Lesson 29 Taxi 出租汽车
Does Captain Fawcett think any trip is too dangerous?
Captain Ben Fawcett has bought an unusual taxi and has begun a new service. The 'taxi' is a small Swiss aeroplane called a 'Pilatus Porter'. This wonderful plane can carry seven passengers. The most surprising thing about it, however, is that it can land anywhere: on snow, water, or even on a ploughed field. Captain Fawcett's first passenger was a doctor who flew from Birmingham to a lonely village in the Welsh mountains. Since then, Captain Fawcett has flown passengers to many unusual places. Once he landed on the roof of a block of flats and on another occasion, he landed in a deserted car park. Captain Fawcett has just refused a strange request from a businessman. The man wanted to fly to Rockall, a lonely island in the Atlantic Ocean, but Captain Fawcett did not take him because the trip was too dangerous.
参考译文
本.弗西特机长买了一辆不同寻常的出租汽车，并开始了一项新的业务。这辆“出租汽车”是一架小型瑞士飞机，叫“皮勒特斯.波特“号。这架奇妙的飞机可以载7名乘客。然而，最令人惊奇的是它能够在任何地方降落：雪地上，水面上，甚至刚耕过的田里。弗西特机长的第一名乘客是位医生，他从伯明翰飞往威尔士山区一个偏僻的村庄。从那时开始，弗西特机长已经载送乘客到过许多不寻常的地方。一次，他把飞机降落在了一栋公寓楼的屋顶上；还有一次，降落在了一个废弃的停车场上。弗西特机长刚刚拒绝了一位商人的奇怪要求。这个人想要飞往大西洋上的一个孤岛 -- 罗卡尔岛，弗西特机长之所以不送他去，是因为那段飞行太危险了。
【New words and expressions】（10）
taxi n. 出租车
take a taxi to… 打的去…
cab [kæb] n.出租车(美)；(公共汽车、火车等的)司机室, 驾驶室；出租马车(Am)
by taxi by cab 打车
taxi stand 出租车站（美）
taxi driver=cab driver
land
1) n. [U] 陆地，土地，地
land←→sea， water ground←→sky
farming land 农业用地
building land 建筑用地
[C] 祖国（喻）
mother land / home land / native ['neitiv] land
the land of the dead 黄泉路
by land 由陆路←→ by air, by sea 水路
landlord店主，房东 landlady 女店主，女房东
2) vi&vt. （使）着陆
The plane can land anywhere. 这架飞机能在任何地方着陆。（不及物，无宾语）
The pilot was trying to land the damaged plane safely.
这个飞行员试图使这架损坏的飞机安全着陆。（及物）
land on one’s feet 化险为夷
land in / land up 陷入/ We landed in a lot of trouble. 我们陷入了许多麻烦。
plough [plau] v. 用犁耕 / plow [plau] (Am)
plough a field/plough up a field 耕田
They plough in spring. 他们在春天耕种田地。
plough a lonely furrow 孤独无援地工作
furrow ['fɜ:rəʊ, 'fʌrəʊ] n.犁沟；(脸上的)皱纹 vt.犁田,开沟
plough through a dull textbook 费劲地读一本枯燥的教科书
the Plough 北斗七星 the Big Dipper (Am) dipper 长柄勺子就行北斗七星
lonely adj.
1) adj. 孤寂的，寂寞的 alone; unhappy because of being alone or without friends
Although he lives in a big family, he feels very lonely.
