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Lesson29 Taxi!
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.
/ˈlɛsn/29 /ˈtæksi/!
/ˈkæptɪn/ /bɛn/ Fawcett /həz/ /bɔːt/ /ən/ /ʌnˈjuːʒʊəl/ /ˈtæksi/ /ənd/ /həz/ /bɪˈgʌn/ /ə/ /njuː/ /ˈsɜːvɪs/. /ðə/ /ˈtæksi/ /z/ /ə/ /smɔːl/ /swɪs/ /ˈeərəpleɪn/ /kɔːld/ /ə/ 'Pilatus /ˈpɔːtə/. /ðɪs/ /ˈwʌndəfʊl/ /pleɪn/ /kən/ /ˈkæri/ /ˈsɛvn/ /ˈpæsɪnʤəz/. /ðə/ /məʊst/ /səˈpraɪzɪŋ/ /θɪŋ/ /əˈbaʊt/ /ɪt/, /haʊˈɛvə/, /ɪz/ /ðət/ /ɪt/ /kən/ /lænd/ /ˈɛnɪweə/: /ɒn/ /snəʊ/, /ˈwɔːtə/, /ɔːr/ /ˈiːvən/ /ɒn/ /ə/ /plaʊd/ /fiːld/. /ˈkæptɪn/ Fawcett's /fɜːst/ /ˈpæsɪnʤə/ /wəz/ /ə/ /ˈdɒktə/ /huː/ /fluː/ /frəm/ /ˈbɜːmɪŋəm/ /tʊ/ /ə/ /ˈləʊnli/ /ˈvɪlɪʤ/ /ɪn/ /ðə/ /wɛlʃ/ /ˈmaʊntɪnz/. /sɪns/ /ðɛn/, /ˈkæptɪn/ Fawcett /həz/ /fləʊn/ /ˈpæsɪnʤəz/ /tə/ /ˈmɛni/ /ʌnˈjuːʒʊəl/ /ˈpleɪsɪz/. /wʌns/ /hi/ /ˈlændɪd/ /ɒn/ /ðə/ /ruːf/ /əv/ /ə/ /blɒk/ /əv/ /flæts/ /ənd/ /ɒn/ /əˈnʌðər/ /əˈkeɪʒən/, /hi/ /ˈlændɪd/ /ɪn/ /ə/ /dɪˈzɜːtɪd/ /kɑː/ /pɑːk/. /ˈkæptɪn/ Fawcett /həz/ /ʤəst/ /ˌriːˈfjuːzd/ /ə/ /streɪnʤ/ /rɪˈkwɛst/ /frəm/ /ə/ /ˈbɪznɪsmən/. /ðə/ /mæn/ /ˈwɒntɪd/ /tə/ /flaɪ/ /tə/ Rockall, /ə/ /ˈləʊnli/ /ˈaɪlənd/ /ɪn/ /ði/ /ətˈlæntɪk/ /ˈəʊʃən/, /bət/ /ˈkæptɪn/ Fawcett /dɪd/ /nɒt/ /teɪk/ /ɪm/ /bɪˈkəz/ /ðə/ /trɪp/ /wəz/ /tuː/ /ˈdeɪnʤrəs/.
Lesson30Football or polo?
The Wayle is a small river that cuts across the park near my home. I like sitting by the Wayle on fine afternoons. It was warm last Sunday, so I went and sat on the river bank as usual. Some children were playing games on the bank and there were some people rowing on the river. Suddenly, one of the children kicked a ball very hard and it went towards a passing boat. Some people on the bank called out to the man in the boat, but he did not hear them. The ball struck him so hard that he nearly fell into the water. I turned to look at the children, but there weren't any in sight: they had all run away! The man laughed when he realized what had happened. He called out to the children and threw the ball back to the bank.
/ðə/ Wayle /z/ /ə/ /smɔːl/ /ˈrɪvə/ /ðət/ /kʌts/ /əˈkrɒs/ /ðə/ /pɑːk/ /nɪə/ /maɪ/ /həʊm/. /aɪ/ /laɪk/ /ˈsɪtɪŋ/ /baɪ/ /ðə/ Wayle /ɒn/ /faɪn/ /ˈɑːftəˈnuːnz/. /ɪt/ /wəz/ /wɔːm/ /lɑːst/ /ˈsʌndeɪ/, /səʊ/ /aɪ/ /wɛnt/ /ənd/ /sæt/ /ɒn/ /ðə/ /ˈrɪvə/ /bæŋk/ /əz/ /ˈjuːʒʊəl/. /sʌm/ /ˈʧɪldrən/ /wə/ /ˈpleɪɪŋ/ /geɪmz/ /ɒn/ /ðə/ /bæŋk/ /ənd/ /ðə/ /wə/ /səm/ /ˈpiːpl/ /ˈrəʊɪŋ/ /ɒn/ /ðə/ /ˈrɪvə/. /ˈsʌdnli/, /wʌn/ /əv/ /ðə/ /ˈʧɪldrən/ /kɪkt/ /ə/ /bɔːl/ /ˈvɛri/ /hɑːd/ /ənd/ /ɪt/ /wɛnt/ /təˈwɔːdz/ /ə/ /ˈpɑːsɪŋ/ /bəʊt/. /sʌm/ /ˈpiːpl/ /ɒn/ /ðə/ /bæŋk/ /kɔːld/ /aʊt/ /tə/ /ðə/ /mæn/ /ɪn/ /ðə/ /bəʊt/, /bət/ /hi/ /dɪd/ /nɒt/ /hɪə/ /ðɛm/. /ðə/ /bɔːl/ /strʌk/ /ɪm/ /səʊ/ /hɑːd/ /ðət/ /hi/ /ˈnɪəli/ /fɛl/ /ˈɪntə/ /ðə/ /ˈwɔːtə/. /aɪ/ /tɜːnd/ /tə/ /lʊk/ /ət/ /ðə/ /ˈʧɪldrən/, /bət/ /ðə/ /wɜːnt/ /ˈɛni/ /ɪn/ /saɪt/: /ðeɪ/ /həd/ /ɔːl/ /rʌn/ /əˈweɪ/! /ðə/ /mæn/ /lɑːft/ /wɛn/ /hi/ /ˈrɪəlaɪzd/ /wɒt/ /həd/ /ˈhæpənd/. /hi/ /kɔːld/ /aʊt/ /tə/ /ðə/ /ˈʧɪldrən/ /ənd/ /θruː/ /ðə/ /bɔːl/ /bæk/ /tə/ /ðə/ /bæŋk/.
任务配置:L0+L4
知识笔记:fly sb./sth to drive sb. to take sb. to refuse与deny用法 long/short sighted
练习感悟:一口气读了两篇,有个感觉,如果是自己熟悉或者喜欢的材料,可以读很快,如果不是,速度就会特别慢。