新概念英语第二册Lesson29.docx

Lesson 29 Taxi 【 Word 】 1 taxi['t? ksi] n.出租汽车 4 plough[plau] v. 耕地 7 roof[ru:f] n. 楼顶 2 Pilatus Porter 皮勒特斯 ·波特 (飞 5 lonely['l ?unli] a. 偏僻的，人迹罕 8 block[bl ?k] n.一座大楼 机机名 ) 至的 9 flat[fl? t] n. 公寓房 3 land[l? nd] v.着陆 6 Welsh[wel ?] a.威尔士的 10 desert ['dez ?t] v.废弃 【 Text】 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. Useful Expressions】 ★ taxi n. 出租汽车 taxi driver 出租车司机 take a taxi, take a bus, take a lift ★ land vi. 着陆 Whose plane landed in the field ★ plough v. 耕地 plough n. 梨； v. 耕，犁，犁耕，费力穿过，艰苦前进，在考试中淘汰 farm n. 农田，家场 ★ lonely adj. 偏僻的 , 人迹罕见的 (地方 ) lonely adj. 孤独的，孤僻的 (人 ) She felt lonely. 她感到孤独（主观） alone adj. 单独的，独一无二的，孤独的，独自的； adv. 独自地 She is alone. 她独自一个人（事实 , 客观） ★ roof n. 楼顶（从外面看） raise the roof v. 喧闹，大声抱怨 ceiling n. 天花板（从里面看） hit the ceiling 勃然大怒，暴跳如雷，怒发冲冠（美口语） ★ block n. 块 , 一座大楼 ★ flat n. 公寓房 a block of flats 公寓楼 (英国英语 ) a block of apartments 公寓楼 (美语， apartment n. 公寓 ) office block 办公楼 写字楼 ★ desert v. 废弃 v. 废弃 desert the house = let the room empty n. 沙漠 , 不毛之地 ★ Refuse and Deny refuse to do sth. 拒绝做某事 I offered to pay him for his help but he refused (payment). deny doing sth. / deny that + 从句 否认（指控、做过某事等） The secretary denies that she has stolen the letter. 当 refuse 作为及物 / 不及物动词表示 “