Title: Passage I
1Unit Three
Passage I I Hate Flying Passage II Ive Been
Treated Like a Friend in Need
2Passage I I Hate Flying
- Related Information
- Intensive Study
- Practice
3Related Information
- Make Reservations for Flights
- Many people call the reservations office for
booking flights. The clerks at the reservations
desk are called reservations agents. Their job is
to make or confirm reservations. Passengers who
have made a reservation for a flight go to the
booking office to collect tickets, or the tickets
booked can be delivered to them.
4Related Information
- Check-in Procedure
- Usually you need to arrive at the airport
check-in counter (?????), and you need to show
your ticket and travel documents like your
passport. You have your luggage checked in ( ????
) there and youre given a boarding pass (???).
This boarding pass shows that you have completed
the check-in procedure and can board your plane.
Now you go through the security check ( ???? ),
where your hand-on luggage is searched. In the
departure lounge (???) you sit and wait until
your flight is called to depart.
5Related Information
- Flight Attendant
- A large number of flight attendants are women.
Also called airhostesses (??) or stewardesses
(???), they provide service to passengers.
6I Hate Flying
- Text
- Difficult Sentences
- Important Words
7Text
- I Hate Flying
-
- Para.1 I knew it was going to be a bad day when,
on the way - to the airport, the taxi driver told me
he was lost. - Para. 2 I had booked my flight over the
telephone, so when we finally arrived,
I had to rush to the reservations desk
to pay for my ticket. The woman at the desk
told me that my name was not on the passenger
list. It took fifteen minutes for her to
realize that she had spelled my name
incorrectly. She gave me my ticket and told me
Id better check in my luggage quickly or Id
miss my flight.
1
2
8I Hate Flying
- Para.3 I was the last person to get on the
plane. - Para.4 I found my seat and discovered that I
was sitting next to a four-year-old boy who had a
cold. I sat down and wondered if anything
else could go wrong.
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9I Hate Flying
- Para.5 I hate flying, especially take-off, but
the plane took off and everything seemed to be
all right. Then, a few minutes later, there was a
funny noise and everything started to shake. I
looked out of the window and ----oh my God ---
there was smoke coming out of the wing. All I
could think was The engine is on fire. Were
going to crash.
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10I Hate Flying
- Para.6 Almost immediately, the captain spoke to
us in a very calm voice, Ladies and gentlemen.
This is your captain speaking. We are having a
slight technical problem with one of our engines.
There is absolutely no need to panic. We will
have to return to the airport. Please remain
seated and keep your seat belts fastened.
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6
11I Hate Flying
- Para.7 Well, you can imagine how frightened I
was, but the crew were fantastic. The flight
attendants were really calm and told us
everything would be all right.
Para.8 A few minutes later, we were coming in to
land. The pilot made a perfect landing
on the runway. It was over. We were safe.
12I Hate Flying
- Para.9 That day, I decided not to fly again. I
caught another taxi and went home. But as I
closed the front door, I looked down at my
suitcase. - Somehow I had picked up the wrong one.
13Difficult Sentences
- It took fifteen minutes for her to realize that
she had spelled my name incorrectly.
it took her fifteen minutes to realize that ...
It?????????????? to realize for her
???realize?????
that ???????
- Translation??15?????????????????
- Example It took several hours for me to
under- stand that I was wrong.
14Difficult Sentences
- (Para. 2) She gave me my ticket and told me Id
better check in my luggage quickly, or Id miss
my flight.
Id better check ... my flight???told ??????
Or ????? if not,otherwise ???????.
- Translation ??????,???????????,?????????
- Example He looked at me and told me Id better
apologize to Jane, or she would be very angry.
15Difficult Sentences
- 3. (Para. 4) I found my seat and discovered that
I was sitting next to a four-year-old boy who had
a cold.
restrictive relative clause modifying boy
- Translation ??????,???????????,?????????
- Example He looked at me and told me Id better
apologize to Jane, or she would be very angry.
16Difficult Sentences
- (Para. 5) I looked out of the window and oh my
God there was smoke coming out of the wing.
present participle clause modifying smoke. This
clause can also be rewritten as smoke that was
coming out of the wing
- Translation ??????,???????????,?????????
