英语听力：劫机.Skyjack! Chapter 1

　　Chapter¹ OneThe airhostess smiled, “Welcome aboard², Sir. Would³ you like a newspaper?”

　　“Yes, please.” Carl took⁴ the newspaper and looked at his ticket. “I am in seat⁵ five, where is that?”

　　“It’s near the front of plane, Sir, on the left there, by the window.”

　　“I see. Thank you very much.” Carl smiled back at the airhostess. “She was⁶ young and pretty, just like my daughter.” He thought⁷.

　　He put his bag under his seat and sat⁸ down. His friend, Harold, sat beside him. They watched the other passengers⁹ coming onto¹⁰ the plane. Harold looked at his watch. “Nine Thirty P.M.,” he said¹¹, “We are on time.”

　　Carl agreed¹², “And in three hours we’ll be home.”He said, “That’s good. We’ve been away for a long time. You’ll be pleased¹³ to see your family, won’t you, Harold?”

　　Harold smiled, “Yes, I will. Have you seen¹⁴ this?” He opened his bag and took out two small planes. “These are for my sons. I always bring something back for them.”

　　“How old are your sons?” Carl asked.

　　“Five and almost¹⁵ seven, the older one has a birthday tomorrow. He’ll be very excited¹⁶ tonight then.”

　　“Yes, I hope¹⁷ he’ll get some sleep.”

　　The plane took off¹⁸. Carl watched the lights of the airport grew smaller below¹⁹ them. Then the plane flew²⁰ above the clouds, and he could²¹ see the moon and the stars and the night sky. He lay²² back in his seat and closed²³ his eyes.

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1 chapter   

n.章，篇，重要章节

参考例句：

• I will skip the next chapter.我将略过下一章。
• Go and open a wonderful new chapter.去开启美好的新篇章。

2 aboard   

adv.在船上，在火车上，在飞机上；prep.在…之上

参考例句：

• They were all aboard the ship last night.昨天夜里他们都在船上。
• He checked their names off as they went aboard the plane.在他们登上飞机时，他登记上了他们的姓名。

3 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

4 took   

vt.带，载(take的过去式)

参考例句：

• I took my dog for a walk along the river.我带着狗沿那条河散步。
• It took me about two hours to cook the meat.我花了大约两个小时来煮这些肉。

5 seat   

n.座，座位，位子，席位；所在地；vt.使坐下，使就座，设座于

参考例句：

• Go back to your seat.回到你的坐位去。
• Which seat do you prefer?你更喜欢哪个位置？

6 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。

7 thought   

n.想法，思想，思维，思潮，关心，挂念；v.vbl.think的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• It was just a thought.这仅仅是一个想法。
• She thought he had a cold.她认为他感冒了。

8 sat   

v.（sit的过去式，过去分词）坐

参考例句：

• He sat on a chair.他坐在椅子上。
• The mother sat by the sick child all night long.妈妈整夜守在生病的孩子身旁。

9 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。

10 onto   

prep.到…之上；向…之上

参考例句：

• The cat jumped onto the chair.猫跳到椅子上。
• He threw himself onto the sofa.他猛然坐到沙发上。

11 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

12 agreed   

adj.同意的；接受的；经过协议的；双方共同议定的v.同意，赞同( agree的过去式和过去分词)；[语法学]（在性、数、人称或格方面）一致；相同；和睦相处

参考例句：

• He finally agreed, albeit reluctantly, to help us. 尽管勉强，他最后还是同意帮助我们。
• Both sides in the dispute have agreed to go to arbitration . 争执双方已同意提请仲裁。

13 pleased   

adj.高兴的，快乐的，喜欢的，满意的

参考例句：

• She was pleased to hear good news about him.听到他的好消息，她很高兴。
• Whichever day you come,we will be pleased to see you.无论你哪一天来，我们都很高兴。

14 seen   

vbl.(see的过去分词)看见

参考例句：

• Since I left college, I have not seen him.自从我离开大学以后，就没有见过他了。
• I hope to have seen the film next week.我希望下星期能看到这部电影。

15 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。

16 excited   

adj.激动的；兴奋的

参考例句：

• He was so excited that he could not speak.他太兴奋，连话都说不出来了。
• The excited children forgot to take the presents to the party.孩子们兴奋得忘了把礼物带到聚会上了。

17 hope   

vt.希望，期望；vi.希望，期待；n.希望，期望

参考例句：

• We hope you can come.我们希望你能来。
• Hope you'll enjoy yourself there.愿您度过愉快的一天。

18 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。

19 below   

prep./adv.在……的下面；低于……

参考例句：

• I looked down at the hall below.我瞧了瞧下面的大厅。
• The temperature is below zero.温度在零度以下。

20 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。

21 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。

22 lay   

（lie的过去式和过去分词）；vt.击，放置，产卵，使平静，打赌，压平，设计；vi.生蛋，打赌，全力以赴；n.隐蔽处，计划，价格，生蛋，叙事诗，诗歌；adj.世俗的，外行的

参考例句：

• Please lay the knife on the dish.请把刀放在盘子上。
• All birds lay eggs.鸟都下蛋。

23 closed   

adj.关闭的；封闭的

参考例句：

• He closed his eyes.他闭上了眼睛。
• He was out of work when the factory closed.他在工厂倒闭后失业了。