Unit4JourneyAcrossaVastLandTakeadvantageoftheyoung，atriptosaygo.趁年轻，来一场说走就走的旅行。Traveltoyouthisapartofeducation；itispartoftheexperienceoftheelderly.旅行对青年，是教育的一部分；对于老年人是部分经验。Travelmakespeoplefree，butyoucanhaveyourownworldwhenyoutravel.旅行使人自由，只不过因为旅行时候的你可以拥有自己的世界。Don'tforgettoallowyourselftodo，don'tforgettoallowyourselftogo，nomatterhowharditis，howfar.别忘了答应自己要做的事情，别忘了答应自己要去的地方，无论有多难，有多远。Lifeislikeatrip，donothavetocareaboutthedestination，onlycareaboutthesceneryalongthewayandthemoodtoseethescenery，letthemindtotravel.人生就像一场旅行，不必在乎目的地，在乎的是沿途的风景以及看风景的心情，让心灵去旅行。Travellingiskindoflikebeinginlove.Exceptinsteadofbeingintimatewithanotherperson，youbecomeintimatewithaplace.Thosemomentsofpleasurewhenthesunhitsyourfaceandyoulookoutontoaforeigncountryside，orarriveatanewtraindepot(仓库)inabustleoftaxisandhawkers－thosearethemomentsyou，oratleastI，remember，andlivefor，againandagain.Evenwhenyou'retravellingwithothers，itcanbeisolatingwhennoonespeaksyourlanguage.Toooften，youwillhavetomakedothinkingthoughtsinyourhead，whichiswhatmanygreatthinkers，philosophersandartistshavelongknownandpracticed.Canadaisoneofthefewnationsintheworldtohavetwoofficiallanguages：EnglishandFrench.Thereare10provincesinthecountrybutonlyoneofthese—Quebecisknownas“FrenchCanada”．ThisisbecauseitwasfoundedbyFrenchexplorerswhileBritishadventurersdiscoveredtherest.CanadalefttheBritishempire(帝国)in1867tobecomeanindependentcountryandEnglishandFrenchhavebeenrecognizedastheofficiallanguageseversince.MostpeoplespeakEnglishastheirfirstlanguageandthetwonationaltelevisionnetworksbroadcastinEnglishthroughoutthecountry.ApartfrominQuebecandafewplacesontheeastcoast，Frenchtelevisionisveryrare.Thesamegoesfortrafficsignsandmenus，forexample，outsideofQuebec，thereareonlyafewplaceswhereyou'llseetrafficsignsinFrench.Inrestaurants，it'salmostimpossibletofindFrenchonthemenuunlessyouareintheheartlandofFrenchCanada.However，allproductssoldinCanadamust，bylaw，havelabels(标签)andinstructionsinbothlanguages.InCanada'sEnglishspeakingprovinces，officialbilingualism(双语)meansthatstudentscanchoosetocompleteaspecialFrenchlanguagecourse.Underthisprogram，theyaretaughtmostoftheirsubjectsinFrench.Ifastudentbeginsthecourseinkindergarten(幼儿园)orGradeOne，itislikelythatalltheirlessonswillbeinFrench.However，iftheystartatjuniorhighschool，25percentoftheteachingwillcontinuetobeinEnglish.[探索发现]1．Findoutthemainideaofthepassageandthenthinkofapropertitleforit.ThepassageismainlyaboutCanadahastwoofficiallanguages：EnglishandFrench.Itspropertitleis“OneCanada，twolanguages”．2．FindoutwherewecanwatchFrenchtelevisionprogrammes.InQuebecandafewplacesontheeastcoast.3．FindoutsomethingaboutaspecialFrenchlanguagecourse.MostofthesubjectsaretaughtinFrench.
