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Lesson 29
Taxi!
Words and expressions
taxi n. 出租汽车
Pilatus Porter 专有名词
land vi. 着陆
plaugh n.&v. 犁;耕地
lonely adj. 孤独的,偏僻的
Welsh n. 威尔士的
roof n. 屋顶
block n. 块,一座大楼
flat n. 公寓房
desert vt. 废弃
Chuzu
taxi n. 出租汽车
taxi driver 出租车司机
take a taxi / take a bus / take a lift
land v. 着陆 (不及物)
n. 土地 (不可数)
Whose plane landed in the field.
Two thirds of the land is desert.
lonely adj. (形容地方)偏僻的, 人迹罕见的
(形容人)孤独的, 孤僻的
She felt lonely. 感到孤独, 主观
She is alone. 独自一人, 客观
alone adj.单独的, 独一无二的, 独自的
adv.独自地
roof n. 楼顶 (从外面看)
ceiling n. 天花板 (从里面看)
raise the roof v. 喧闹, 大声抱怨
hit the ceiling [美口语] 勃然大怒, 暴跳如雷
block n. 块, 一座大楼
flat n. 公寓房
a block of flats 公寓楼 (英国)
office block 办公楼 写字楼
apartment n.公寓(美国)
a block of apartments
desert v. 遗弃,抛弃;废弃
desert sb = leave sb alone
desert the house = let the room empty
desert n. 沙漠, 不毛之地
注意名词和动词的读音不同
Pilatus Porter
Welsh adj. 威尔士(人)的
Wales n. 威尔士
taxi n. 出租汽车
Pilatus Porter 专有名词
land vi. 着陆
plaugh n.&v. 犁;耕地
lonely adj. 孤独的,偏僻的
Welsh n. 威尔士的
roof n. 屋顶
block n. 块,一座大楼
flat n. 公寓房
desert vt. 废弃
Chuzu
Listening and questions
Does Captain Fawcett think any trip is too dangerous?
2. Listen again and then fill in the blanks.
1. First listen and then answer the question.
Yes, he does.
He thinks the trip to Rockall, a lonely island in the Atlantic Ocean is dangerous.
Captain Ben Fawcett has bought an ____________ and has begun ____________. The 'taxi' is a small Swiss aeroplane called a 'Pilatus Porter'. This wonderful plane can _____ seven passengers. The most surprising thing about it, ________, is that it can land anywhere: on snow, water, or