河北加拿大版初中英语--Lesson 34

Lesson 34:
[00:03.58]Wings to Fly
[00:07.13]Who were the first people to fly?
[00:11.81]Two men from France flew¹ a hot-air balloonfor twenty-five minutes over Pairs,
[00:19.67]France,in 1783.
[00:24.42]When was² the first airplane³?
[00:28.47]In 1903,the American brothers Orville and Wilbur Wrightwere the first to fly an airplane with an engine⁴.
[00:38.43]The airplane flew for twelve seconds.
[00:43.10]It travelled⁶ almost⁷ forty metres⁸.
[00:47.46]In 1909,Louis Bleriot flew from France to England.
[00:54.41]In 1919,Alcock and Brown flew across¹⁰ the Atlantic¹¹ Ocean¹².
[01:01.78]In the same year,airplanes¹³ started to fly between Paris,
[01:07.74]France and London,England every day.
[01:13.20]The planes carried passengers¹⁴.
[01:17.32]People could¹⁵ now travel⁵ long distances¹⁶ by air.
[01:22.65]Airports and runways were built¹⁷ for the new airplanes.
[01:28.11]Planes go to"airports."Airports have "runways" for the planes.
[01:35.06]Where do trains go?
[01:38.53]Trains go to"stations."Trains travel on "railways¹⁸"
[01:45.59]When were the first jet¹⁹ airplanes?The first jet airplane flew in 1939.
[01:55.46]Passengers started travelling²⁰ by jet in 1952.
[02:01.91]Can airplanes fly faster than the speed²¹ of sound?
[02:08.26]Supersonic airplanes can fly at twice²³ the speed of sound:2400 kilometres²⁴ per²² hour.
[02:18.42]The fastest airplanes can fly 3600 kilometres per hour.
[02:25.50]FASCINATING FACT²⁵
[02:28.95]At today's busiest airports,airplanes take off²⁶ and land⁹ every forty seconds.
[02:37.28]When planes go up,they "take off".
[02:42.46]When they come down,they"land".
 

1 flew   

vbl.fly的过去式

参考例句：

• She flew from New York to London.她从纽约乘飞机到伦敦。
• The birds flew away.鸟儿飞走了。

2 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

3 airplane   

n.飞机；（=aeroplane）(英）

参考例句：

• OK.May I know the types of airplane?请问是什么机型？
• How many times have you traveled by airplane? 你坐过几次飞机？

4 engine   

n.引擎，发动机，机车，机械；vt.安装发动机于

参考例句：

• The engine started up suddenly.发动机突然发动起来了。
• The engine will not fire.这发动机发动不起来。

5 travel   

n.旅行，游历，进行；vi.旅行，行进，移动，被传播；vt.旅行，通行于，使移动

参考例句：

• We can now travel by air.现在我们可以坐飞机旅行。
• Autumn is the best season for travel.秋天是旅行的最好季节。

6 travelled   

v.行进( travel的过去式和过去分词 )；步行；经过；走过…

参考例句：

• The path was steeper and less travelled than the previous one. 这条小路比刚才那条陡，走的人少。
• Tens of thousands of men,year after year,have travelled southwards to find work. 每年有数万人到南方去找工作。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 almost   

adv.几乎，差不多

参考例句：

• The band has been on the road for almost a month. 那支乐队进行巡回演出近一个月了。
• We stay in almost every night and watch television.我们几乎每个晚上都在家里看电视。

8 metres   

n.米( metre的名词复数 )；（诗的）格律；用于竞赛名称 metres

参考例句：

• The two houses stood 500 metres apart. 两座房子相距500米。
• She estimated the breadth of the lake to be 500 metres. 她估计湖面大约有500米宽。

9 land   

n.陆地，国土，土地；v.登陆，登岸，卸货

参考例句：

• Farmers work on the land.农民在土地上干活。
• How long is it before we land?我们还有多长时间降落？

10 across   

adv.横过，使...被理解(或接受)；prep.穿过，横过

参考例句：

• He walked across the road carefully.他小心地过马路。
• You can go across the bridge.你可以越过这座桥。

