Lesson 79 By air 乘飛機(jī)
I used to travel by air a great deal when I was a boy. My parents used to live in South America and I used to fly there from Europe in the holidays. A flight attendant would take charge of me and I never had an unpleasant experience. I am used to travelling by air and only on one occasion have I ever felt frightened. After 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. While 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. Everybody on board was worried and we were curious to find out what had happened. Later we learnt that there was a very important person on board. The police had been told that a bomb had been planted on the plane. After we had landed, the plane was searched thoroughly. Fortunately, nothing was found and five hours later we were able to take off again.
句子講解:
5、After taking off,we were flying low over the city and slowly gaining height, when the plane su turned round and flew back to the airport.
起飛之后,我們?cè)诔鞘械纳峡盏偷偷仫w行,然后慢慢上升。飛機(jī)突然調(diào)轉(zhuǎn)頭飛回了機(jī)場(chǎng)。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn) slowing gaining height 緩緩上升;turn round 調(diào)頭;fly back to somewhere 飛問(wèn)某地
6、While 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.
當(dāng)我們等待降落時(shí),一名空中乘務(wù)員告訴我們要保持鎮(zhèn)靜,等飛機(jī)一著陸就馬上不聲不響地離開飛機(jī)。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn) keep calm保持鎮(zhèn)靜;touch down著陸
7、Everybody on board was worried and we were curious to find out what had happened.
飛機(jī)上的每個(gè)人都很著急,大家都急于想知道到底發(fā)生了什么事情。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn) sb. be worried某人擔(dān)心… sb. be curious to do sth.某人因?yàn)楹闷嫒プ瞿呈?/p>