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29_Taxi

29 Taxi

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 flew from 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 in the Atlantic Ocean, but Captain Fawcett did not take him because the trip was too dangerous.

本·福塞特机长买了一辆不同寻常的出租汽车，并开始了一项新的业务。这辆"出租汽车"是一架小型瑞士飞机，叫"皮勒特斯·波特"号。 这架奇妙的飞机可以载7名乘客。然而，最令人惊奇的是它能够在任何地方降落：雪地上、水面上，甚至刚耕过的田里。 福塞特机长的第一名乘客是位医生，他从伯明翰飞往威尔士山区一个偏僻的村庄。 从那时开始，福塞特机长已经载送乘客到过许多不寻常的地方。一次，他把飞机降落在了一栋公寓楼的屋顶上；还有一次，降落在了一个废弃的停车场上。 福塞特机长刚刚拒绝了一位商人的奇怪要求。这个人想要飞往大西洋上的一个孤岛——罗卡尔岛， 福塞特机长之所以不送他去，是因为那段飞行太危险了。

Words

  • land /lænd/ v. 降落
    1. The plane landed in the airfield an hour ago.
    2. The plane which has just landed in the field belongs to my family.（L28）
  • ploughed /plaʊd/ v. 耕地
    1. When they were ploughing the field, they saw a rare white tiger.（L7）
    2. After the farmer had ploughed the field, they cooked a meal over an open fire.（L27 L14）
    3. The farmer who had just ploughed the field is my father.（L28）
  • lonely /ˈlonli/ adj. 偏僻的
    1. When I was in Auckland, I sometimes felt lonely.（L7）
    2. The man who grew up in a lonely village has lived in the big city for 10 years.（L28）
    3. They will be driving to a lonely village.（L13）
  • flats /flæts/ n. 公寓
    1. The man who owns ten flats in the city decided to go on trip by himself.（L28 L22）
    2. This flat must have been cleaned last night.（L21）
    3. It’s a pity that she sold that apartment.（L19）
    4. The museum is just six blocks away.
  • deserted /dɪˈzɝtɪd/ v. 遗弃的
    1. It has been deserted for some time.（L10）
    2. Has it been deserted for some time?
    3. How long has it been deserted?
    4. Have you ever been to the desert?
  • roof /ruf/ n. 屋顶
    1. The plane landed on the roof.
    2. How did the plane land on the roof?
    3. The man who is repairing the roof is my brother.（L28）
    4. The children were telling stories on the roof earlier.（L27）
  • block /blɑk/ 街区

Expressions

  • unusual taxi 不寻常的出租车
  • a Swiss aeroplane 一架瑞士飞机
  • land anywhere 随处降落
  • a block of flats 一栋公寓楼
  • refuse a request 拒绝请求

done做定语

  1. 通常表被动⼀般/被动完成
  2. a broken cup = the cup that has been broken
  3. boiled water = water that has been boiled
  4. 偶尔表示主动完成
  5. fallen leaves = leaves that have fallen
  6. a retired captain = a captain who has retired
  7. a married man = a man that has married
  8. 位置: 单词(done) + n. + done引导的短语