Lesson 79 By air 乘飞机

　　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 travelling 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.

　　句子讲解：

　　8、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。

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

　　有人向警察举报说飞机上安放了一枚炸惮。

　　语言点 sth. be planted somewhere某物被放在某地

　　10、After we had landed, the plane was searched thoroughly.

　　我们降落后，飞机被彻底地搜查了一遍。

　　11、Fortunately, nothing was found and five hours later we were able to take off again.

　　幸运的是，什么都没有找到。五个小时后，我们又起飞了。

　　语言点 be able to take off不能看做“有能力去起飞”，而应译为“成功起飞”。