第二十九讲

   Para.5
   I hate flying, especially take-off, but the plane took off and everything seemed to be all right. Then, a few minutes later, there was a funny noise and everything started to shake. I looked out of the window and ----oh my God --- there was smoke coming out of the wing.All I could think was “The engine is on fire. We’re going to crash.”
   Language Points:
   1.Explanation of Difficult Sentences
   1) I looked out of the … smoke coming out of the wing
   Analysis: Coming out of the wing is a present participle clause modifying smoke. This clause can also be rewritten as “smoke that was coming out of the wing”.
   Translation: 我往窗外望了望，天哪，有烟从机翼处冒出来。
   Example: I looked ahead and there were flags fluttering in the wind.
   2. Important Words
   1) take off : v. to remove (esp. clothes); (esp. of a plane) to rise into the air 去掉；脱(衣); 起飞
   e.g: Take off your coat and put it here. 脱掉你的外套把它放在这里。
   When will your plane take off? 你的飞机什么时候起飞？
   2）seem ：v. to give the impression of being; to appear to be 似乎; 显得; 好像; 看来
   e.g.: He seems to be angry after hearing the news.听到这个消息后他好象很生气。
   It seems that you are mistaken. 看来你弄错了。
   Everyone seems to be well prepared. 每个人似乎都准备好了。
   3）crash
   v. to break noisily; fall or strike something noisily and violently 碰撞, 撞击; 坠落, 坠毁
   n. a violent vehicle accident (飞机等)撞坏; 坠毁
   e.g. : The plates crashed onto the floor. 盘子摔到了地板上。
   The two cars crashed into each other on the highway两辆车子在高速公路上相撞。
   All passengers died in the air crash. 在这次撞车事故中所有乘客都不幸遇难。
    Para.6
   Almost immediately, the captain spoke to us in a very calm voice, “Ladies and gentlemen. This is your captain speaking. We are having a slight technical problem with one of our engines. There is absolutely no need to panic. We will have to return to the airport. Please remain seated and keep your seat belts fastened.”

   Language Points:
   3.Explanation of Difficult Sentences
   1）We are having a slight technical problem with one of our engines.
   Analysis: Preposition “with”, when used with problem, shows where the problem arises.
   Translation: 发动机出了点技术故障。
   Example: They have a financial problem with one of their projects.
   2）Please remain seated and keep your seat belts fastened.
   Analysis: Keep takes an object complement, which mean “to continue to be or maintain in an unchanged state”.
   Translation: 请坐在座位上别动，系好安全带。
   Example: Please remain seated and keep the door closed.

   2. Important Words

   1)absolutely ad. completely 完全地, 绝对
   e.g.
   It is not absolutely impossible to cross the desert by car.
   开车穿过这个沙漠并非完全不可能。
   This tape recorder is absolutely useless. 这个录音机完全没用了。
   Para.7
   Well, you can imagine how frightened I was, but the crew were fantastic. The flight attendants were really calm and told us everything would be all right.
   Para.8 A few minutes later, we were coming in to land. The pilot made a perfect landing on the runway. It was over. We were safe.
   Para.9 That day, I decided not to fly again. I caught another taxi and went home. But as I closed the front door, I looked down at my suitcase. Somehow I had picked up the wrong one.
   Language Points:
   1. Important Words
   1) somehow
   ad. in some way not yet known 以某种方式；不知怎么地
   e.g. Somehow I lost my way.不知怎么地我迷路了。
   We have to work it out somehow.不管怎样，我们都得把它做出来。
   Exercises：See the textbook.