- Example He looked at me and told me Id better
apologize to Jane, or she would be very angry.
17Difficult Sentences
- (Para. 6) We are having a slight technical
problem with one of our engines.
Preposition with, when used with problem, shows
where the problem arises.
- Translation ???????????
- Example They have a financial problem with one
of their projects.
18Difficult Sentences
- (Para. 6) Please remain seated and keep your seat
belts fastened.
keep takes an object complement, which mean to
continue to be or maintain in an unchanged
state.
- Translation ????????,??????
- Example Please remain seated and keep the door
closed.
19Important Words
- 1. on the/ones way to...
- when traveling to a place ????
FOR EXAMPLE
- On his way to the office, he realized he had left
the report at home. - I usually stop by the supermarket on my way home.
20Important Words
- 2. reservation
- n. a booking (of a room, seat, etc) a doubt in
ones mind ??(??????) ??(???)
FOR EXAMPLE
- My travel agent has made all the reservations for
my journey. - I have some reservations about the truth of his
story.
21Important Words
- 3. check in
- v. to report ones presence or arrival (as at a
hotel, an airport etc.) ??( ????????) ??
FOR EXAMPLE
- We must check our luggage in immediately.
- You must check in at the airport an hour before
your plane leaves.
22Important Words
- 4. flight
- n. the act of flying a trip by plane ????
- 5. next to
- prep. close beside almost ??, ?? ??
FOR EXAMPLE
- Flight 586 will arrive on schedule.
- He will take the 1015 flight to Boston.
FOR EXAMPLE
- Id like a seat next to the window.
- He earns next to nothing.
23Important Words
- go wrong
- to make a mistake to stop working properly ??
??? ???
FOR EXAMPLE
- The sum isnt right and I cant see where I went
wrong. - Something has gone wrong with the computer.
24Important Words
- 7. take off
- v. to remove (esp. clothes) (esp. of a plane) to
rise into the air ???(?) ?? - 8. seem
- v. to give the impression of being to appear to
be ?? ?? ?? ??
FOR EXAMPLE
- Take off your coat and put it here.
- When will your plane take off?
FOR EXAMPLE
- He seems to be angry after hearing the news.
- It seems that you are mistaken.
- Everyone seems to be well prepared.
25Important Words
- 9. crash
- v. to break noisily fall or strike something
noisily and violently ??, ?? ??, ?? - n. a violent vehicle accident (???)?? ??
FOR EXAMPLE
- The plates crashed onto the floor.
- The two cars crashed into each other on the
highway. - All passengers died in the air crash.
26Important Words
- absolutely
- ad. completely ???, ??
- Ant. relatively
- ad. quite when compared with others of the same
kind ???
FOR EXAMPLE
- It is not absolutely impossible to cross the
desert by car. - This tape recorder is absolutely useless.
- Relatively speaking, he is very intelligent.
FOR EXAMPLE
27Important Words
- somehow
- ad. in some way not yet known ??????????
FOR EXAMPLE
- Somehow I lost my way.
- We have to work it out somehow.
28Practice
- Read and Think
- Read and Complete
- Read and Translate
- Read and Simulate
29Read and Think
- Answer the following questions according to the
text. - 1. What was the authors first unhappy experience
that day?
- On his way to the airport, the taxi-driver lost
his way.
2. How much time did he stay at the reservations
desk?
30 Read and Think
- 3. Why was he still unhappy when he sat in his
seat?
- Because the boy next to him had a cold.
4. Was there anything wrong with the take-off?
- No, everything was all right with the take-off.
31Read and Think
- 5. Why was he frightened to see the smoke coming
out of the wing?
- He thought that the plane was going to crash.
6. How did he feel when the captain said there
was no need to panic?
