When a plane from London arrived at Sydneyairport, workers began to unload a number ofwooden boxes whichcontained clothing. No one couldaccount for the fact that one of the boxeswasextremely heavy. It suddenly occurred to one ofthe workers to open up the box. He was astonishedat what he found. A man was lying in the box on topof a pile of woolen goods. He was so surprised atbeing discovered that he did not even try to runaway. After he was arrested, the man admittedhiding in the box before the plane leftLondon. He had had a long and uncomfortabletrip, for he had been confined to the wooden box for over eighteen hours. The manwas ordered to pay $3,500 for the cost of the trip. The normal price of a ticket is$2,000!
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7. After he was arrested, the man admitted hiding in the box before the plane leftLondon.
他被逮捕之后,承認他是在飛機離開倫敦前躲藏進箱子里的,
語言點 本句中after和before引導(dǎo)時間狀語從句。
8. He had had a long and uncomfortable trip, for he had been confined to the woodenbox for over eighteen hours.
他經(jīng)歷了一個既漫長而又難受的旅程,因為他在木箱里悶了18個多小時,
語言點 本句中for引導(dǎo)原因狀語從句。主句使用過去完成時主動語態(tài),從句中使用過去完成時的被動語態(tài)。
9. The man was ordered to pay £3^500 for the cost of the trip.
此人被責令交付旅費3500英鎊。
語言點 pay + 錢數(shù) + for sth.意為“為……支付多少錢”
pay for...意為“為……付出代價”
例:You will pay for what you have said to me.
你要為你對我說的請付出代價的
10. The normal price of a ticket is £2,000 !
而正常票價是2000英鎊!
語言點 the price of sth. 意為“某物的價格”