尽管他住在一个大家庭里，他还是觉得很孤独。
I live alone but I never feel lonely. 我一个人住但是我不觉得孤独。
2) adj. 修饰地点，指地方偏僻的，人迹罕至的
of places far from inhabited places; without people; unvisited
Antarctic is the loneliest place on the earth. 南极是世界上最偏僻的地方。
Antarctic [æn'tɑ:ktik] 南极区; 南极地方
a lonely village in Africa 在非洲一个偏僻的小村庄
alone adj. / adv. 独自的（地）；单独的（地）
He lives alone. (adv.) 他一个人住。// 副词修饰动词，这个句子是一个主位结构。
Leave me alone. (adj.) 别理我。
I want to be alone. (adj.) 我想一个人呆着。
alone无不愉快的含义，lonely含不愉快的含义。
alone作形容词不可放名词前，只能做表语，补语，后置定语。
roof [ru:f] /// proof(n 证据 v 抵御)soundproof隔音, waterproof防水
1) n. 房顶，车顶，顶部 pl. roofs
Although divorced, they continued to live under the same roof.
尽管离婚了，他们还是住在同一栋房子里。
have no roof over one’s head /have no place to live in没有地方住
2) n. 最高处 / the roof of the world 世界屋脊 / the roof of the mouth 上颚
-----What kind of roof can’t keep the wet? 哪种房顶不能挡雨？
-----The roof of the mouth.
3) ceiling ['si:liŋ] 天花板
hit the ceiling 勃然大怒 hit the roof 大发雷霆 raise the roof 闹翻了天
block [blɔk]
1) [C] n. （木，石，金属等的）大块
a block of concrete ['kɔnkri:t] 一块混凝土块 a block of marble ['mɑ:bl] 一块大理石
a block of rock 一大块岩石
2) [C] n. 大建筑物，大楼（内有许多相互独立的公寓或办公室的）
a block of flats 一栋公寓楼
a tower block 高层建筑，塔楼
3) [C] 街区，四面街道围成的一大片建筑物，或指此类建筑群一边的长度 [Am]
The two buildings share the block. 这两栋建筑物整整占满了这个街区。
The post office is two blocks away. 邮局在两个街区之外。
flat [flæt]
1) n. 公寓，单元房，一套房间 [Br]
apartment [ə'pɑ:tmənt] [Am] 美语多用这个词表示公寓
flatlet [‘flætlet]小公寓 -let小的 booklet 小册子 piglet 小猪
tablet ['tæblit] 药片=pill bomblet ['bɔmlit] 小炸弹
2) adj. 平坦的 / flat land 平原
3) adj. 泄了气的，瘪下去的 / flat tyre 瘪了的轮胎
4) adj. 浅的，扁的 / a flat dish 浅碟子
The cake was flat. 这个蛋糕没有发起来。
5) adj. 啤酒等会起泡的饮料走了气
My cola has gone flat. 我的可乐走气了。
desert
1) ['dezət] n. 沙漠，荒漠 当名词时e发ai音
the Sahara [sə’hɑ:rə] Desert 撒哈拉大沙漠
2) [di'zə:t] v. 离弃，放弃，遗弃 当动词时e发i音
desert sb / desert sp(someplace) 抛弃某人，放弃某个地方
desert 强调丢弃，抛弃
abandon [ə'bændən]：give up 强调放弃某一想法，打算等
He deserted his wife and children and went abroad. 他抛弃妻子出国了。
desert a house 放弃一个房子 / desert a city 放弃一座城市
3) deserted [dɪ’zɜ:tɪd] adj. 无人的 =empty, with no one present
a deserted street 空无一人的大街 a deserted office 空荡荡的办公室
a deserted area 无人地区
deserted adj. 被离弃的，被遗弃的，被抛弃的
a deserted wife 被抛弃的妻子 a deserted house 被遗弃的房子
一般过去时和现在完成时的比较
1）一般过去时表示过去某时发生的动作。
时间状语多为：last year, last month, 3 years ago, in 1994, just now等。
2）现在完成时表示过去发生的某一动作对现在造成的影响和结果；或表示从过去某一时刻开始一直延续到现在，而且还可能继续延续下去的动作；或表示经验。
时间状语多为表示到现在为止的这段时间。
since 1994, for three years, up until now, just, before等。此外，在用already, yet, just ,ever, never这类副词做状语时，常可用现在完成时。
I saw him in 1994. 我在1994年看见他的。
I haven’t seen him since 1994. 我从1994年以后就再也没有见过他了。
I saw him 3 years ago. 我三年前见过他。
I haven’t seen him for 3 years. 我已经三年没有见过他了。
He stayed at this hotel last month. 他上个月住过这家旅馆。
