By air

【课文】

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.

【课文翻译】

我在幼年的时候，曾多次乘飞机旅行。我的父母曾经住在南美洲，所以假期里我常从欧洲乘飞机到他们那里。我总是由一位空中乘务员照管，从未遇到过不愉快的经历。我习惯了乘飞机旅行，只是有一次把我吓坏了。起飞之后，我们在城市上空低低地飞行，然后慢慢爬高。这时飞机突然调转头来，飞回了机场。在我们等待降落时，一位空中乘务员告诉我们要保持镇静，待飞机一着陆，就马上不声不响地离开飞机。飞机上的人都很着急，大家都急于想知道究竟出了什么事。后来我们才得知，飞机上坐了一位非常重要的人物。有人报告警察，说飞机上安放了一枚炸弹。我们降落之后，飞机被彻底搜查了一遍。幸运的是，什么也没有找到。5个小时后，我们又起飞了。

【生词汇总】

parent n. 父(母)亲

flight attendant 空中乘务员

frightened adj. 害怕，担惊

curious adj. 急于了解，好奇的

bomb n. 炸弹

plant v. 安放

【知识点讲解】

1. I used to travel by air a great deal when I was a boy.

我在幼年的时候，曾多次乘飞机旅行。

①used to +do 表示过去常常做某事，而be used to +doing 则表示习惯做某事。

②by+交通工具 这个也是一个很常见的用法，表示乘坐某某工具。

③a great deal 表示很多，大量。如果修饰名词则为a great deal of+n，这里名词则为不可数名词。

You have spent a great deal of time and effort on this project, I believe you will succeed.

你在这个项目上花了大量时间和心血，我相信你会成功的。

④这个句子是一个时间状语从句。when引导的时间状语从句的谓语动词可以是延续性动词，也可以是瞬时动词，有时when就表示“就在那时”。如：

When I studied in the library, She called me.

我在图书馆学习的时候她给我来电话了。

2. take charge of 照管，负责，担任

in charge of 管理，负责照料 in the charge of 由……照顾

Don't worry, I will take charge of the baby when you are away.

别担心，你不在的时候我会照顾好孩子的。

3. 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.

起飞之后，我们在城市上空低低地飞行，然后慢慢爬高。

①这是一个after引导的时间状语从句，表示主句动作fly发生在从句动作take off之后。类似的句子比如：

After her made the statement, we knew how the accident happened.

在她做完陈述后我们了解了整个事故的经过。

②词组take off除了表示起飞，还可表示脱掉;出名;匆匆离开;取消等。 turn round 旋转;转身;改变

4. 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.

在我们等待降落时，一位空中乘务员告诉我们要保持镇静，待飞机一着陆，就马上不声不响地离开飞机。

①land 着陆;登岸;下(船、飞机等)，相反地，上船、飞机等则是board。

land at +someplace 在某处着陆 /登岸

②keep calm →keep+adj. 保持某种状态 如keep silent 保持安静;保持沉默

③as soon as 一……就……，刚……便…… 表示“A事情发生以后，就做B这件事”，这个短语在句子中的位置很灵活，可以用于各种时态。

As soon as I came in the room, the door bell rang.

我刚进房间门铃就响了。

I will call you as soon as I arrives in Beijing.

我一到北京就给你打电话。

④touch down 【航空】着陆 【橄榄球】触地得分

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