324. Read and Complete
- Fill in the Blanks without referring to the
passage. - The author was in a hurry to catch a 1 ______
and he took a taxi to the airport. He was worried
because the taxi driver 2 ______ his way. After
getting to the airport, he rushed to the 3
____________ desk to pay for his ticket. He was
the 4 _____ person to get on the plane. A few
minutes after take-off, there was a funny noise
and everything started to 5 _______.
flight
lost
reservations
last
shake
33Read and Complete
- The author thought the plane was going to 6
______. He couldnt feel calm but the crew were 7
________. The captain said there was no need to 8
______. He wanted them to remain 9 ______ and
keep their seat belts 10 ________. At last, the
pilot made a perfect 11 ______ on the runway.
Everybody was happy that
crash
fantastic
panic
seated
fastened
landing
they were safe.
34Read and Complete
- Complete the sentences according to the passage.
- The woman at the reservations desk realized that
-
she had spelled the authors name incorrectly
35Read and Complete
- 2. She told the author to hurry or
- ___________________.
- The author was in great hurry
- and he _______________at the last minute.
hed miss my flight
got on the plane
36 Read and Complete
take-off
- 4. The author hate flying, especially _________.
- 5. When the author looked out of the window, he
noticed ___________________________________.
there was smoke coming out of the wing
37Read and Complete
- 6. The cause for the smoke was that
-
- 7. When the author got home he found that
-
something went wrong with one of the engines.
somehow he had picked up the wrong suitcase.
38Read and Complete
- Fill in the blanks with the proper words and
expressions given below, changing the form if
necessary. -
- 1 She __________ to book a seat on the next
flight. - 2 The doctor told him to __________ for a month
before going to work. - 3 All the passengers were killed in the plane
__________.
panic rush perfect absolutely especially
seem check shake slight relax crash
rushed
relax
crash
39 Read and Complete
- 4 It was only a _______ injury, not at all
serious. - 5 The children are in _________health.
- 6 Noise is unpleasant, __________ when you want
to sleep. - 7 He __________ in yesterday morning, and would
stay for three days.
slight
perfect
especially
checked
40 Read and Complete
- 8 The house _______to be out of use for a long
time. - 9 Dont ________. Everything is going to be all
right. - 10 Her voice __________ when she is nervous.
- 11 It is __________ impossible to work with
this - noise around.
seems
panic
shakes
absolutely
41Read and Translate
- Translate the following sentences into English.
- ????????????????
-
- ??!?????????????
the importance of
- I dont think you have realized the importance
of - education.
taking off
- Hurry up. The plane is taking off in half an
hour.
42Read and Translate
- ????,????????????????
- ?????,???????
in a calm voice
- He was very nervous, but he answered all the
questions in a calm voice.
catch a train
- Im going to catch a train. Its leaving at half
past seven. -
43Read and Translate
fasten
- Do you fasten the safety belt when driving?
check in
- They have checked in at the best hotel in the
city.
44Read and Simulate
- Pay attention to the italicized parts in the
English sentences and translate the Chinese
sentences by simulating the structure of the
English sentences. - I knew it was going to be a bad day when the taxi
driver told me he was lost. - I knew we were going to have a hard time
when I saw the anger on his face. - ??????????????
- ???????????,??????????????
- I knew he was going to talk about it when he
came into the room. - I knew I would get the job when the interviewer
asked me the first question.
45Read and Simulate
- 2. It took fifteen minutes for her to realize
that she had spelled my name incorrectly. - It took one year for him to understand that
he had made a wrong decision. - ????????????
- ???????????????
- It takes nine hours for us to go from here to
Beijing. - It took half an hour for me to find his office.
46Read and Simulate
- 3. Id better check in my luggage quickly or Id
miss my flight. - Id better be careful or Ill come to a wrong
conclusion. - ?????,?????????
- ???????,???????
- Youd better hurry or youll be late for class.
- Youd better walk quietly or youll wake him up.
47Read and Simulate
- 4. I was the last person to get on the plane.
- He was the first foreigner to work in our
company. - ???????????
- ????????????????
- I was the last person to know of the news.
- He was the first scientist to study outer space.
48Read and Simulate
- 5. I sat down and wondered if anything else could
go wrong. - She went back to her room and wondered if
she had forgotten anything. - ??????,??????????
- ?????,??????????????
- I looked at my watch and wondered if she could
come - on time.