Have you ever stayed at this hotel? 你住过这家旅馆吗？
I went abroad last year. 我去年出国了。// 至于与aboard区别，读音很大区别
Up till now, I have never been abroad before. 至今为止，我从没出过国。
练习：
1. We _____ each other again since then. [ not see ] // have not seen
从那以后，我们再没有见过对方。
2. I _____ in last night. [ am ] //was
昨天晚上我在家。
3. I _____ much of him recently. [ not see ] // have not seen
recently=these days
我最近没见过他几次。
4. The day before yesterday / Yesterday she _____ for the U.K. [ leave ] // left
U.K. = the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国。英国。
leave for 离开去某地
前天她去了英国。
5. He _____ a good deal since he _____ here. [ learn / come ] //has learnt / came
自从他来这儿，他学到了很多东西。Since 一般搭配完成时
Captain Ben Fawcett has bought an unusual taxi and has begun a new service. 句中出现了两个现在完成时表示对过去的强调。
captain 机长 （本文含义）
可指上尉，队长，船长，连长，领班等。
service ['sə:vis]
1) n. 服务，贡献，帮助，功劳 / social services 社会福利事业 // 这个不常见
He did me a great service. 他帮了我很大的忙。
2) n. 供水，通讯等公共事业，业务，公共汽车的行驶，班次等。
a mail service / a postal service 邮政业务/ a express service 快递业务(press 也有新闻的意思) the telephone service 电话业务，电话网络
Is there a good train service into the city? 往市内的火车班次方便吗？
3) n. 车辆，机器等定期的维修
When did you take your car for service? 你什么时候修的车？
after-sale service 售后服务
4) n. 军务，兵役 / He was in the service for two years. 他在服两年兵役。
at a person’s service 随时为某人服务
I’m at your service. 我随时为您效劳。
The 'taxi' is a small Swiss aeroplane called a 'Pilatus Porter'.
Swiss adj. 瑞士人的，瑞士的 n. 瑞士人（单复数同形） / Switzerland 瑞士
called a ‘Pilatus Porter’
被叫做…的飞机// called 有被动含义
过去分词短语作定语
This wonderful plane can carry seven passengers.
The most surprising thing about it, however, is that it can land anywhere: on snow, water, or even on a ploughed field.
anywhere 任何地方 / somewhere 某个地方 / nowhere 没有什么地方
ploughed 过去分词过定语。刚刚被耕过的。
Captain Fawcett's first passenger was a doctor who flew from Birmingham to a lonely village in the Welsh mountains.
who引导定语从句，修饰医生。
Since then, Captain Fawcett has flown passengers to many unusual places.
since then 从那以后，现在完成时的时间状语。
fly-flew-flown
1) vi. 鸟，飞机等飞
Look, we are flying over the Rocky Mountains. 看，我们在落基山脉上面飞行呢。
2) vt. 驾驶飞机
It seems very difficult to fly a jumbo. 驾驶大型喷气式飞机看起来很难。
jumbo ['dʒʌmbəu] 大型喷气式飞机
3) Time flies. 光阴似箭。
soar [sɔ:] 急速升空，高飞
float [fləut] 漂浮
hover ['hɔvə] 盘旋
glide [ɡlaid] 滑行
skim [skim] 掠过
Once he landed on the roof of a block of flats and on another occasion, he landed in a deserted car park.
once…on another occasion 一次……还有一次= on one occasion…on another occasion
occasion [ə'keiʒən] n. 机会，场合 occasional adj 偶尔的 occasionally adv 偶尔地
on several occasions 在几次不同场合
in honor of the occasion 为表庆贺
on rare occasions 偶尔
I have met him on several occasions. 我见过他几次。
Captain Fawcett has just refused a strange request from a businessman.
