Words and Phrases
contrary adj.相反的;相对立的 n.相反的事实(或事情)
(教材P43) Well,contrary to what many people believe,there are a lot of vast and empty spaces in China,actually.
嗯,与许多人认为的相反,实际上中国有很多广阔而空旷的地方。
[例1] My sister's taste in dresses is contrary to mine.在服装方面,我妹妹的爱好和我完全不同。
[例2] They did not say the contrary.
他们没有说意思相反的话。
[知识拓展]
on the contrary 相反地;正相反,恰恰相反
contrary to 与……相反,与……背道而驰;违反
to the contrary 相反地
[即学即练] 单句语法填空
①He continued to drink despite medical advice to the contrary.
②Contrary to his expectation,he found the atmosphere exciting.
③I'm not ill.On the contrary,I'm very healthy.
proceed vi.行进;继续做
(教材P44) After Li Daiyu and her cousin arrived in Toronto,the largest and wealthiest city in Canada,they only had a few hours to kill before they had to proceed to the next leg of their trip to Montreal,so they went on a tour of the city.
李黛予和表妹来到多伦多这个加拿大最大、最富有的城市后,离出发到下一站蒙特利尔之前只有几个小时的时间,她们就在多伦多逛了逛。
[例1] It proceeded smoothly.
事情进展得很顺利。