歌词
--- Lesson 79 By air
乘飞机
--- First listen and then answer the question.
^听录音，然后回答以下问题。
--- Why did the plane turn back?
I used to travel by air a great deal when I was a boy.
^我在幼年的时候，曾多次乘飞机旅行。
My parents used to live in South America and I used to fly there from Europe in the holidays.
^我的父母曾经住在南美洲，所以假期里我常从欧洲乘飞机到他们那里。
A flight attendant would take charge of me and I never had an unpleasant experience.
^我总是由一位空中乘务员照管，从未遇到过不愉快的经历。
I am used to travelling by air and only on one occasion have I ever felt frightened.
^我习惯了乘飞机旅行，只是有一次把我吓坏了。
After taking off, we were flying low over the city and slowly gaining height,
^起飞之后，我们在城市上空低低地飞行，然后慢慢爬高。
when the plane suddenly turned round and flew back to the airport.
^这时飞机突然调转头来，飞回了机场。
While we were waiting to land,
^在我们等待降落时，
a flight attendant told us to keep calm and to get off the plane quietly as soon as it had touched down.
^一位空中乘务员告诉我们要保持镇静，待飞机一着陆，就马上不声不响地离开飞机。
Everybody on board was worried and we were curious to find out what had happened.
^飞机上的人都很着急，大家都急于想知道究竟出了什么事。
Later we learnt that there was a very important person on board.
^后来我们才得知，飞机上坐了一位非常重要的人物。
The police had been told that a bomb had been planted on the plane.
^有人报告警察，说飞机上安放了一枚炸弹。
After we had landed, the plane was searched thoroughly.
^我们降落之后，飞机被彻底搜查了一遍。
Fortunately, nothing was found and five hours later we were able to take off again.
^幸运的是，什么也没有找到。5个小时后，我们又起飞了。
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