新概念英語第二冊詳解第29課:Taxi!出租汽車

Lesson 29:Taxi! 出租汽車

First listen and then answer the question.

聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。

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 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.

New words and expressions 生詞和短語

taxi n.

Pilatus Porter

land v.

plough v.

lonely adj.

Welsh adj.

roof n.

block n.

flat n.

desert v.

參考譯文

本.弗西特機(jī)長買了一輛不同尋常的出租汽車，并開始了一項(xiàng)新的業(yè)務(wù)。這輛“出租汽車”是一架小型瑞士飛機(jī)，叫“皮勒特斯.波特“號(hào)。這架奇妙的飛機(jī)可以載 7名乘客。然而，最令人驚奇的是它能夠在任何地方降落：雪地上，水面上，甚至剛耕過的田里。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)一個(gè)偏僻的村莊。從那時(shí)開始，弗西特機(jī)長已經(jīng)載送乘客到過許多不尋常的地方。一次，他把飛機(jī)降落在了一棟公寓樓的屋頂上;還有一次，降落在了一個(gè)廢棄的停車場上。弗西特機(jī)長剛剛拒絕了一位商人的奇怪要求。這個(gè)人想要飛往大西洋上的一個(gè)孤島 -- 羅卡爾島，弗西特機(jī)長之所以不送他去，是因?yàn)槟嵌物w行太危險(xiǎn)了。

自學(xué)導(dǎo)讀

1.The‘taxi’is a small Swiss aeroplane called a‘Pilatus Porter’.

這輛“出租汽車”是一架小型瑞士飛機(jī)，叫“皮勒特斯·波特”號(hào)。

(1)taxi加引號(hào)是因?yàn)樗皇且惠v真正的出租汽車而是飛機(jī)。

(2)Swiss aeroplane是指瑞士生產(chǎn)的飛機(jī)。

(3) called a‘Pilatus Porter’是個(gè)過去分詞短語，作aeroplane的定語，在意思上和一個(gè)定語從句差不多，即which is called a‘Pilatus Porter’。一般說來，過去分詞短語作定語時(shí)要放在所修飾的名詞/代詞之后，而一個(gè)單獨(dú)的分詞作定語時(shí)則往往放在所修飾的名詞/代詞前面：

It can land on a ploughed field.

它可以在耕過的田里降落。

He landed in a deserted car park.

他降落在了一個(gè)廢棄的停車場上。

過去分詞ploughed和deserted都位于它們所修飾的名詞之前。

2.The most surprising thing about it, however, is that it can land anywhere: on snow, water, or even on a ploughed field. 然而，最令人驚奇的是它能夠在任何地方降落：雪地上，水面上，甚至剛耕過的田里。

(1)表示轉(zhuǎn)折的連詞however可以位于句首、句末或句中，其意義不變。大多數(shù)情況下它位于句中，前后用逗號(hào)隔開。

(2)從句 that it can land anywhere在句子中起表語作用，是表語從句，that為引導(dǎo)詞，it代指this wonderful plane。

(3) on snow, water, or even on a ploughed field是 anywhere的同位語，舉例說明這架飛機(jī)可以在哪些地方降落。

3.…Captain Fawcett has flown passengers to many unusual places.……弗西特機(jī)長已經(jīng)載送乘客到過許多不尋常的地方。

我們已經(jīng)學(xué)過fly作為不及物動(dòng)詞的用法，其意義為“飛”、“飛行”：

The aeroplane is flying over the river.

飛機(jī)正從河上飛過。

在本課中，fly為及物動(dòng)詞，意思為“空運(yùn)(乘客)”：

He has flown his car to France.

他已將他的汽車空運(yùn)到法國。

語法 Grammar in use

一般過去時(shí)與現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)

在第5課的語法中我們已學(xué)過與一般過去時(shí)和現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)連用的一些時(shí)間狀語，在第28課的語法中又復(fù)習(xí)了與現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)連用的時(shí)間狀語。對比這兩種時(shí)態(tài)時(shí)，我們一方面要注意它們的時(shí)間狀語的區(qū)別，另一方面要注意一般過去時(shí)往往強(qiáng)調(diào)動(dòng)作本身，而現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)則表示始于過去并持續(xù)到現(xiàn)在的動(dòng)作或表示過去不確定的時(shí)間發(fā)生過的并與現(xiàn)在有某種聯(lián)系的動(dòng)作。

但介詞for和since引導(dǎo)的時(shí)間狀語通常與現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)連用，雖然for有時(shí)可以與一般過去時(shí)連用。

I painted the picture last month/five days ago.

我上個(gè)月/5天前畫的這幅畫。(一般過去時(shí)與具體時(shí)間連用)

1.refuse與deny

當(dāng)refuse作為及物/不及物動(dòng)詞表示“拒絕接受”時(shí)，不可與deny混用：

I offered to pay him for his help but he refused(payment).

他幫助了我，為此我提出要酬謝他，但是他拒絕接受(酬謝)。

但是，當(dāng)refuse作為及物動(dòng)詞表示“拒絕給予”、“拒絕要求”時(shí)，它與deny可以互相替換：

Captain Fawcett has just refused/denied a strange request from a businessman.

弗西特機(jī)長剛剛拒絕了一位商人的奇怪要求。

All those not holding tickets will be refused/denied entry.

無票者不得入內(nèi)。

deny最常用的含義是“否認(rèn)(指控、做過某事等)”，refuse則沒有這個(gè)意義：

The secretary denies that she has stolen the letter.