- He walked out of the room and wondered if anyone
had - seen him leave.
49Read and Simulate
- 6. Please remain seated and keep your seat belts
fastened. - Please remain silent and keep the room
locked. - ???????,??????
- ????,?????
- Please remain seated and keep your books closed.
- Please remain silent and keep the window shut.
50Read and Simulate
- 7. I hate flying, especially take-off.
- I like talking to people, especially
travelers from other countries. - ?????,???????
- ??????,????????
- I hate waiting, especially in a long line.
- I like listening to music, especially popular
music. -
51Read and Simulate
- 8. You can imagine how frightened I was, but the
crew - were fantastic.
- You can imagine how tense I was, but other
- passengers were calm.
- ????????????,???????????
- ????????????,?????????
- (indifferent)?
- You can imagine how nervous he was, but his
friends - were confident.
- You can imagine how excited he was, but his
parents - were indifferent.
52Passage II
- Related Information
- Intensive Study
- Practice
53Related Information
- Passport
- It is a small official book that proves the
identity of a person and is used especially when
traveling to a foreign country. Visa (??) is an
official stamp which is put in a passport by the
embassy or consulate of a country one wants to
visit, and which allows one to enter or leave
that country, or travel through it.
54Related Information
- 2. Passenger Cabin
- It is the compartment in a plane for
passengers. - 3. Shuttle Bus
- Many airlines have shuttle bus service to carry
passengers to and from the airport. This special
service usually operates on a schedule between
certain points in the citys hotels, ticket
offices and the airport. In this passage the
shuttle bus refers to the bus that takes
passengers between the terminal building (????)
and the plane.
55Intensive Study
- Text
- Difficult Sentences
- Important Words
56Text
- Ive Been Treated Like a Friend in Need
- Para. 1 I had many travel stories while I was in
China and - some of them were so heart-warming and
- unforgettable.
- Para. 2 One travel experience where the openness
and - curiosity of the Chinese people
helped to bridge - our language and cultural differences
was on a - boat ride from Shanghai to Qingdao.
1
57Ive Been Treated Like a Friend in Need
Text
- As I walked around the deck, Ive frequently
stop and write in my journal. Being the only
non-Asian person on the boat, this drew quite a
few curious looks, and finally a small group of
people gathered around me and watched me write as
if I were a sidewalk artist drawing portraits
of passersby. I could tell they were
enjoying watching me, so after I paused and
smiled at them, I went on with my writing, mainly
for their entertainment.
2
58Ive Been Treated Like a Friend in Need
Text
- But soon I stopped, and using my tiny amount of
Chinese and their tiny amount of English, we
introduced ourselves and told where we were from
and where we were going. They took pictures
of me with their friends and families, and I took
pictures of them in return. When we arrived in
Qingdao, I parted with my deck friends on the
best terms and with a bit of advice about what
to see and do in Qingdao.
3
4
59Ive Been Treated Like a Friend in Need
Text
- Para.3 On another trip, after boarding a plane
from Xiamen to Beijing, I discovered Ive lost
my passport. Without it, I was stuck between two
cities, neither of which was my home base. I
tried to hide my panic, but I could see that the
flight staff and the other passengers on the
plane could tell. And maybe that was for the best
because, to my amazement, they held up the flight
and radioed the airport staff, who searched the
airport while the flight staff searched the
runway and the shuttle bus.
5
60Ive Been Treated Like a Friend in Need
Text
- Meanwhile, many of the passengers had begun
searching the cabin. I didnt hear a single
complaining voice everyone was willing to help.
Finally a police officer entered the plane and
began to collect information from me. I was about
to despair of finding my passport when suddenly a
woman waved the small blue book in the air--shed
found it! The whole plane burst into smiles and
applause. I was very relieved and
grateful for the kindness Ive experienced from
so many people whove treated me like a friend
in need and not just as a foreigner.
6
7
61Difficult Sentences
- 1. (Para.2) One travel experience where the
openness and curiosity of the Chinese people
helped to bridge our language and cultural
differences was on a boat ride from Shanghai to
Qingdao.
