Lesson 29 Taxi 出租汽车

1. 单词讲解

  • taxi n.出租汽车
    cab
  • flat n.公寓房
    apartment

  • lonely adj.偏僻的,感到孤单寂寞的

  • block n.一座大楼
    a block of flats / apartments
    a flat block
    an office block
    a tower block
    traffic block / jam

2. 语法讲解

  • Captain Ben Fawcett has bought an unusual taxi and has begun a new service.
    现在完成时
    形式 : have/has + done
    用法 : 现在的之前

  • The “Taxi” is a small Swiss aeroplane called a “Pilatus…”.
    过去分词作后置定语,修饰名词
    a used car
    wasted time
    a ploughed field
    a deserted car park
    a woman called “Dragon Lady”

  • The most surprising thing …,however,is that it can land anywhere : on snow,water,or even…

  • The most surprising thing… is that it can land anywhere.
    表语从句

  • Captain Fawcett’s first passenger was a doctor who flew from Birmingham to a lonely village…
    定语从句

  • Since then,Captain Fawcett has flown passengers to many… places.
    He has lived in Beijing since 1993 / for 20 years.
    He has lived in Beijing since he has born.

  • Once he landed on… a block of flats and on another occasion, he landed in a deserted car park.
    refuese a request

同位语 : … but … because

3. 知识扩展

现在完成时
形式 : have/has + done
用法 : 现在的之前
Since then, Captain Fawcett has flown passengers to many … places.

  • 现在完成时 + since + 过去的时间 / since + 过去的动作(一般过去时的句子)
  • This / It is is the first time(次数) + that 从句 (现在完成时)