Lesson 28 Taxi

出租汽車


文章講解

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)復習：however

2)復習：表語從句
用法：系動詞 + 句子
例句：The most surprising thing about it, however, is that it can land anywhere

3)復習：定語從句
用法：名詞 ＋ 句子修飾前面名詞
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)語法復習：完成時
標志之一：since + 過去時間點
結構：have/has + 動詞過去分詞

2)狀語從句：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 知識點：refuse to do something 拒絕做某事

2）語法點復習：同位語
The man wanted to fly to Rockall, a lonely island in the Atlantic Ocean.

Lesson 29 Football or Polo?

足球還是水球？

一、詞匯部分

1.polo /ˈpoʊ.loʊ/ n. 水球

2.Wayle n. 威爾（河名）

3.cut /kʌt/ v. 穿過
備注：cut it out
備注：cut someone off

4.row /roʊ/ v. 劃（船）

5.kick /kɪk/ v. 踢
備注：kick ass

6.towards /təˈwɔːdz/ prep. 朝，向

7.nearly /ˈnɪr.li/ adv. 幾乎
擴展：almost

8.sight /saɪt/ n. 眼界，視域

文章講解

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.

文章精講：

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）語法復習：定語從句
用法：名詞 ＋ 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.
講解：it 指時間、距離、天氣等。

2)搭配：as usual 像往常一樣
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，然后到辦公室后，經理跟我說我被開除了，因為經濟危機。

3)復習：方位介詞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)復習：one of 用法

2)詞匯用法；hard
形容詞：難的
副詞：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，我不會輕易離開的，我會抗爭到最后。

3）復習：后置定語
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. 皮特如此努力訓練，我們都認為他這個金牌就該他拿。

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. 我們應該給她買雙新鞋。這雙鞋不跟腳，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.

語法復習：賓語從句。The man laughed （when he realized what had happened）