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taxi
taxi driver
搭的士/搭巴士/搭便车
take a taxi
take a bus
take a lift
★land 1. v.着陆 2. n. 土地
The plane will land in five minutes.
飞机将在五分钟后降落。
The pilot landed the plane safely.
飞行员将飞机安全着陆。
This part of land is used to build houses.
motherland 祖国 island 岛屿
★plough [pla ] v. 耕地,犁地
n. 犁
plough a field耕田
They are ploughing in spring.
他们在春耕。
lonely
adj.
lonely adj. 孤单的, 人迹罕见的
alone adj. 单独的,独自的
我独自一人,但我并不孤独。
I am but I am not .
lonely
alone
同义词辨析:alone/lonely
lonely指“孤单的”,“孤独的”
lonely指人孤独,有浓厚的感彩!
alone 指“独自一个人” adj.\adv.
alone表示单独,独自一个,没有感彩的
He stays home on the weekends.
She watches TV when she is .
Welsh [wel ] adj. 威尔士的
Wales n. 威尔士
★roof n. 1.屋顶 2.车篷
There is a cat on our roof.
在我们的房顶上有一只猫。
the roof of the world 世界屋脊
the roof of heaven 天空
the roof of the mouth 上颚
注意:复数形式
roof-roofs
★ block [bl k] n.1.大楼,大厦
2.街区,障碍物,阻塞
3.块,片(木,石等)
a block of flats 一栋公寓楼
an office block 办公大楼;
a block of rock一块石头
Turn left after two blocks.走过两个街区后往左拐。
It’s three blocks from my house to school.
从我家到学校有三个街区。
desert[di’z :t] v 废弃,抛弃,遗弃
他抛弃了他的妻子和孩子到深圳打工了。
He deserted his wife and children and went to work in Shenzhen.
deserted adj. 废弃的
a deserted house
一间废弃工厂
a deserted factory
一个废人
a disabled man
desert [‘dez t] n. 沙漠
the Sahara (desert)
dessert [di'z :t] n. 甜品
Captain Ben Fawcett
Listening
1. What is the ‘taxi’ in fact
2. How many passengers can it carry
3. Has he ever landed on a roof
Language Points
Captain Ben Fawcett has bought an unusual taxi and has begun a new service.
captain + 人名:某某上尉/机长/队长
un-: 前缀,不,未,非,反
Eg: able—unable, happy-unhappy
lucky—unlucky
The 'taxi' is a small Swiss aeroplane called a 'Pilatus Porter'.
called 在此句中为被动语态,在定语从句中be动词省略掉
过去分词做后置定语时是作为被动状态来翻译的, ing表示正在
Switzerland
我们班有个女孩叫Penny。
There is a girl in our class called/named Penny.
Jason有一只小狗叫Rocky。
Jason has a dog called Rocky.
carry
passenger
The most surprising thing about it, however, is that it can land anywhere
系表结构,主语为“The most surprising thing about it”,表语是that 引导的从句,成为表语从句。状语however 可视为插入语,可放在句前。
The most surprising / exciting thing is that...
我想我最高兴的事就是能有一个又勇敢又聪明的好闺蜜。
I think the most pleasant thing is that I have a smart and brave bestie.
......Since then, Captain Fawcett has flown passengers to many unusual places.
【结构分析】含现在完成时的简单句,since then 为标志性时间状语。
fly sb. to... 开飞机送某人去
My friend drove me to Tianjin.
(drive sb. to开车送某人去)
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
eg. Once I met him on the street and on another occasion I met him in the library.
refuse a request from sb.
= refuse sb's request 拒绝某人的要求
Why did he refuse the businessman
岛上的常驻居民是普通的贝类和其他一些海洋软体动物,夏天的时候会有一些海鸟过来栖息。
Special difficulties
bring/take/fetch
bring带来(由某处带来某物)
He brought the book with him when he came to see me.
take拿走(从某处或某人处带走)
He took the book with him when he left.
fetch/get取来(去某地,去某物并带回)
I asked him to go to my room and fetch my glasses.
very/too
very很,非常
I arrived very late but I caught the train.
我到得非常迟,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
Grammar focus
现在完成时 & 一般过去时 中时间状语的比较
现在完成时的时间状语多表示到现在为止的这段时间:since+某一时间,for+一段时间,up till now, just, before等。
一般过去时表示过去某时发生的动作,时间状语多为last year (month), ago (3 years ago), in + 某一年,just now等。
I saw him in 1994.
I haven’t seen him since 1994.
I saw him 3 years ago.
I haven’t seen him for 3 years.
He stayed at this hotel last month.
Have you ever stayed at this hotel
I went abroad last year.
Up till now, I have never been abroad before.
3. 用already, yet, just, ever, never这类副词作状语时,常可用于现在完成时。如:
I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim.
Have you ever been to London
I have never been there.
Have you had your lunch yet
1. —Where have you been recently
—I ________ in Beijing on business for a week last month.
[A] was [B] have been
[C] had been [D] had stayed
2. Where’s my pen I remember leaving it on the desk. Who ________ it
[A] took [B] has taken
[C] had taken [D] would take
3. Excuse me. Is it possible for you to me a glass of water
[A] take [B] bring
[C] fetch [D] have