Lesson29（课件）新概念英语第二册

taxi n. 出租汽车 taxi driver出租车司机 take a taxi，take a bus，take a lift Cab Captain Ben Fawcett has bought an unusual taxi and has begun a new service. 本.弗西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. Captain (1)person in charge of a ship or civil aircraft 船长; 舰长; （民航机的）机长. (2) officer in the British Army between the ranks of lieutenant and major （英）陆军上尉 (3)person given authority over a group or team; leader 队长; 组长: 他当了五年的足球队长. He was (the) captain of the football team for five years. (5)captain v [Tn] be captain of (a football team, etc) 担任（足球队等的）队长: Who is captaining the side today? 今天这队的队长是谁? The 'taxi' is a small Swiss aeroplane called a 'Pilatus Porter'. 这辆“出租汽车”是一架小型瑞士飞机, 叫“皮勒特斯.波特”号. called a ‘Pilatus Porter’是过去分词短语,作aeroplane的定语。一般过去分词短语作定语时要放在所修饰的名词/代词之后，而一个单独的分词作定语时则往往放在所修饰的名词/代词前面。 它可以再耕过的田里降落。 It can land on a ploughed field. call sb. sth.叫某人…… be called被称为…… The instrument was called a piano. 过去分词做定语时是作为被动状态来翻译的 I have an instrument called a piano. written English书面语；spoken English口语 This wonderful plane can carry seven passengers. 这架奇妙的飞机可以载7名乘客. The most surprising thing about it, however, is that it can land anywhere: on snow, water, or even on a ploughed field. 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. that 从句在此处是表语从句。宾语从句中的that可省略；定语从句中的关系词在从句中做宾语时可以省略。 The most surprising thing is that…（surprising 可以由其它词替换） 最令人激动的是我们能赢得足球比赛。 The most exciting thing is that we can win the football match. 最高兴的是在春节期间我能和妈妈待在一起。 The happiest thing is that I can stay with mother during the Spring Festival. land vi. 着陆 Whose plane landed in the field? plough n. 梨；v. 耕, 犁, 犁耕, 费力穿过, 艰苦前进, 在考试中淘汰 1 [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sth (up) break up the surface of (land) with a plough 耕（地）: plough a field 耕田 2 [I, Tn] (dated Brit sl 旧, 俚) (cause sb to) fail (an examination) （使某人）考（试）不及格: 我期末考试不及格. I ploughed my finals. The examiners ploughed half the candidates. 主考人员刷掉了一半应试者. plough (one's way) through sth (a) force a way through sth 费力穿过某处 The ship ploughed through t