超级简单英语阅读:They Took a Nap

It was¹ late at night. The plane flew² through the air. It flew through the air very fast. It flew through the air at 500 miles³ per⁴ hour. Five hundred miles per hour is very fast. A train does not go 500 miles per hour. A bus does not go 500 miles per hour. A ship does not go 500 miles per hour. Both the pilot⁵ and copilot were very sleepy. They both fell⁶ asleep⁷. The plane flew past the city. Then the pilot and copilot woke⁸ up. They turned the plane around. They went back to the city. They landed⁹ at the airport. Their boss¹⁰ was angry. He asked, “Why is the plane late? Did¹¹ you two fall asleep?” They both said¹², “Of course¹³ not, boss!”

 

1 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

2 flew   

vbl.fly的过去式

参考例句：

• She flew from New York to London.她从纽约乘飞机到伦敦。
• The birds flew away.鸟儿飞走了。

3 Miles   

n.英里( mile的名词复数 )；很多；一英里赛跑；大面积

参考例句：

• Eight kilometres is roughly equivalent to five miles. 八公里约等于五英里。
• a fortress town enclosed by four miles of ramparts 由四英里长的城墙围着的设防城镇

4 per   

prep.每，每一，根据，按照；由，经，以，靠

参考例句：

• These apples cost 40 pence per pound.这些苹果每磅40便士。
• The truck was traveling under fifty miles per hour.那辆卡车以每小时不到五十英里的速度行驶着。

5 pilot   

n.飞行员，领航员，引航员；vt.领航，驾驶，向导；adj.引导的，示范的

参考例句：

• He has become a pilot.他已成为一名飞行员。
• Nowadays girls pilot planes,too!现在姑娘家也会开飞机啦！

6 fell   

vbl.fall的过去式，vt.击倒，打倒（疾病等），致于...死地，砍伐；n.一季所伐的木材，兽皮，羊毛；adj.凶猛的，可怕的

参考例句：

• I fell to the ground.我摔倒在地上。
• The young couple fell in love at first sight.这对年轻人一见钟情。

7 asleep   

adj.睡熟了的，麻木的；adv.熟睡地

参考例句：

• The baby seems to be asleep.那婴孩好像是睡着了。
• My right foot is asleep.我的右脚麻木了。

8 woke   

v.醒( wake的过去式 )；唤醒；唤起（记忆）；使再次感觉到

参考例句：

• She woke up with a terrible hangover. 她醒来时宿醉反应很厉害。
• I woke up covered in a rash. 我醒来时长了一身皮疹。

9 landed   

adj.拥有大量土地的v.（使）登岸( land的过去式和过去分词 )；降临；使陷于（困境）；使不得不应付

参考例句：

• The planes landed on adjacent runways. 这些飞机在毗连的跑道上降落。
• He placed a marker where the ball had landed. 他在球落地的地方放了个标记。

10 boss   

n.老板，上司；v.指挥，控制

参考例句：

• When the boss gets mad, leave him alone.当老板生气时，不要理他。
• I'm my own boss.我自己当自己的老板。

11 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

12 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

13 course   

n.课程，讲座，过程，路线，一道(菜)

参考例句：

• The college course was then cut to three years.大学学制那时缩短到三年。
• Of course,I don't always sleep in the afternoons.当然，我并不总是在下午睡觉。