29課 Does Captain Fawcett think any trip is too dangerous?
Captain Ben Fawcett has bought an unusual taxi and has begun a new service. The 'taxi' is asmall Swissaeroplane 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 alonely village in the Welsh mountains. Since then, Captain Fawcett has flown passengers to many unusualplaces. Once he landedon the roof of a block of flats and on another occasion, he landedin a deserted car park. Captain Fawcett has just refused a strange request from a businessman. The manwanted to fly to Rockall, a lonelyisland in the Atlantic Ocean, but Captain Fawcett did not take him because thetrip was too dangerous.
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4. The most surprising thing about it, however, is that it can land anywhere: on snow, water, or even on a ploughed field.
然而，令人驚奇的是它可以在任何地方降落：雪地上，水面上，甚至是剛耕過的田地里。
語言點(diǎn)1 重要句型：The most...is that...意為“……的是……”
The most surprising thing is that the little baby can stand..令人驚奇的是小嬰兒可以自己站起來。
The most amusing thing is that puppy runs in the race.有趣的是小狗參加賽跑。
The happiest thing is that we can speak English well.快樂的事情是我們都可以說一口漂亮的英文。
語言點(diǎn)2 句中that it can land anywhere是表語從句。
表語從句：從句放在系動詞后作表語。經(jīng)常引導(dǎo)表語從句的連詞有：that, whether, what, who, which, where, when, how, why.
例：My question is what you want to do.我的問題是你想做什么。
That is where we are interested in.那就是我們的興趣所在。
5. Captain Fawcett’s first passenger was a doctor who flew from Bormingham to a lonely village in the Welsh mountains.
弗西特機(jī)長的第一名乘客是位醫(yī)生，他從伯明翰飛往威爾士山區(qū)—個偏僻的村莊。
語言點(diǎn)1 此句中關(guān)系代詞who引導(dǎo)定語從句修飾doctor。
語言點(diǎn)2 lonely雖然以-ly結(jié)尾，從構(gòu)詞規(guī)律來看像副詞，但實(shí)際為形容詞。類述有friendly友好的, jolly偷快的, chilly寒冷的,goodly優(yōu)秀的
語言點(diǎn)3 mountain意為“山”；mountains意為“山脈，群山”。注意，表達(dá)“在群山之中"用介詞in。
6. Since then, Captain Fawcett has flown passengers to many unusual places.
從此，弗西特機(jī)長已經(jīng)送乘客到許多不尋常的地方。
語言點(diǎn)1 fly sb. to somewhere= send sb. by air/plane用飛機(jī)把乘客送到某個地方
所以原句還可以改為：Since then, Captain Fawcett has sent passengers to many usual places by air.
語言點(diǎn)2 since常用于現(xiàn)在完成時態(tài)。
Captain Ben Fawcett has bought an unusual taxi and has begun a new service. The 'taxi' is asmall Swissaeroplane 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 alonely village in the Welsh mountains. Since then, Captain Fawcett has flown passengers to many unusualplaces. Once he landedon the roof of a block of flats and on another occasion, he landedin a deserted car park. Captain Fawcett has just refused a strange request from a businessman. The manwanted to fly to Rockall, a lonelyisland in the Atlantic Ocean, but Captain Fawcett did not take him because thetrip was too dangerous.
精講筆記：
4. The most surprising thing about it, however, is that it can land anywhere: on snow, water, or even on a ploughed field.
然而，令人驚奇的是它可以在任何地方降落：雪地上，水面上，甚至是剛耕過的田地里。
語言點(diǎn)1 重要句型：The most...is that...意為“……的是……”
The most surprising thing is that the little baby can stand..令人驚奇的是小嬰兒可以自己站起來。
The most amusing thing is that puppy runs in the race.有趣的是小狗參加賽跑。
The happiest thing is that we can speak English well.快樂的事情是我們都可以說一口漂亮的英文。
語言點(diǎn)2 句中that it can land anywhere是表語從句。
表語從句：從句放在系動詞后作表語。經(jīng)常引導(dǎo)表語從句的連詞有：that, whether, what, who, which, where, when, how, why.
例：My question is what you want to do.我的問題是你想做什么。
That is where we are interested in.那就是我們的興趣所在。
5. Captain Fawcett’s first passenger was a doctor who flew from Bormingham to a lonely village in the Welsh mountains.
弗西特機(jī)長的第一名乘客是位醫(yī)生，他從伯明翰飛往威爾士山區(qū)—個偏僻的村莊。
語言點(diǎn)1 此句中關(guān)系代詞who引導(dǎo)定語從句修飾doctor。
語言點(diǎn)2 lonely雖然以-ly結(jié)尾，從構(gòu)詞規(guī)律來看像副詞，但實(shí)際為形容詞。類述有friendly友好的, jolly偷快的, chilly寒冷的,goodly優(yōu)秀的
語言點(diǎn)3 mountain意為“山”；mountains意為“山脈，群山”。注意，表達(dá)“在群山之中"用介詞in。
6. Since then, Captain Fawcett has flown passengers to many unusual places.
從此，弗西特機(jī)長已經(jīng)送乘客到許多不尋常的地方。
語言點(diǎn)1 fly sb. to somewhere= send sb. by air/plane用飛機(jī)把乘客送到某個地方
所以原句還可以改為：Since then, Captain Fawcett has sent passengers to many usual places by air.
語言點(diǎn)2 since常用于現(xiàn)在完成時態(tài)。