原版英语小短文 108. A Short Plane Ride

　　The pilot¹ and the passenger² got³ into the plane. It was⁴ a small plane. It had⁵ one engine⁶. It was an old plane. The pilot started the engine. "Are you okay⁷?" he asked the passenger. She said⁸ she was okay. They were flying to an island. The island was only 30 minutes away. It would¹⁰ be a short flight¹¹. She was a nurse. Her husband¹² was a doctor. The doctor was on the island. The doctor needed some medicine¹³. She had the medicine in her bag. The medicine would save¹⁴ a young boy. The young boy was very sick. The plane took¹⁵ off¹⁶. The engine sounded funny. The pilot frowned¹⁷. "Is everything okay?" the passenger asked. "I'm afraid not," said the pilot. "There's something wrong with the engine. We have to land⁹." He landed¹⁸ the plane. The nurse got out of the plane. She looked around the airport. She saw¹⁹ another plane. This plane had two engines²⁰. She walked over to the plane. "Is this a new plane or an old plane?" she asked the pilot. The pilot said it was a new plane. "Good," she said. "Please take me to the island."

1 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！

2 passenger   

n.乘客，旅客

参考例句：

• It is a passenger train.这是辆客车。
• The passenger ship was two hours late.客船误点两小时。

3 got   

v.(get的过去式)得到，猜到，明白

参考例句：

• I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
• I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。

4 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。

5 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

6 engine   

n.引擎，发动机，机车，机械；vt.安装发动机于

参考例句：

• The engine started up suddenly.发动机突然发动起来了。
• The engine will not fire.这发动机发动不起来。

7 Okay   

(=okey，O.K.)adj./adv.好，行，不错；n.同意

参考例句：

• The play is okay,but I still prefer the book.戏还可以，可我仍愿读原著。
• Is it okay with you if I borrow this book?我借这本书你不在意吧？

8 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。

9 land   

n.陆地，国土，土地；v.登陆，登岸，卸货

参考例句：

• Farmers work on the land.农民在土地上干活。
• How long is it before we land?我们还有多长时间降落？

10 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

11 flight   

n.飞行，飞机的航程，航班；逃跑

参考例句：

• I want to change my flight.我想变更飞行班次。
• I lost my flight ticket.我的飞机票丢了。

12 husband   

n.丈夫

参考例句：

• My husband just lost his job.我老公刚刚失业了。
• I visited my daughter and her husband.我去看望我的女儿和女婿。

13 medicine   

n.药，医学，内科，内服药；vt.给…用药

参考例句：

• I studied medicine in college.我在大学学医学。
• Time is the best medicine.时间是最好的良药。

14 save   

n.救援，救球，节约；v.解救，保存，节省；prep.除...之外

参考例句：

• Why didn't you save me?你为什么不救我？
• We have to save old newspapers.我们得保存旧报纸。

15 took   

vt.带，载(take的过去式)

参考例句：

• I took my dog for a walk along the river.我带着狗沿那条河散步。
• It took me about two hours to cook the meat.我花了大约两个小时来煮这些肉。

16 off   

adj.远的；休假的，空闲的；adv.走开，出发，隔断；prep.离开，脱落，在...之外

参考例句：

• You'd better cool off first.你最好先冷静下来。
• I need some time off.我需要一些时间休息。

17 frowned   

皱眉( frown的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She frowned in puzzlement. 她迷惑地蹙着眉。
• The mother frowned when her son failed in his exam. 儿子考试不及格时，母亲皱着眉。

18 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。

19 saw   

vbl.看见(see的过去式)；n.锯；v.用锯子锯

参考例句：

• Would you like to saw a tree for me?你能为我锯棵树吗？
• The moment I saw you,I knew you were angry with me.我一看到你，就知道你在生我的气。

20 engines   

n.发动机( engine的名词复数 )；引擎；火车头；火车机车

参考例句：

• the throaty roar of the engines 发动机的低沉轰鸣声
• We are having difficulty in firing up the ship's engines. 我们很难发动这艘轮船的引擎。 来自《简明英汉词典》