto than in Shanghai?
[00:40.30]Yes, it is.
[00:41.69]Well, certainly⁷ in winter it's a lot colder.
[00:45.22]We have a lot of rain in Shanghai.
[00:47.84]Is it drier in Toronto?
[00:50.20]Yes, I think it is.
[00:50.20]

1 population   

n.人口，人数

参考例句：

• What is the population of london?伦敦的人口是多少？
• China has a huge population.中国有众多的人口。

2 billion   

num.十亿；数以十亿计；大量；一万亿

参考例句：

• A billion is a large number.十亿是个大数目。
• They've spent nearly a billion dollars on it already.他们已经在那上面花了近10亿美元。

3 area   

n.地区，区域，面积，方面

参考例句：

• John is the london area manager.约翰是伦敦地区经理。
• The farm covers a large area.这农场面积很大。

4 bit   

n.一点儿，少量；钻头；马嚼子；辅币，位，比特(二进位制信息单位)；v.控制

参考例句：

• I'm just going out for a bit.我正打算出去一会儿。
• When did you change the bit?什么时候换的钻头？

5 compare   

vt.(to，with)比较；(to)把…比作；vi.相比

参考例句：

• How does your new house compare with your old one?你的新房子和你的旧房子比起来怎样？
• It is hard to compare.很难比较。

6 hometown   

n.故乡；家乡

参考例句：

• Australia is the hometown of kangaroos.澳大利亚是袋鼠的故乡。
• My hometown is 100 miles away from here.我的家乡离这里有一百英里路。

7 certainly   

adv.当然，无疑；一定，肯定，必定

参考例句：

• He is certainly a hero!他无疑是个英雄！
• Some people certainly think so.有些人肯定会这么认为。