那秘書不承認(rèn)她偷了那封信。

2.bring，take與fetch

bring表示從某處將某物“帶來”; take表示“拿走”;fetch則表示去某地將某物“取來”，是個(gè)雙程的動(dòng)作，(bring與take則表示單程的)：

If you're going to the kitchen, would you mind bringing me a glass of water please?

如果你去廚房的話，請給我?guī)П畞砗脝?

Did he bring you a gift last Sunday?

上星期天他給你帶禮物了嗎?

Please fetch me a glass of water.

請幫我取一杯水來。

Take this glass of water to your father.

把這杯水拿給你父親。

3.too與very

very與too都表示程度，very的意思是“非常”、“很”，too表示“太”、“過于”：

This bus is going very slowly.

這輛公共汽車走得非常慢。(very只描述狀況，不涉及后果)

This bus is going too slowly. I'll miss the train.

這輛公共汽車走得太慢了。我會(huì)趕不上火車的。(too表示“太……”以至于引起某種后果)

Tom's very clever.

湯姆很聰明。

Tom's too clever. He won't believe such a thing.

湯姆太聰明了，他不會(huì)相信這種事的。

練習(xí)答案 Key to written exercises

1.關(guān)鍵句型練習(xí)答案

A What happened：flew(1.6);landed(1.8);landed(1.9);wanted(1.10);did not take(1.11)

What has happened：has bought(1.1); has begun(1.1);has flown(11.7-8);has just refused(11.9-10)

2.難點(diǎn)練習(xí)答案

1 bring 2 fetch 3 refused 4 deny 5 Very

3.多項(xiàng)選擇題答案

1b 2c 3c 4b 5d 6b

7a 8b 9b 10b 11c 12b

【New words and expressions】 生詞和短語

★taxi　n. 出租汽車

taxi driver 出租車司機(jī)

take a taxi/take a bus/take a lift

Whose plane landed in the field

★Pilatus Porter

★land　v. 著陸

★plough　v. 耕地

plough　.n. 梨

farm　農(nóng)田

★lonely　adj. 偏僻的，人跡罕見的

lonely (人)　孤獨(dú)的/cold fish

She felt lonely 感到，主觀

She is alone.　事實(shí)，客觀

Home alone

★Welsh　adj.

★roof　n. 樓頂

ceiling　天花板

raise the roof　v. 喧鬧，大聲抱怨

hit the ceiling　[美口] 勃然大怒，暴跳如雷

★block　n. 塊，一座大樓

a block of flats　公寓樓

office block 辦公樓

★flat　n. 公寓房

apartment 公寓

a block of apartments

★desert　v. 廢棄

desert the house = let the room empty

desert　.n.　沙漠

【課文講解】

read the text

captain　船長/機(jī)長

called

call sb sth

The instrument was called a clavichord.

be called　被稱為

called 在此句中為過去分詞

過去分詞做定語時(shí)是作為被動(dòng)狀態(tài)來翻譯的，ing表示正在

I have an instrument. The instrument is called a clavichord.

I have an instrument called a clavichord.

I have a cat called Lucy.

-ing; -ed 是非謂語動(dòng)詞

a ploughed field　被耕過的田

a deserted car park　被廢棄的車場

Written English　書面語

spoken English　口語

短語做定語是要后置

a race across the Atlantic

單個(gè)的詞做定語時(shí)可放前邊

however 可放在句子前邊

that 從句在此處是表語從句

1.賓語從句中的that省略

2.定語從句中的關(guān)系詞在從句中做賓語時(shí)可以省略。

句型：The most surprising thing is that...

To my surprise,...

surprising 可以由其它詞替換

The most exciting thing is that...

The most exciting thing is that we can win the football match.

The happiest thing is that I can visit mother during the Spring

Festival.

the 不能和所有格及形容詞物主代詞并存

from ... to ... 從。。到。。

since then/so far/up to now

since then 強(qiáng)調(diào)起點(diǎn)

so far/up to now 強(qiáng)調(diào)終點(diǎn)

fly sb to... 開飛機(jī)送某人去

My friend drove me to Tianjin.

drive sb to ...開車送某人去

once 一次

on another occasion 還有一次

Once I met him on the street and on another occasion I met him

in the library.

once...and on another occasion.

request from 來自某人的請求

request for sth. 要求得到

take sb to school 送某人上學(xué)

too 在副詞或形容詞前表示否定含義

very 強(qiáng)調(diào)程度深

too 強(qiáng)調(diào)程度大到了人們不愿去做

You are very kind.

very expensive 買得起

too expensive 買不起

【Composition】

not only/flew/but/Then/climbed/waved/yet/notice

【Letter writing】

【Key structures】

【Special difficulties】

refuse to do sth 拒絕做某事

deny doing　　　　否認(rèn)做某事

bring 離說話人越來越近

bring sth here.

take 離說話人越來越遠(yuǎn)

take there.

fetch 雙向動(dòng)作

fetch the ball

Exercise

1.bring

2.fetch

3.refused

4.deny.

5.very

【Multiple choice questions】

The most surprising thing is that

The most exciting thing about it is that

Once.. on another occasion

3. 動(dòng)詞的ing形式有主動(dòng)含義，ed形式有被動(dòng)含義

(c)

4.　 (b)

用比較級(jí)表達(dá)最高級(jí)

5.　 from then: 從。。。起

since then:　從。。起(到現(xiàn)在為止)

by then:　到。。。止

(d)

9.　(b)

11. (c)

spot=place