- Analysis Where introduces a restrictive relative
clause modifying experience. Bridge in the
relative clause is used as a verb. Bridge
our...differences means shortening our difference
or making us closer. - Translation ???,???????????,?????????????????????
????????? - Example One experience where I learned a lot
about life was in a small village in the south.
62Difficult Sentences
- 2. (Para. 2) Being the only non-Asian person on
the boat, this drew quite a few curious looks,
and finally a small group of people gathered
around me and watched me write as if I were a
sidewalk artist drawing portraits of passersby. - Analysis Being the only non-Asian person on the
boat is a present participle used as an adverbial
of cause. As if here introduces an adverbial
clause of manner, and subjunctive mood is often
required used with it. Thats why were is used
instead of was.
63Difficult Sentences
- Translation ??????????????,??????????,??????????
????,????????,???????????????????? - Example Being the only foreigner in the school,
she drew a lot of attention, and usually a small
group of people gathered around her and listened
to her as if she were a film star speaking to her
fans.
64Difficult Sentences
- 3. (Para.2) But soon I stopped, and using my tiny
amount of Chinese and their tiny amount of
English, we introduced ourselves and told where
we were from and where we were going.
- Analysis Using is a present participle and acts
an adverbial of manner. The two where-clauses are
the object clauses of the verb told. - Translation ??????????,??????,???????,????????,
??????????,??????? - Example But soon I stopped, and speaking half
English and half Chinese, I told them where I had
worked and where I had learned Chinese.
65Difficult Sentences
- 4. (Para. 2) When we arrived in Qingdao, I parted
with my deck friends on the best terms and with a
bit of advice about what to see and do in
Qingdao.
- Analysis Part is used as a verb meaning
separate. On the best terms and with a bit of
advice are two prepositional phrases used as an
adverbial of manner modifying parted. About is a
preposition and takes as its object an infinitive
clause introduced by what. - Translation ????????,???????????????,???????????,
????????????? - Example I left them on bad terms and with a bit
of disagreement about what to buy with the money.
66Difficult Sentences
- 5. (Para. 3) Without it, I was stuck between two
cities, neither of which was my home base.
- Analysis without it is an adverbial of
condition. Which introduces a non-restrictive
relative clause modifying two cities and which
itself refers to two cities. - Translation ????,????????,??????
- Example Without a job, I went to Beijing and
Shanghai, neither of which is familiar to me.
67Difficult Sentences
- 6. (Para. 3) I was about to despair of finding my
passport when suddenly a woman waved the small
blue book in the air ?shed found it!
- Analysis Be about to means be just ready to?
Finding is a gerund and acts as the object of the
preposition of. When means at the moment and is
a conjunction that introduces an adverbial clause
of time. - Translation ?????????????,?????????????????????
????! - Example She was about to leave when she heard
someone knocking at the door.
68Difficult Sentences
- 7. (Para. 3) I was very relieved and grateful for
the kindness Id experienced from so many people
whod treated me like a friend in need and not
just as a foreigner.
- Analysis Id experienced...as a foreigner is a
restrictive relative clause modifying kindness,
with that omitted. In this relative clause who
introduces another restrictive relative clause
modifying people. Like and as are both
prepositions and are of the same meaning being
and both are used as an adverbial of manner. - Translation ?????,??????,?????????,????????????,?
????????????? - Example I was moved by the kindness Id
experienced from the Smiths whod treated me like
one of the family members and not just as a
friend.
69 Important Words
- curiosity
- n. the desire to know or learn ???, ???
- Curiosity is part of a childs nature.
- He didnt have any curiosity in observing the
stars. - He looks at me with curiosity.
FOR EXAMPLE
70Important Words
- cultural
- a. of or related to culture ???
- All kinds of cultural activities are held on our
campus. - From the book youll find cultural differences
between the East and the West.
FOR EXAMPLE
71Important Words
- journal
- n. a magazine esp. of a society a brief account
of daily events (????????)?? ?? - He subscribed to a monthly journal called
Readers. - They made a journal of everything that happened
on the ship.
FOR EXAMPLE
72Important Words
- portrait
- n. a painting, drawing or photograph of a real
person ?? ?? ?? - We saw a portrait of the family on the wall.
