Lesson 79 By air乘飞机倒装句 部分倒装 Be used to doing Used to do

I used to travel by air a great deal when I was a boy.

My parents used to live in South America, and I used to fly there from Europe in the holidays.

A flight attendant would take charge of me and I never had an unpleasant experience.

take charge (of)… ^{照顾…，接管，开始管理}

• She took charge of the child after his parents died.
• The new manager will take charge (of the company) from next week.

* I am used to travelling by air and only on one occasion have I ever felt frightened.

倒装句^{（部分倒装）}

After taking off, we were flying low over the city and slowly gaining height, when the plane suddenly turned round and flew back to the airport.

was / were doing ^{原本在... 结果...}

• I was cooking dinner, and at that moment, I really needed to go to the bathroom. ^{我(原本)正在做晚饭，就在那一刻，我是真的想要上厕所。}
• Vendors were doing a brisk trade in souvenirs. ^{小贩们的纪念品本来生意很兴隆的。}
• They were doing just fine. ^{他们(原本)做得很好。}

gain height ^{（飞机）增加高度，爬高} 

• The car gained speed when it was outside the town.
• He has gained so much weight that he decides to go on a diet.

turn round ^{转身，转向；归航；回车道；转变}

• They told me to stand still and not to turn round. ^{他们叫我站着不动并且不要转身。}
• I turned round again.'I can't hear a word!' I said angrily.

While we were waiting to land, a flight attendant told us to keep calm and to get off the plane quietly as soon as it had touched down.

Everybody on board was worried and we were curious to find out what had happened.

on board ^{在…（如飞机）上，搭乘（船、飞机、火车、汽车等）}

• Tom has never been on board a plane before.
• There was not a child on board the brig that night who did not already love him. ^{那天晚上，在船上的禁闭室里的每一个孩子都爱他。}
• All 269 people on board the plane were killed. ^{机上269人全部遇难。}

be curious to ^{好奇想要：表示对某事物感到好奇并想要了解更多。}

• I'll be curious to know what you decide.
• I was curious to find out what she had said. ^{我真想弄清楚她说了些什么。}
• The grandmother also was curious to learn how this had happened. ^{奶奶也很想知道这是怎么发生的。}

Later we learnt that there was a very important person on board.

very important person = VIP

• A very important person to you.^{一个对你很重要的人。}
• He's a very important person.^{他是个很重要的人物。}

The police had been told that a bomb had been planted on the plane.

had been + done ^{过去完成时被动，过去的之前被做。}

After we had landed, the plane was searched thoroughly.

联合复习

• Lesson 7 Too late ^为时太晚
• Lesson 31 Success story ^{成功者的故事}
• Lesson 55 Not a gold mine ^并非金矿