refuse 拒绝请求或给予某种东西
He refused my help. 他拒绝了我的帮助。
He refused my present/gift. 他拒绝了我的礼物。
refuse to do sth 拒绝做某事 / He refused to help me. 他拒绝帮助我。
=deny [di'nai] 否认（一种指控），不承认
He denied that he had stolen the money. 他否认他偷了钱。
The man wanted to fly to Rockall, a lonely island in the Atlantic Ocean, but Captain Fawcett did not take him because the trip was too dangerous.
the Atlantic Ocean 大西洋 the Pacific Ocean 太平洋
the Arctic Ocean 北冰洋 the Indian Ocean 印度洋
Special Difficulties
1. bring / take / fetch的区别：
bring 带来，由某处带来某物
take 拿走，从某地或某人处带走
fetch [fetʃ] 取来，去某地，取某物并带回
He brought the book with him when he came to see me. 他来看我的时候把书带来了。
He took the book with him when he left. 他走的时候把书带走了。
I asked him to go to my room and fetch my glasses. 我请他去我的房间取来我的眼镜。
2. very / too的区别：
very 很，非常
I arrived very late but I caught the train. 我到得很迟，但赶上了火车。
too 太，过于
I arrived too late and I missed the train. 我到得太迟，误了火车。
用正确的词填空：
1. When you go to the kitchen, please _____ me a glass of water. [ fetch / bring ]
当你到厨房的时候，请帮我拿一杯水。
2.The ball went over the fence and football player asked a boy to _____ it. [ fetch / bring ] 足球飞过了栅栏，运动员叫小男孩去拿回来。
3. When I asked him he _____ to tell me. [ refused / denied ]
当我问他的时候他拒绝回答我。
4. Do you _____ that you have told me a lie? [ deny / refuse ]
你否认你说过谎吗？
5.—How are you?
—_____ well, thank you. [ too / very ]
你好吗？很好，谢谢。
答案: 1. Bring 2. Fetch 3. Refused 4. Deny 5. Very
1. This is the most surprising thing about it. It is _____ than anything.
A. most surprising B. more surprising C. more surprised D. most surprised
分析：A. most surprising和 D. most surprised都是最高级，排除掉；C. 虽然是比较级，但surprised表示“感到惊奇的”主语应该是人，而本句的主语是it；B. 更令人惊奇的，符合语法和题义。
2.The ploughed field is ready for ____ .
A. Sewing [səu] B. Sowing [səu] C. seeding D. growing
分析：A. 缝纫；C. 结出种子，也有播种的意思，但作及物动词，常与with搭配，如：seed the field with wheat;播种小麦 D. 生长，长大，不符合题意。B. 播种； 耕好的田地是准备来播种的。
3. It’s a lonely village. It is ______ .
A. far B. far from anywhere C. alone D. the only one
分析：选B。远离任何地方。，才能同前一句It’s a lonely village （那是一座孤零零的村庄）的含义相符合。
A. 远的，不能强调“孤独”，只能强调距离远.
C. 单独的，独自的， 没有“孤独，寂寞”的含义。 D. 仅有的一个，含义不符合。
4. I shall have a companion in the house after all these years _____ .
A. single B. sole C. alone D. lonely
分析：A. 单个的，唯一的，常作定语和表语，在这不能作副词；
B. 唯一的，词义不符. C. 独自一人的，可用作形容词或副词，符合句意和搭配；
D. 孤独的，寂寞的（尤指心情上）词义和搭配都不符合。
独自一个人这么多年了，我该找个伴了。
谚语
1. A watched kettle never boils. / A watched pot never boils.
老是看壶水不开；心急水不开。凡是越焦急地等待反越觉得慢。
2. Actions speak louder than words. / Facts speak louder than words.
行动比言语更为重要。事实胜于雄辩。少说多做。
Lesson 29 Taxi 出租汽车
Does Captain Fawcett think any trip is too dangerous?