- The art students are drawing portraits of the
model.
FOR EXAMPLE
73Important Words
- entertainment
- n. the act of entertaining people, esp. the
providing of food and drink ?? ?? ???? - A cinema is a place of enter-tainment.
- Various kinds of entertainment are listed in the
newspaper.
FOR EXAMPLE
74Important Words
- in return
- n. as an exchange or reciprocal action ????,????
- I gave him a present but he gave me nothing in
return. - Linda helps me a lot and I hope I can do
something in return.
FOR EXAMPLE
75Important Words
- 7. on good (bad, equal, friendly) terms
- have a good, bad etc. relationship ??? (???????)
- eg We work together on equal terms.
- After their argument they are no longer on good
terms.
FOR EXAMPLE
76Important Words
- hold up
- v. to delay ??, ??
- The traffic was held up by a car accident.
- Bad weather held up the building of the road.
FOR EXAMPLE
77Important Words
- Complain
- v. to express grief, complaint or discomfort ??
- He always complains about the weather.
- Mary complained that she couldnt find a good job
anywhere.
FOR EXAMPLE
78Important Words
- relieve
- v. to lessen (pain, trouble or worry) ??, ?? ??
- His mother was relieved to hear that he is safe.
- The medicine will help to relieve your pain.
FOR EXAMPLE
79Important Words
- treat
- v. to act or behave towards to deal with, to
handle ?? ?? - This glassware must be treated with care.
- Our teacher treats us like friends.
FOR EXAMPLE
80Practice
- Translate Read and Judge
- Read and Rewrite
- Read and
81 Read and Judge
- Are the following statements true or false
according to the passage? Write T/F accordingly. - The author felt uncomfortable as Chinese people
were too open and curious about him. - He was drawing portraits of passersby and a group
of people gathered around him. - He didnt stop writing in his journal as people
around him enjoyed watching him.
F F T
82Read and Judge
F F T F
- The group of people spoke a little English but he
couldnt speak any Chinese. - The author left his address and telephone number
to his deck friends. - The author tried to hide his panic, but in vain.
- His flight was held up because the weather was
too bad.
83Read and Judge
F T F
- The police officer searched the passenger cabin
and found his passport. - The author was thankful for the kindness of these
people who helped to find his passport. - The author felt that Chinese people treated him
like a very important person.
84 Read and Rewrite
- Write one paragraph in the third person about the
authors trip when he lost his passport in the
sequence of the following questions. - 1 When did the author find that he had lost
his passport? - 2 How did he feel at that time?
- 3 Could the flight staff and other passengers
tell his panic? - 4 Why was the flight held up?
85Read and Rewrite
- 5 Where were the flight staff and other
passengers looking for his passport? - 6 Was there a complaining voice?
- 7 When did a woman find his passport?
- 8 How did he feel when he got his passport?
- 9 Whom did he feel grateful for?
- 10 How did he feel he was treated?
86 Reference
- After boarding a plane from Xiamen to Beijing,
the author found he had lost his passport. How
worried he was at that time! He tried to hide his
panic, but in vain. The flight staff and other
passengers could tell. To his surprise, the
flight was held up just because of his passport!
Now everybody began to help to look for his
passport in the airport, the runway, the shuttle
bus and the passenger cabin. There was not a
complaining voice. They were all willing to help.
The author was about to despair of finding the
passport when a woman found it! The author was
very relieved when he finally got his passport.
He was grateful for those kind people who had
helped to find it. He felt that he had been
treated not only as a foreigner, but also a
friend in need.
87 Read and Translate
- Translate the following sentences into Chinese.
- To my amazement, some of the visitors coming from
America can speak some Chinese. - She took many pictures of me and my family during
her stay here.
88Read and Translate
- I taught them some Chinese songs, and in return
they left me many gifts. - I have never heard him complain. He is always
willing to help.
89Read and Translate
- They almost despaired of success.
- 6. The building of the bridge was held up by
bad weather.
90Read and Translate
- I felt relieved to hear you arrived safely.
- 8. We would be grateful if you could help us.