Lesson 79 By air
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.
use to do 过去常常做某事
be use to doing 习惯于做某事
attendant [əˈtendənt] 服务员;侍者
flight attendant 空中乘务员
take charge of 照顾
frightened 害怕的
take off 起飞
gain height 飞机爬高
touch down 飞机着陆
curious [ˈkjʊriəs] 好奇的
plant [plænt] 安放
thoroughly [ˈθɜːrəli] 非常;极其;彻底
今天上午精神头足，学习效率高，难得上午就完成了学习。而且这一课也没有难度。这种早早学习早早完成任务的感觉真好。
网友评论