Lesson 16 By air
乘飞机

一、词汇部分

1.parent/ˈper.ənt/ n. 父（母）亲
2.flight attendant /ˈfraɪ.tən/ 空中乘务员
3.frightened/ˈfraɪtnd/ adj. 害怕，担惊
frightened of
例：I was frightened of being left by myself in the house.
例：Her father had an awful temper and she was always frightened of him.

frightened to do something
例：The boy was frightened to speak.

frightened that
例：She’s frightened that her ex-husband will find her.
例：To tell the truth, I was frightened to death (=very frightened).

4.curious/ˈkjʊr.i.əs/ adj. 急于了解，好奇的
curious about
例：He was curious about how she would react.

curious to know/see/hear etc
例：Mandy was curious to know what happened.

5.bomb/bɑːm/ n. 炸弹
a bomb explodes/goes off
例：Forty people were injured when the bomb exploded.
例：A 200 pound bomb went off in the car park.

set off a bomb (=make a bomb explode)
例：The area was cleared and the police safely set off the bomb.

plant a bomb (=put a bomb somewhere)
例：It is thought that right-wing extremists planted the bomb.
6.plant/plænt/v. 安放

文章讲解

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 traveling 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.


文章精讲：

1.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.

知识点:
搭配：used to do something 过去常常做某事（现在不干了）
例句：I used to live in Nanjing, and I moved to Suzhou in 2015. My wife works here, you know, we had long-distance relationship for 2 years and I think someone must do something for this relationship, so I’m here.

A great deal 放在结尾，表示程度加强。＝＝a lot
例句：I used to travel by air a lot.

扩展：by air/train/bus/car/bike

2.I am used to traveling 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.

知识点:
搭配：be used to doing something 习惯做某事
例句：I’m used to living here now. When I just came here, I felt like a fish out of water, you know, the weather, language, culture and stuff. It took me a long time to fit in.

语法－倒装句：only 引导状语放在句首，部分倒装。
例句：Only in this way can you succeed.
例句：Only when I tell him what to do can he finish his job.


语法－词法：介词＋ doing

3.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.

知识点:
辨析：While/for/during

搭配：
1.keep calm/be easy/clam down
2.get off/get out of/get in/on
3.find out + what 从句

4.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.


扩展阅读：

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According to new research, there are increasing numbers who have never had, or are currently not having, a physical relationship.
But is this down to low self esteem or simply not being bothered? The BBC's Tokyo correspondent Rupert Wingfield-Hayes has been trying to find out.

地址：http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-40511655/japanese-young-people-not-having-sex