Captain Ben Fawcett has bought an unusual taxi and has begun a new service. 现在完成时 §
一般过去时往往强调动作本身，而现在完成时则表示始于过去并持续到现在的动作或表示过去不确定 的时间发生过的并与现在有某种联系的动作。
- I hope you washed them before you ate them. 一般过去
- Up till now, I have never been abroad before. 现在完成
| 时间 | 发生时间 | 用法 | 例句 |
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| 过去完成 | 过去 | 通常搭配一般过去，表过去的过去 | After I had left a small village in the south of France, I drove on to the next town. |
| 一般过去 | 描述过去已经发生过的动作 | I visited museums and sat in public gardens. | |
| 过去进行 | 描述过去的某一个时刻正在进行的动作 | They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamonds from South Africa. | |
| 过去将来 | 通常搭配一般过去时表过去的将来会预计发生的事 | She said she would have to ask her future husband. | |
| 现在完成 | 发生在过去，但对现在产生了影响。 | Mr. James Scott has just bought another garage in Pinhurst. | |
| 一般现在 | 现在 | 描述过去、现在、将来稳定的状态。 | I never get up early on Sundays. |
| 正在进行 | 当前正在发生的广义(在学英语)、狭义的动作(在吃饭)。 | She's sitting under the tree. | |
| 一般将来 | 将来 | 将来预计会发生的动作。 | We'll meet him at the harbour early in the morning. |
| 将来进行 | 将来确定要发生的动作 | Most of the young people in the town will be meeting them at the station. |
The 'taxi' is a small Swiss aeroplane called a 'Pilatus Porter'.
be called 被称为…
- The instrument was called a clavichord.
- I have an instrument called a clavichord.
- a ploughed field 被耕过的田 (过去分词(done)修饰名词做定语时是作为被动状态来翻译的。)
- a deserted car park 被废弃的车场
过去分词作定语
…an aeroplane which is called a ‘Pilatus Porter’. 定语从句中关系代词作主语后又有be 动词时，正式文体中常把关系代词和 be 一起省略。
- written English 书面语
- spoken English 口语
- colloquial language 口语（单个修饰词通常在前）
- He landed in a deserted car park.
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a book (which is) on the desk （短语、长句通常在后）
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I am one of the few people (who are) left.
- a broken glass ⇒ a glass broken by my sister
- a damaged car ⇒ a car damaged in an accident
- We have an old musical instrument. It is called a clavichord. ⇒ We have an old musical instrument called a clavichord.
| call sb. sth. 叫某人…；把某人称作… | We call him Tom. 我们叫他汤姆。 |
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The most surprising thing about it,however, is that it can land anywhere: on snow, water, or even on a ploughed field.
系动词后的 that 引出的是表语从句(连接词不可省略)。而宾语从句中的 that 可省略，定语从句中的关系词在从句中做宾语时可以省略。
| 主 | 系 | 连接词 | 表 |
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| The happiest thing | is | that(不可省) | I can visit/see/(stay with) mother during the Spring Festival. |
| 什么(主语) | 是 | 什么事(用一句话做表语) | |
| The point | is | whether | the new plan is feasible. |
Since then, Captain Fawcett has flown passengers to many unusual places.
fly sb. to sp. 用飞机送某人去某地
- He will fly me to Beijing tomorrow. 明天他会坐飞机送我去北京。
| drive sb. to sp. 开车送某人去某地 | My mum drives me to school every morning. 妈妈每天早上开车送我去上学。 |
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| walk sb. to sp. 步行陪/送某人去某地 | I will walk her to the station. 我会步行送她去车站。 |
| drive/walk sb. home 开车送/步行陪某人回家（home副词，不加to） | May I drive(walk) you home? 我可以开车（步行）送你回家吗？ |
since then + 现在完成时（强调起点）
| so far = up to now + 现在完成时（强调终点） |
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| Up to now, Mr. Scott has sent a great many requests for spare parts... |
Once he landed on the roof of a block of flats and on another occasion, he landed in a deserted car park.
once…and on another occasion 一次…还有(另)一次…
- Once I met him on the street and on another occasion I met him in the library.
- Once I met her in the library and on another occasion I met her on the way to the dorm.
Captain Fawcett has just refused a strange request from a businessman.
request from sb. 来自某人的请求
- The director refused the request from the patient's family.院长拒绝了病人家属的要求。
| request for sth. 要求得到 | They rebuffed her request for help.他们拒绝了她的请求，不给她帮助。 |
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refuse to do sth. 拒绝做某事
- I offered to pay him for his help but he refused (payment).
- All those not holding tickets will be refused / denied entry. 当 refuse 作为及物/不及物动词表示“拒绝接受”时，不可与 deny 混用；当 refuse 作为及物动词表示“拒绝给予、拒绝要求”时，它与 deny 可以互相替换。
| deny doing sth. / deny that + 从句 否认（指控、做过某事等） | The secretary denies that she has stolen the letter. |
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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.
take sb. to … 送某人…
- You can take me to a rest room.
| very 强调程度深 | too adv. 太，过于（too 表示“太…”，以至于引起某种后果） |
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take v. 拿走，离说话人越来越远
- He took the book with him when he left.
| bring v. 从某处将某物“带来”，离说话人越来越近 | fetch v. 去某地将某物“取来”，是个双程动作，去了再来(双向动作) |
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| He brought the book with him when he came to see me. | Please fetch me a glass of water. |