Captain Ben Fawcett has bought an unusual taxi and has begun a new service. The 'taxi' is a small Swiss aeroplane called a 'Pilatus Porter'. This wonderful plane can carry seven passengers. The most surprising thing about it, however, is that it can land anywhere: on snow, water, or even on a ploughed field. Captain Fawcett's first passenger was a doctor who flew from Birmingham to a lonely village in the Welsh mountains. Since then, Captain Fawcett has flown passengers to many unusual places. Once he landed on the roof of a block of flats and on another occasion, he landed in a deserted car park. Captain Fawcett has just refused a strange request from a businessman. The man wanted to fly to Rockall, a lonely island in the Atlantic Ocean, but Captain Fawcett did not take him because the trip was too dangerous.
参考译文
本.弗西特机长买了一辆不同寻常的出租汽车，并开始了一项新的业务。这辆“出租汽车”是一架小型瑞士飞机，叫“皮勒特斯.波特“号。这架奇妙的飞机可以载7名乘客。然而，最令人惊奇的是它能够在任何地方降落：雪地上，水面上，甚至刚耕过的田里。弗西特机长的第一名乘客是位医生，他从伯明翰飞往威尔士山区一个偏僻的村庄。从那时开始，弗西特机长已经载送乘客到过许多不寻常的地方。一次，他把飞机降落在了一栋公寓楼的屋顶上；还有一次，降落在了一个废弃的停车场上。弗西特机长刚刚拒绝了一位商人的奇怪要求。这个人想要飞往大西洋上的一个孤岛 -- 罗卡尔岛，弗西特机长之所以不送他去，是因为那段飞行太危险了。
【New words and expressions】（10）
taxi n. 出租车
take a taxi to… 打的去…
cab [kæb] n.出租车(美)；(公共汽车、火车等的)司机室, 驾驶室；出租马车(Am)
by taxi by cab 打车
taxi stand 出租车站（美）
taxi driver=cab driver
land
1) n. [U] 陆地，土地，地
land←→sea， water ground←→sky
farming land 农业用地
building land 建筑用地
[C] 祖国（喻）
mother land / home land / native ['neitiv] land
the land of the dead 黄泉路
by land 由陆路←→ by air, by sea 水路
landlord店主，房东 landlady 女店主，女房东
2) vi&vt. （使）着陆
The plane can land anywhere. 这架飞机能在任何地方着陆。（不及物，无宾语）
The pilot was trying to land the damaged plane safely.
这个飞行员试图使这架损坏的飞机安全着陆。（及物）
land on one’s feet 化险为夷
land in / land up 陷入/ We landed in a lot of trouble. 我们陷入了许多麻烦。
plough [plau] v. 用犁耕 / plow [plau] (Am)
plough a field/plough up a field 耕田
They plough in spring. 他们在春天耕种田地。
plough a lonely furrow 孤独无援地工作
furrow ['fɜ:rəʊ, 'fʌrəʊ] n.犁沟；(脸上的)皱纹 vt.犁田,开沟
plough through a dull textbook 费劲地读一本枯燥的教科书
the Plough 北斗七星 the Big Dipper (Am) dipper 长柄勺子就行北斗七星
lonely adj.
1) adj. 孤寂的，寂寞的 alone; unhappy because of being alone or without friends
Although he lives in a big family, he feels very lonely.
