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.
taxi
n.出租车
taxi driver：出租车司机
hail a taxi/cab 打车
meter：计价器
The taxi driver turned off his meter.
land
v.着陆，登陆
We're due to land at Pudong Airport at two o'clock.
plough
- v. 耕地 (plow [ 美式 ])
a ploughed field：犁过的地 - n. 犁，耕地
the Plough / the Big Dipper：北斗七星
The ploughed field is ready for （b） .
(a) sewing sew：缝制，缝
(b) sowing sow：播种
lonely
adj.孤独寂寞的，人迹罕至的，偏僻的
不是lone的副词形式
lonely & alone
alone 单独一人地
lonely 孤单寂寞的
Though I live alone, I never feel lonely.
block
- n.一大块， 一栋，一幢楼
a block of ice：一大块冰
office blocks：办公大楼 - 街区
It's three blocks to the store from here.
mental block：心理障碍，突然地一片空白
I have a mental block about speaking English!对于说英语我有心理障碍
desert
- v. 废弃，舍弃，离开（某地）
desert：to leave a place so that it is completely empty
n. & v. 读音变化 - n. 沙漠，不毛之地
课文讲解
The 'taxi' is a small Swiss aeroplane called a 'Pilatus Porter'.
... aeroplane (which is) called a 'Pilatus Porter'.
called 过去分词做后置定语，相当于定语从句
分词：非谓语动词之一
包括：现在分词 & 过去分词
The news sounds encouraging. （现在分词）
The girl dressed in blue is my sister. （过去分词）
This wonderful plane can carry seven passengers.
carry：提，拿，抱，带，扛，背，搬，送
I don't usually carry that much cash on me.
The most surprising thing about it, however, is that it can land anywhere: on snow, water, or even on a ploughed field.
the most surprising thing about it, however, is that …
然而，最令人惊奇的是 …
surprising thing：现在分词做前置定语，'令人惊奇的'
ploughed field：过去分词做前置定语，'耕过的田地'
that引导一个表语从句
表语从句：名词从句中的一种（主、宾、表、同位）
通常将从句置于系动词，尤其是be动词后面，用来说明主语的特征、属性、状态、身份等。
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.
since then：从那时开始
fly passengers to …：空运，开飞机送某人去某地
drive sb. to sp.：开车送某人去某地
once … and on another occasion：一次，… 还有一次
现在完成时 & 一般过去时
Since then ... has ... → 现在完成时
Once ... landed ... → 一般过去时
**be used to&used to **
be used to doing 习惯做某事
used to do 过去常常做某事
Captain Fawcett has just refused a strange request from a businessman.
has just refused …
refuse & deny
She refused to work for the enemy.（拒绝）
She denied working for the enemy.（否认）
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.
fetch & bring & take
fetch：去拿，找来，请来
Run upstairs and fetch my glasses, please.
bring：带来
Bring me some refreshments.
take：带走，拿走
Don't forget to take your bag when you go.
※ 定语从句中，先行词如果是物，关系代词用that / which
He flew a doctor to a Welsh village. Since that time he has flown to many unusual places.
※Since that time：从那时起
※ by then / by that time：截止到那个时间
本课主要注意：一般过去时和现在完成时
一般过去时，What happened：过去某一特定时间或时间段所发生的动作或存在的状态
现在完成时，What has happened：始于过去，但持续到现在（动作，动作的影响）
作文
The plane not only flew close to the river, but also flew under a bridge. Then it climbed into the air. The people on the bridge waved to the pilot yet he did not notice them.
Grasp all, lose all.
贪多必失