Lesson 28 Taxi

出租汽车


文章讲解

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 flewfrom 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 inthe Atlantic Ocean, but Captain Fawcett did not take him because the trip was too dangerous.

2.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.

1)复习：however

2)复习：表语从句
用法：系动词 + 句子
例句：The most surprising thing about it, however, is that it can land anywhere

3)复习：定语从句
用法：名词 ＋ 句子修饰前面名词
例句：Captain Fawcett's first passenger was a doctor who flew from Birmingham to a lonely village in the Welsh mountains.

3.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.

1)语法复习：完成时
标志之一：since + 过去时间点
结构：have/has + 动词过去分词

2)状语从句：once 一旦

4.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.

1）Refuse 知识点：refuse to do something 拒绝做某事

2）语法点复习：同位语
The man wanted to fly to Rockall, a lonely island in the Atlantic Ocean.

Lesson 29 Football or Polo?

足球还是水球？

一、词汇部分

1.polo /ˈpoʊ.loʊ/ n. 水球

2.Wayle n. 威尔（河名）

3.cut /kʌt/ v. 穿过
备注：cut it out
备注：cut someone off

4.row /roʊ/ v. 划（船）

5.kick /kɪk/ v. 踢
备注：kick ass

6.towards /təˈwɔːdz/ prep. 朝，向

7.nearly /ˈnɪr.li/ adv. 几乎
扩展：almost

8.sight /saɪt/ n. 眼界，视域

文章讲解

The Wayle is a small river that cuts across the park near my home. I like sitting by theWayle on fine afternoons. It was warm last Sunday, so I went and sat on the river bank as usual. Some children were playing games on the bank and there were some people rowing onthe river. Suddenly, one of the children kicked a ball very hard and it went towards a passing boat. Some people on the bank called out to the man in the boat, but he did not hear them. The ball struck him so hard that he nearly fell into the water. I turned to look at the children, but there weren't any in sight: they had all run away! The man laughed when he realized what had happened. He called out to the children and threw the ball back to the bank.

文章精讲：

1.The Wayle is a small river that cuts across the park near my home. I like sitting by the Wayle on fine afternoons.

1）语法复习：定语从句
用法：名词 ＋ 句子
例句：The Wayle is a small river that cuts across the park near my home

2.It was warm last Sunday, so I went and sat on the river bank as usual. Some children were playing games on the bank and there were some people rowing on the river.

1)It was warm last Sunday.
讲解：it 指时间、距离、天气等。

2)搭配：as usual 像往常一样
例句：It’s just a normal day. I went to work as usual. But when I got to the office, mymanager told me that I was fired because of the financial crisis. 那天很普通，我去工作，然后到办公室后，经理跟我说我被开除了，因为经济危机。

3)复习：方位介词on

3.Suddenly, one of the children kicked a ball very hard and it went towards a passing boat. Some people on the bank called out to the man in the boat, but he did not hear them.

1)复习：one of 用法

2)词汇用法；hard
形容词：难的
副词：努力地，用功地
例句：I worked really hard to get this position. I won’t leave it so easily. I will fightto the end. 我很努力才到今天的位置，我不会轻易离开的，我会抗争到最后。

3）复习：后置定语
Some people on the bank called out to the man in the boat

4.The ball struck him so hard that he nearly fell into the water. I turned to look at the children, but there weren't any in sight: they had all run away!

1)So + adj/adv + that..如此…以致于…
例句：Peter works so hard that we all think he deserves the medal. 皮特如此努力训练，我们都认为他这个金牌就该他拿。

2)搭配：fall off 掉落
例句：I think we should buy her a new pair of shoes. This one’s always falling off. 我们应该给她买双新鞋。这双鞋不跟脚，老掉。

5.The man laughed when he realized what had happened. He called out to the children and threw the ball back to the bank.

语法复习：宾语从句。The man laughed （when he realized what had happened）