尽管他住在一个大家庭里，他还是觉得很孤独。
I live alone but I never feel lonely. 我一个人住但是我不觉得孤独。
2) adj. 修饰地点，指地方偏僻的，人迹罕至的
of places far from inhabited places; without people; unvisited
Antarctic is the loneliest place on the earth. 南极是世界上最偏僻的地方。
Antarctic [æn'tɑ:ktik] 南极区; 南极地方
a lonely village in Africa 在非洲一个偏僻的小村庄
alone adj. / adv. 独自的（地）；单独的（地）
He lives alone. (adv.) 他一个人住。// 副词修饰动词，这个句子是一个主位结构。
Leave me alone. (adj.) 别理我。
I want to be alone. (adj.) 我想一个人呆着。
alone无不愉快的含义，lonely含不愉快的含义。
alone作形容词不可放名词前，只能做表语，补语，后置定语。
roof [ru:f] /// proof(n 证据 v 抵御)soundproof隔音, waterproof防水
1) n. 房顶，车顶，顶部 pl. roofs
Although divorced, they continued to live under the same roof.
尽管离婚了，他们还是住在同一栋房子里。
have no roof over one’s head /have no place to live in没有地方住
2) n. 最高处 / the roof of the world 世界屋脊 / the roof of the mouth 上颚
-----What kind of roof can’t keep the wet? 哪种房顶不能挡雨？
-----The roof of the mouth.
3) ceiling ['si:liŋ] 天花板
hit the ceiling 勃然大怒 hit the roof 大发雷霆 raise the roof 闹翻了天
block [blɔk]
1) [C] n. （木，石，金属等的）大块
a block of concrete ['kɔnkri:t] 一块混凝土块 a block of marble ['mɑ:bl] 一块大理石
a block of rock 一大块岩石
2) [C] n. 大建筑物，大楼（内有许多相互独立的公寓或办公室的）
a block of flats 一栋公寓楼
a tower block 高层建筑，塔楼
3) [C] 街区，四面街道围成的一大片建筑物，或指此类建筑群一边的长度 [Am]
The two buildings share the block. 这两栋建筑物整整占满了这个街区。
The post office is two blocks away. 邮局在两个街区之外。
flat [flæt]
1) n. 公寓，单元房，一套房间 [Br]
apartment [ə'pɑ:tmənt] [Am] 美语多用这个词表示公寓
flatlet [‘flætlet]小公寓 -let小的 booklet 小册子 piglet 小猪
tablet ['tæblit] 药片=pill bomblet ['bɔmlit] 小炸弹
2) adj. 平坦的 / flat land 平原
3) adj. 泄了气的，瘪下去的 / flat tyre 瘪了的轮胎
4) adj. 浅的，扁的 / a flat dish 浅碟子
The cake was flat. 这个蛋糕没有发起来。
5) adj. 啤酒等会起泡的饮料走了气
My cola has gone flat. 我的可乐走气了。
desert
1) ['dezət] n. 沙漠，荒漠 当名词时e发ai音
the Sahara [sə’hɑ:rə] Desert 撒哈拉大沙漠
2) [di'zə:t] v. 离弃，放弃，遗弃 当动词时e发i音
desert sb / desert sp(someplace) 抛弃某人，放弃某个地方
desert 强调丢弃，抛弃
abandon [ə'bændən]：give up 强调放弃某一想法，打算等
He deserted his wife and children and went abroad. 他抛弃妻子出国了。
desert a house 放弃一个房子 / desert a city 放弃一座城市
3) deserted [dɪ’zɜ:tɪd] adj. 无人的 =empty, with no one present
a deserted street 空无一人的大街 a deserted office 空荡荡的办公室
a deserted area 无人地区
deserted adj. 被离弃的，被遗弃的，被抛弃的
a deserted wife 被抛弃的妻子 a deserted house 被遗弃的房子
一般过去时和现在完成时的比较
1）一般过去时表示过去某时发生的动作。
时间状语多为：last year, last month, 3 years ago, in 1994, just now等。
2）现在完成时表示过去发生的某一动作对现在造成的影响和结果；或表示从过去某一时刻开始一直延续到现在，而且还可能继续延续下去的动作；或表示经验。
时间状语多为表示到现在为止的这段时间。
since 1994, for three years, up until now, just, before等。此外，在用already, yet, just ,ever, never这类副词做状语时，常可用现在完成时。
I saw him in 1994. 我在1994年看见他的。
I haven’t seen him since 1994. 我从1994年以后就再也没有见过他了。
I saw him 3 years ago. 我三年前见过他。
I haven’t seen him for 3 years. 我已经三年没有见过他了。
He stayed at this hotel last month. 他上个月住过这家旅馆。
