Lesson 29 Taxi🌻Part 1: TextCaptain 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 Fawcetts 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.🌻Part 2: New words and expressions1taxitksi n.出租汽车2Pilatus Porter皮勒特斯波特(飞机机名)3landlnd v.着陆4ploughplau v.耕地5lonelylunli a.偏僻的，人迹罕至的6Welshwel a.威尔士的7roofru:f n.楼顶8blockblk n.一座大楼9flatflt n.公寓房10desertdezt v.废弃taxitksi n.出租汽车take a taxi to 打的去cab kb n.出租车(美)；(公共汽车、火车等的)司机室, 驾驶室；出租马车(Am)by taxi by cab 打车landlnd v.着陆1) n. U陆地，土地，地C祖国（喻）mother land2) vi&vt.（使）着陆The plane can land anywhere.这架飞机能在任何地方着陆。（不及物，无宾语）The pilot was trying to land the damaged plane safely.这个飞行员试图使这架损坏的飞机安全着陆。（及物）land on ones feet化险为夷land in / land up陷入/ We landed in a lot of trouble.我们陷入了许多麻烦。ploughplau v.耕v. 用犁耕 / plow plau (Am)plough a field/plough up a field 耕田the Plough 北斗七星lonelylunli a.偏僻的，人迹罕至的1) adj. 孤寂的，寂寞的 alone; unhappy because of being alone or without friendsAlthough he lives in a big family, he feels very lonely.尽管他住在一个大家庭里，他还是觉得很孤独。I live alone but I never feel lonely. 我一个人住但是我不觉得孤独。2) adj. 修饰地点，指地方偏僻的，人迹罕至的of places far from inhabited places; without people; unvisiteda lonely islandalone adj. / adv. 独自的（地）；单独的（地）He lives alone. (adv.) 他一个人住。Leave me alone. (adj.) 别理我。alone无不愉快的含义，lonely含不愉快的含义。alone作形容词不可放名词前，只能做表语，补语，后置定语。roofru:f n.楼顶1) n. 房顶，车顶，顶部 pl. roofshave no roof over ones head /have no place to live in没有地方住2) n. 最高处 / the roof of the world 世界屋脊 / the roof of the mouth 上颚3)天花板hit the roof 大发雷霆 raise the roof 闹翻了天blockblk n.一座大楼1) C n. （木，石，金属等的）大块a block of rock 一大块岩石2) C n. 大建筑物，大楼（内有许多相互独立的公寓或办公室的）a block of flats 一栋公寓楼a tower block 高层建筑，塔楼3) C 街区，四面街道围成的一大片建筑物，或指此类建筑群一边的长度 AmThe two buildings share the block. 这两栋建筑物整整占满了这个街区。flatflt n.公寓房1) n. 公寓，单元房，一套房间 Brapartment p:tmnt Am 美语多用这个词表示公寓2) adj. 平坦的 / flat land 平原3) adj. 泄了气的，瘪下去的 / flat tyre 瘪了的轮胎4) adj. 浅的，扁的 / a flat dish 浅碟子The cake was flat. 这个蛋糕没有发起来。desertdezt v.废弃1) dezt n. 沙漠，荒漠 当名词时e发ai音the Sahara sh:r Desert 撒哈拉大沙漠2) diz:t v. 离弃，放弃，遗弃desert sb / desert sp(someplace) 抛弃某人，放弃某个地方desert 强调丢弃，抛弃desert a house 放弃一个房子 / desert a city 放弃一座城市3) deserted dz:td adj. 无人的 =empty, with no one presenta deserted street 空无一人的大街 a deserted office 空荡荡的办公室a deserted area 无人地区deserted adj. 被离弃的，被遗弃的，被抛弃的a deserted wife 被抛弃的妻子a deserted house 被遗弃的房子🌻Part3: Notes on the textCaptain Ben Fawcett has bought an unusual taxi and has begun a new service.句中出现了两个现在完成时表示对过去的强调。captain机长（本文含义）可指上尉，队长，船长，连长，领班等。service s:visn.服务，贡献，帮助，功劳at a persons service随时为某人服务Since then, Captain Fawcett has flown passengers to many unusual places.since then从那以后，现在完成时的时间状语。fly-flew-flown1) vi.鸟，飞机等飞Look, we are flying over the Rocky Mountains.看，我们在落基山脉上面飞行呢。2) vt. 驾驶飞机It seems very difficult to fly a jumbo.驾驶大型喷气式飞机看起来很难。jumbo dmbu大型喷气式飞机3) Time flies. 光阴似箭。Once he landed on the roof of a block of flats and on another occasion, he landed in a deserted car park.onceon another occasion一次还有一次= on one occasionon another occasionoccasion kein n.机会，场合occasional adj偶尔的occasionally adv偶尔地the Atlantic Ocean大西洋the Pacific Ocean太平洋the Arctic Ocean北冰洋the Indian Ocean印度洋🌻Part4: Grammar&Difficult points一般过去时和现在完成时的比较1）一般过去时表示过去某时发生的动作。时间状语多为：last year, last month, 3 years ago, in 1994, just now等。2）现在完成时表示过去发生的某一动作对现在造成的影响和结果；或表示从过去某一时刻开始一直延续到现在，而且还可能继续延续下去的动作；或表示经验。时间状语多为表示到现在为止的这段时间。since 1994, for three years, up until now, just, before等。此外，在用already, yet, just ,ever, never这类副词做状语时，常可用现在完成时。I saw him in 1994. 我在1994年看见他的。I havent seen him since 1994. 我从1994年以后就再也没有见过他了。I saw him 3 years ago. 我三年前见过他。I havent seen him for 3 years. 我已经三年没有见过他了。He stayed at this hotel last month. 他上个月住过这家旅馆。Have you ever stayed at this hotel? 你住过这家旅馆吗？I went abroad last year. 我去年出国了。/ 至于与aboard区别，读音很大区别Up till now, I have never been abroad before. 至今为止，我从没出过国。Special Difficulties1. bring / take / fetch的区别：b