11 Atlantic   

adj.大西洋的；n.大西洋

参考例句：

• Who was the first person to fly the Atlantic?谁是飞越大西洋的第一人？
• The ship sailed across the Atlantic.这艘船曾横渡大西洋。

12 ocean   

n.洋，海洋；许多，大量

参考例句：

• Who lives in the ocean?谁生活在大海里？
• I have an ocean of things to do.我有许多事情要做。

13 airplanes   

飞机( airplane的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• An escort of ten airplanes greets the famous aviator. 由10架飞机组成的护航队迎接这位著名的飞行员。
• The airplanes are ferrying motorcars between England and France. 飞机在英法之间运送汽车。

14 passengers   

n.乘客( passenger的名词复数 )；旅客；白吃饭的人；闲散人员

参考例句：

• None of the passengers and crew were injured. 没有一个乘客和机组人员受伤。
• Passengers on long-haul flights are being warned about the risks of deep vein thrombosis. 长途航班上的乘客须注意可能出现深静脉血栓。

15 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

16 distances   

n.距离( distance的名词复数 )；远处；（时间或空间的）相距；疏远

参考例句：

• The infinite distances of space are too great for the human mind to comprehend. 太空的无垠距离遥远得让人类的大脑无法理解。
• The bat judges distances by a kind of echo-location. 蝙蝠用一种回声测定法来判断距离。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

17 built   

v.build的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• My father built his business on years of hard work.我父亲多年奋斗创立了自己的事业。
• Ten years later,the school built out two buildings.10年后这个学校又增建了两栋建筑。

18 railways   

n.铁路，铁道( railway的名词复数 )；铁路系统

参考例句：

• The industry is coeval with the construction of the first railways. 这一产业和初期铁路的建造相伴而生。
• A childhood journey sparked his lifelong interest in railways. 儿童时代的一次旅行引发了他对铁路持续终生的兴趣。 来自《简明英汉词典》

19 jet   

n.喷气发动机，喷气式飞机；v.喷出，喷射

参考例句：

• Put a match to the jet to light the gas.将火柴放在煤气喷嘴上点燃煤气。
• I don't see the jet of your plan.我不明白你的计划的要点。

20 travelling   

adj.旅行的v.行进( travel的现在分词 )；步行；经过；走过…

参考例句：

• her adventures travelling in Africa 她在非洲旅行时的冒险经历
• She was alarmed at the prospect of travelling alone. 她一想到独自旅行的情景就害怕。

21 speed   

vt./vi（sped,sped,speeded,speeded）加快；飞跑；n.速度

参考例句：

• The car was running at high speed.汽车急速地向前行驶。
• We'll never get there if he doesn't speed up. 如果他不快些走，我们一定到不了那里。

22 per   

prep.每，每一，根据，按照；由，经，以，靠

参考例句：

• These apples cost 40 pence per pound.这些苹果每磅40便士。
• The truck was traveling under fifty miles per hour.那辆卡车以每小时不到五十英里的速度行驶着。

23 twice   

adv.两次；两倍

参考例句：

• Bob phoned twice today.鲍勃今天打了两次电话。
• I woke up twice in the night.我夜里醒过两次。

24 kilometres   

n.千米，公里( kilometre的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Eight kilometres is roughly equivalent to five miles. 八公里约等于五英里。
• The town lies a few kilometres inland. 这个城市位于内陆几公里处。

25 fact   

n.事实，实情，论据

参考例句：

• It is close to fact.这更接近于事实。
• I'm going there tomorrow,as a matter of fact.其实，我明天是准备去那里。

26 off   

adj.远的；休假的，空闲的；adv.走开，出发，隔断；prep.离开，脱落，在...之外

参考例句：

• You'd better cool off first.你最好先冷静下来。
• I need some time off.我需要一些时间休息。