Have you ever stayed at this hotel? 你住过这家旅馆吗？
I went abroad last year. 我去年出国了。// 至于与aboard区别，读音很大区别
Up till now, I have never been abroad before. 至今为止，我从没出过国。
练习：
1. We _____ each other again since then. [ not see ] // have not seen
从那以后，我们再没有见过对方。
2. I _____ in last night. [ am ] //was
昨天晚上我在家。
3. I _____ much of him recently. [ not see ] // have not seen
recently=these days
我最近没见过他几次。
4. The day before yesterday / Yesterday she _____ for the U.K. [ leave ] // left
U.K. = the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国。英国。
leave for 离开去某地
前天她去了英国。
5. He _____ a good deal since he _____ here. [ learn / come ] //has learnt / came
自从他来这儿，他学到了很多东西。Since 一般搭配完成时
Captain Ben Fawcett has bought an unusual taxi and has begun a new service. 句中出现了两个现在完成时表示对过去的强调。
captain 机长 （本文含义）
可指上尉，队长，船长，连长，领班等。
service ['sə:vis]
1) n. 服务，贡献，帮助，功劳 / social services 社会福利事业 // 这个不常见
He did me a great service. 他帮了我很大的忙。
2) n. 供水，通讯等公共事业，业务，公共汽车的行驶，班次等。
a mail service / a postal service 邮政业务/ a express service 快递业务(press 也有新闻的意思) the telephone service 电话业务，电话网络
Is there a good train service into the city? 往市内的火车班次方便吗？
3) n. 车辆，机器等定期的维修
When did you take your car for service? 你什么时候修的车？
after-sale service 售后服务
4) n. 军务，兵役 / He was in the service for two years. 他在服两年兵役。
at a person’s service 随时为某人服务
I’m at your service. 我随时为您效劳。
The 'taxi' is a small Swiss aeroplane called a 'Pilatus Porter'.
Swiss adj. 瑞士人的，瑞士的 n. 瑞士人（单复数同形） / Switzerland 瑞士
called a ‘Pilatus Porter’
被叫做…的飞机// called 有被动含义
过去分词短语作定语
This wonderful plane can carry seven passengers.
The most surprising thing about it, however, is that it can land anywhere: on snow, water, or even on a ploughed field.
anywhere 任何地方 / somewhere 某个地方 / nowhere 没有什么地方
ploughed 过去分词过定语。刚刚被耕过的。
Captain Fawcett's first passenger was a doctor who flew from Birmingham to a lonely village in the Welsh mountains.
who引导定语从句，修饰医生。
Since then, Captain Fawcett has flown passengers to many unusual places.
since then 从那以后，现在完成时的时间状语。
fly-flew-flown
1) vi. 鸟，飞机等飞
Look, we are flying over the Rocky Mountains. 看，我们在落基山脉上面飞行呢。
2) vt. 驾驶飞机
It seems very difficult to fly a jumbo. 驾驶大型喷气式飞机看起来很难。
jumbo ['dʒʌmbəu] 大型喷气式飞机
3) Time flies. 光阴似箭。
soar [sɔ:] 急速升空，高飞
float [fləut] 漂浮
hover ['hɔvə] 盘旋
glide [ɡlaid] 滑行
skim [skim] 掠过
Once he landed on the roof of a block of flats and on another occasion, he landed in a deserted car park.
once…on another occasion 一次……还有一次= on one occasion…on another occasion
occasion [ə'keiʒən] n. 机会，场合 occasional adj 偶尔的 occasionally adv 偶尔地
on several occasions 在几次不同场合
in honor of the occasion 为表庆贺
on rare occasions 偶尔
I have met him on several occasions. 我见过他几次。
Captain Fawcett has just refused a strange request from a businessman.
