Lesson79：By air
Why did the plane turn back?
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. I am used to traveling by air and only on one occasion have I ever felt frightened. 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. 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. Later we learnt that there was a very important person on board. The police had been told that a bomb had been planted on the plane. After we had landed, the plane was searched thoroughly. Fortunately, nothing was found and five hours later we were able to take off again.
ˈlɛsn79：baɪ eə
waɪ dɪd ðə pleɪn tɜːn bæk?
aɪ juːzd tuː ˈtrævl baɪ eər ə greɪt diːl wɛn aɪ wɒz ə bɔɪ. maɪ ˈpeərənts juːzd tuː lɪv ɪn saʊθ əˈmɛrɪkə ænd aɪ juːzd tuː flaɪ ðeə frɒmˈjʊərəp ɪn ðə ˈhɒlədeɪz. ə flaɪt əˈtɛndənt wʊd teɪk ʧɑːʤ ɒv miː ænd aɪ ˈnɛvə hæd ən ʌnˈplɛznt ɪksˈpɪərɪəns. aɪ æm juːzd tuː ˈtrævlɪŋbaɪ eər ænd ˈəʊnli ɒn wʌn əˈkeɪʒən hæv aɪ ˈɛvə fɛlt ˈfraɪtnd. ˈɑːftə ˈteɪkɪŋ ɒf, wiː wɜː ˈflaɪɪŋ ləʊ ˈəʊvə ðə ˈsɪti ænd ˈsləʊli ˈgeɪnɪŋhaɪt, wɛn ðə pleɪn ˈsʌdnli tɜːnd raʊnd ænd fluː bæk tuː ði ˈeəpɔːt. waɪl wiː wɜː ˈweɪtɪŋ tuː lænd, ə flaɪt əˈtɛndənt təʊld ʌs tuː kiːp kɑːmænd tuː gɛt ɒf ðə pleɪn ˈkwaɪətli æz suːn æz ɪt hæd tʌʧt daʊn. ˈɛvrɪbɒdi ɒn bɔːd wɒz ˈwʌrid ænd wiː wɜː ˈkjʊərɪəs tuː faɪnd aʊt wɒthæd ˈhæpənd. ˈleɪtə wiː lɜːnt ðæt ðeə wɒz ə ˈvɛri ɪmˈpɔːtənt ˈpɜːsn ɒn bɔːd. ðə pəˈliːs hæd biːn təʊld ðæt ə bɒm hæd biːn ˈplɑːntɪdɒn ðə pleɪn. ˈɑːftə wiː hæd ˈlændɪd, ðə pleɪn wɒz sɜːʧt ˈθʌrəli. ˈfɔːʧnɪtli, ˈnʌθɪŋ wɒz faʊnd ænd faɪv ˈaʊəz ˈleɪtə wiː wɜːr ˈeɪbl tuː teɪkɒf əˈgɛn.
任务配置：L0+L4
知识笔记：
a great deal 大量；非常
attendant 英 /ə'tend(ə)nt/ adj. 伴随的；侍候的 n. 服务员，侍者；随员，陪从
occasion 英 /ə'keɪʒ(ə)n/ n. 时机，机会；场合；理由 vt. 引起，惹起
frighten 英 /'fraɪt(ə)n/ vt. 使惊吓；吓唬… vi. 害怕，惊恐
gain 英 /geɪn/ n. 增加；利润；收获 vt. 获得；增加；赚到 vi. 增加；获利
height 英 /haɪt/ n. 高地；高度；身高；顶点
plant 英 /plɑːnt/ n. 工厂，车间；植物；设备；庄稼 vt. 种植；培养；栽培；安置 vi. 种植
thoroughly 英 /ˈθʌrəli/ adv. 彻底地，完全地
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