Lesson 29 Taxi!
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Taxi!
Captain Ben Fawcett has bought an unusual taxi and has begun a new service.
taxi n.出租车 taximeter cabriolet = cab(taxicab)
take a taxi 搭乘出租车
by taxi 乘出租车
call a taxi / hail a taxi 叫出租车
I'll call you a taxi. 我帮你叫出租车。
unusual adj.不同寻常的；与众不同的（=rare）
an unusual name
It is unusual for him to be late
an unsusal taxi 一辆不同寻常的出租车
The 'taxi' is a small Swiss aeroplane called a 'Pilatus Porter'. This wonderful plane can carry seven passsengers. The most surprising thing about it, however, is that it can land anywhere: on snow, water, or even on a ploughed field.
Swiss adj. 瑞士的，瑞士人的 n. 瑞士人 Switzerland n. 瑞士
land n. 陆地；土地 v. 着陆，降落
We expect to land in Shanghai in ten minutes.我们计划于十分钟后降落在上海
plough v. 耕（地） ploughed field 耕过的田野
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.
Welsh adj. 威尔士（人）语的 n. 威尔士人（语）
Wales n.威尔士（英国）
fly-flew-flown
Once he landed on the roof of a block of flats and on another occasion. he landed in a deserted car park.
on another occasion还有一次
car park停车场
deserted adj. 废弃的，荒芜的
in a deserted area 在一片荒地
desert v. 丢弃，离弃/diˈzə:t/ n. 沙漠/ˈdezət/
desert one's family 抛弃家庭 the Sahara Desert
Captain Fawcett has just refused a strange request from a businessman.The man wanted to fly to Rockall, a lonely island in the Atlantic Oceanm, but Captain Fawcett did not take him because the trip was too dangerous.
Language plus
表语从句
The most surprising thing about it, however , is (that it can land anywhere: on snow, water, or even on a ploughed field.)
从句在句中充当表语即为表语从句。陈述句作表语从句时用that引导。疑问句亦可作表语从句。
近义词辨析
very vs too
very adv. 很，非常
He walked very carefully.
I'm not feeling very well.
Are you busy？-No, not very.
Be careful. The tea is very hot.
too adv. 太，过于 常带有言外之意
You came too late.
It ended too soon. 它结束地太早了。（不舍）
The tea is too hot! 我的天！这茶也太烫了！（抱怨）
too... to...太.....以至于不。。。
He is too young to do this. 他太年轻了，做不了这个。
It's too good to be true. 这好的都不真实了。
refuse v.拒绝
to say no to something that you have been offered
to say firmly that you will not do something that someone has asked you to do
She refused a piece of cake.
The offer was very good but she had to rufuse.
She asked him to leave, but he refused.
vs
deny v. 否认， 拒绝
to say that something is not true 否认，不承认（别人的指控）
to not allow someone to have or do something 拒绝（别人的需求）
He denied that he had stolen the money.他否认自己偷了钱。
He denied stealing the money.他否认偷钱。
Her request to take a break was denied.她请假的请求被拒绝了。
bring vs take vs fetch
bring v. 拿来，带来
come from somewhere with something 从某处拿来。。。
Shall I bring a cake to the party?
我要不要带个蛋糕去派对啊？
take v. 拿，取走
go away from somewhere or someone with something
从某处/某人那里拿走……
Here is your pen. I took it by mistake.这是你的笔，我拿错了。
Has anthing been taken(= stolen)?丢了什么东西吗？
fetch v.去拿来，取回
go somewhere, pick something up and bring it back 去某地取某物并将他拿回
Could you fetch my glasses for me from the other room?
你能去另一个房间帮我把眼镜拿来吗？
