Lesson 29Taxi
出租车9 句 · 1:39
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DoesCaptainFawcettthinkanytripistoodangerous?
福西特机长认为有哪次旅行是太危险的吗？
CaptainBenFawcetthasboughtanunusualtaxiandhasbegunanewservice.
本·福西特机长买了一辆不同寻常的出租车，并开办了一项新的服务。
The' taxi' isasmallSwissaeroplanecalleda' PilatusPorter' .
这辆“出租车”是一架小型瑞士飞机，名叫“皮拉图斯·波特”。
Thiswonderfulplanecancarrysevenpassengers.
这架奇妙的飞机可以载七名乘客。
Themostsurprisingthingaboutit, however, isthatitcanlandanywhere: onsnow, water, orevenonaploughedfield.
然而，它最令人惊奇的地方是它能在任何地方降落：在雪地上、水面上，甚至在耕过的田地里。
CaptainFawcett'sfirstpassengerwasadoctorwhoflewfromBirminghamtoalonelyvillageintheWelshmountains.
福西特机长的第一位乘客是一名医生，他从伯明翰飞往威尔士山区的一个偏僻村庄。
Sincethen, CaptainFawcetthasflownpassengerstomanyunusualplaces.
从那以后，福西特机长已经把乘客送到过许多不同寻常的地方。
Oncehelandedontheroofofablockofflatsandonanotheroccasion, helandedinadesertedcarpark.
有一次，他降落在一幢公寓楼的屋顶上；还有一次，他降落在一个废弃的停车场里。
CaptainFawcetthasjustrefusedastrangerequestfromabusinessman.
福西特机长刚刚拒绝了一位商人的奇怪请求。
ThemanwantedtoflytoRockall, alonelyislandintheAtlanticOcean, butCaptainFawcettdidnottakehimbecausethetripwastoodangerous.
这个人想飞到大西洋中的一个孤岛罗卡尔，但福西特机长没有带他去，因为这次旅行太危险了。
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英英解释为课文中的义项。
- taxi/ˈtæksi/n.
a car with a driver that you pay to ride in
出租车
#1Captain Ben Fawcett has bought an unusual taxi and has begun a new service.
- unusual/ʌnˈjuːʒuəl/adj.
not normal; different from what you often see
不寻常的；罕见的
#1Captain Ben Fawcett has bought an unusual taxi and has begun a new service.
- service/ˈsɜːrvɪs/n.
a business that does a job for people who pay
服务；业务
#1Captain Ben Fawcett has bought an unusual taxi and has begun a new service.
- aeroplane/ˈerəpleɪn/n.
a machine with wings and an engine that flies
飞机
#2The 'taxi' is a small Swiss aeroplane called a 'Pilatus Porter'.
- passenger/ˈpæsɪndʒər/n.
a person who rides in a car or plane but does not drive
乘客；旅客
#3This wonderful plane can carry seven passengers.
- land/lænd/v.
to come down onto the ground after flying
着陆；降落
#4The most surprising thing about it, however, is that it can land anywhere: on snow, water, or even on a ploughed field.
- plough/plaʊ/v.
to turn over the soil of a field before planting
耕地；犁地
#4The most surprising thing about it, however, is that it can land anywhere: on snow, water, or even on a ploughed field.
- lonely/ˈloʊnli/adj.
far from other places, with few people near
偏僻的；荒凉的
#5Captain Fawcett's first passenger was a doctor who flew from Birmingham to a lonely village in the Welsh mountains.
- roof/ruːf/n.
the top part of a building that covers it
屋顶
#7Once he landed on the roof of a block of flats and on another occasion, he landed in a deserted car park.
- block of flats/blɑːk əv flæts/n.
a tall building with many homes inside it
公寓楼
#7Once he landed on the roof of a block of flats and on another occasion, he landed in a deserted car park.
- on another occasion/ɑːn əˈnʌðər əˈkeɪʒn/phr.
at a different time in the past
又有一次；另一次
#7Once he landed on the roof of a block of flats and on another occasion, he landed in a deserted car park.
- deserted/dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/adj.
empty because everyone has left
无人的；废弃的
#7Once he landed on the roof of a block of flats and on another occasion, he landed in a deserted car park.
- refuse/rɪˈfjuːz/v.
to say no to something that someone asks for
拒绝
#8Captain Fawcett has just refused a strange request from a businessman.
- request/rɪˈkwest/n.
the act of asking for something in a polite way
请求；要求
#8Captain Fawcett has just refused a strange request from a businessman.