refuse 拒绝请求或给予某种东西
He refused my help. 他拒绝了我的帮助。
He refused my present/gift. 他拒绝了我的礼物。
refuse to do sth 拒绝做某事 / He refused to help me. 他拒绝帮助我。
=deny [di'nai] 否认（一种指控），不承认
He denied that he had stolen the money. 他否认他偷了钱。
The man wanted to fly to Rockall, a lonely island in the Atlantic Ocean, but Captain Fawcett did not take him because the trip was too dangerous.
the Atlantic Ocean 大西洋 the Pacific Ocean 太平洋
the Arctic Ocean 北冰洋 the Indian Ocean 印度洋
Special Difficulties
1. bring / take / fetch的区别：
bring 带来，由某处带来某物
take 拿走，从某地或某人处带走
fetch [fetʃ] 取来，去某地，取某物并带回
He brought the book with him when he came to see me. 他来看我的时候把书带来了。
He took the book with him when he left. 他走的时候把书带走了。
I asked him to go to my room and fetch my glasses. 我请他去我的房间取来我的眼镜。
2. very / too的区别：
very 很，非常
I arrived very late but I caught the train. 我到得很迟，但赶上了火车。
too 太，过于
I arrived too late and I missed the train. 我到得太迟，误了火车。
用正确的词填空：
1. When you go to the kitchen, please _____ me a glass of water. [ fetch / bring ]
当你到厨房的时候，请帮我拿一杯水。
2.The ball went over the fence and football player asked a boy to _____ it. [ fetch / bring ] 足球飞过了栅栏，运动员叫小男孩去拿回来。
3. When I asked him he _____ to tell me. [ refused / denied ]
当我问他的时候他拒绝回答我。
4. Do you _____ that you have told me a lie? [ deny / refuse ]
你否认你说过谎吗？
5.—How are you?
—_____ well, thank you. [ too / very ]
你好吗？很好，谢谢。
答案: 1. Bring 2. Fetch 3. Refused 4. Deny 5. Very
1. This is the most surprising thing about it. It is _____ than anything.
A. most surprising B. more surprising C. more surprised D. most surprised
分析：A. most surprising和 D. most surprised都是最高级，排除掉；C. 虽然是比较级，但surprised表示“感到惊奇的”主语应该是人，而本句的主语是it；B. 更令人惊奇的，符合语法和题义。
2.The ploughed field is ready for ____ .
A. Sewing [səu] B. Sowing [səu] C. seeding D. growing
分析：A. 缝纫；C. 结出种子，也有播种的意思，但作及物动词，常与with搭配，如：seed the field with wheat;播种小麦 D. 生长，长大，不符合题意。B. 播种； 耕好的田地是准备来播种的。
3. It’s a lonely village. It is ______ .
A. far B. far from anywhere C. alone D. the only one
分析：选B。远离任何地方。，才能同前一句It’s a lonely village （那是一座孤零零的村庄）的含义相符合。
A. 远的，不能强调“孤独”，只能强调距离远.
C. 单独的，独自的， 没有“孤独，寂寞”的含义。 D. 仅有的一个，含义不符合。
4. I shall have a companion in the house after all these years _____ .
A. single B. sole C. alone D. lonely
分析：A. 单个的，唯一的，常作定语和表语，在这不能作副词；
B. 唯一的，词义不符. C. 独自一人的，可用作形容词或副词，符合句意和搭配；
D. 孤独的，寂寞的（尤指心情上）词义和搭配都不符合。
独自一个人这么多年了，我该找个伴了。
谚语
1. A watched kettle never boils. / A watched pot never boils.
老是看壶水不开；心急水不开。凡是越焦急地等待反越觉得慢。
2. Actions speak louder than words. / Facts speak louder than words.
行动比言语更为重要。事实胜于雄辩。少说多做。