Lesson 79By Air
乘飞机11 句 · 1:44
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Whydidtheplaneturnback?
飞机为什么返航了?
IusedtotravelbyairagreatdealwhenIwasaboy.
我小时候常常乘飞机旅行。
MyparentsusedtoliveinSouthAmericaandIusedtoflytherefromEuropeintheholidays.
我的父母曾经住在南美洲,假期里我常常从欧洲飞到那里去。
AflightattendantwouldtakechargeofmeandIneverhadanunpleasantexperience.
一位空中乘务员会照看我,我从未有过不愉快的经历。
IamusedtotravellingbyairandonlyononeoccasionhaveIeverfeltfrightened.
我已经习惯了乘飞机旅行,只有一次我感到过害怕。
Aftertakingoff, wewereflyinglowoverthecityandslowlygainingheight, whentheplanesuddenlyturnedroundandflewbacktotheairport.
起飞之后,我们在城市上空低飞,慢慢爬升,这时飞机突然掉头飞回了机场。
Whilewewerewaitingtoland, aflightattendanttoldustokeepcalmandtogetofftheplanequietlyassoonasithadtoucheddown.
在我们等待着陆时,一位空中乘务员告诉我们保持镇静,飞机一着陆就安静地下飞机。
Everybodyonboardwasworriedandwewerecurioustofindoutwhathadhappened.
机上的每个人都很担心,我们急于想知道发生了什么事。
Laterwelearntthattherewasaveryimportantpersononboard.
后来我们得知机上有一位非常重要的人物。
Thepolicehadbeentoldthatabombhadbeenplantedontheplane.
警方接到报告说飞机上安放了一枚炸弹。
Afterwehadlanded, theplanewassearchedthoroughly.
我们着陆之后,飞机被彻底搜查了一遍。
Fortunately, nothingwasfoundandfivehourslaterwewereabletotakeoffagain.
幸运的是,什么也没有发现,五个小时之后我们又能起飞了。
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英英解释为课文中的义项。
- a great deal/ə ɡreɪt diːl/phr.
very much; very often
大量;经常
#1I used to travel by air a great deal when I was a boy.
- flight attendant/ˈflaɪt əˌtendənt/n.
a person whose job is to help people on a plane
空中乘务员
#3A flight attendant would take charge of me and I never had an unpleasant experience.
- take charge of/teɪk tʃɑːrdʒ əv/phr v.
to be the person who looks after someone or something
负责;照管
#3A flight attendant would take charge of me and I never had an unpleasant experience.
- unpleasant/ʌnˈpleznt/adj.
not nice; making you feel bad
不愉快的;令人讨厌的
#3A flight attendant would take charge of me and I never had an unpleasant experience.
- experience/ɪkˈspɪriəns/n.
something that happens to you and that you remember
经历;体验
#3A flight attendant would take charge of me and I never had an unpleasant experience.
- occasion/əˈkeɪʒn/n.
a time when something happens
场合;时刻
#4I am used to travelling by air and only on one occasion have I ever felt frightened.
- frightened/ˈfraɪtnd/adj.
feeling afraid
害怕的;受惊的
#4I am used to travelling by air and only on one occasion have I ever felt frightened.
- take off/teɪk ɔːf/phr v.
to leave the ground and start flying
(飞机)起飞
#5After taking off, we were flying low over the city and slowly gaining height, when the plane suddenly turned round and flew back to the airport.
- gain height/ɡeɪn haɪt/phr.
to fly higher and higher
爬升;升高
#5After taking off, we were flying low over the city and slowly gaining height, when the plane suddenly turned round and flew back to the airport.
- keep calm/kiːp kɑːm/phr.
to stay quiet and not get worried or afraid
保持镇静
#6While we were waiting to land, a flight attendant told us to keep calm and to get off the plane quietly as soon as it had touched down.
- touch down/tʌtʃ daʊn/phr v.
to come down onto the ground after flying
(飞机)着陆
#6While we were waiting to land, a flight attendant told us to keep calm and to get off the plane quietly as soon as it had touched down.
- on board/ɑːn bɔːrd/phr.
inside a plane, ship, or train
在飞机(船、车)上
#7Everybody on board was worried and we were curious to find out what had happened.
- curious/ˈkjʊriəs/adj.
wanting very much to know or learn something
好奇的;急于了解的
#7Everybody on board was worried and we were curious to find out what had happened.
- plant/plænt/v.
to hide something dangerous in a place so it will hurt people
安放;暗藏(炸弹等)
#9The police had been told that a bomb had been planted on the plane.
- thoroughly/ˈθɜːroʊli/adv.
very carefully, looking at every part
彻底地;仔细地
#10After we had landed, the plane was searched thoroughly.