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I used to travel by air a great deal when I was a boy.
我小时候常常坐飞机旅行。
used to travel 表示过去经常如此。
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.
总有空乘人员照看我，我从未有过不愉快的经历。
would take charge of me 也是过去反复发生的动作。
I am used to traveling 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, when the plane suddenly turned round and flew back to the airport.
起飞后，我们正在城市上空低飞并慢慢爬升，这时飞机突然掉头飞回机场。
when 在这里表示“就在这时突然……”。
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.
这时飞机突然调转头来，飞回了机场。
Everybody on board was worried and we were curious to find out what had happened.
机上所有人都很担心，我们也急于知道究竟出了什么事。
curious to find out... 是很自然的心理表达。
Later we learnt that there was a very important person on board.
后来我们得知，飞机上有一位非常重要的人物。
这一句把普通返航升级成严重安全事件。
The police had been told that a bomb had been planted on the plane.
警察接到通知，说飞机上被安放了炸弹。
had been told / had been planted 都是过去完成时被动。
After we had landed, the plane was searched thoroughly.
有人报告警察，说飞机上安放了一枚炸弹。
Fortunately, nothing was found and five hours later we were able to take off again.
幸运的是，什么也没发现，五个小时后我们又起飞了。
结尾回到虚惊一场，但恐惧记忆已经留下。
单元概要
本课写作者童年时习惯乘飞机旅行，却在一次航班上因炸弹警报经历了唯一一次真正的恐惧。重点是 used to / be used to 的对比，以及炸弹虚惊如何一步步揭开。
精读导图 1. 先写作者从小就熟悉航空旅行。 2. 再写一次返航让他第一次感到害怕。 3. 最后揭开原因：重要乘客、炸弹警报、彻底搜查、虚惊一场。 精读关注 - used to 与 be used to - when 突发转折
单词表
| 单词 | 音标 | 释义 | 精讲 |
|---|---|---|---|
| flight attendant | /ˈflaɪt əˌtendənt/ | 空乘人员 |
|
| frightened | /ˈfraɪtnd/ | 害怕的 |
|
| take off | /teɪk ɒf/ | 起飞 |
|
| gain | /ɡeɪn/ | 增加；获得 |
|
| curious | /ˈkjʊəriəs/ | 急于了解的 |
|
| bomb | /bɒm/ | 炸弹 |
|
| plant | /plɑːnt/ | 安放 |
|
| search | /sɜːtʃ/ | 搜查 |
|
短语
| 短语 | 意思 |
|---|---|
| used to do | 过去常常做某事 |
| be used to doing | 习惯于做某事 |
| take charge of | 照看；负责 |
| keep calm | 保持镇静 |
| on board | 在飞机上 |
| take off again | 再次起飞 |
语法点
used to 与 be used to 的对比
前者写过去习惯，后者写现在已习惯，这是本课最经典语法点。
相似句：
- I used to live in Shanghai.
- I am used to living alone now.
when 表示“就在这时突然”
we were flying... when the plane suddenly turned round 让转折更有突发性。
相似句：
- I was walking home when it began to rain.
- She was speaking when the lights went out.
过去完成时被动
had been told / had been planted 用来交代返航前已经发生的安全警报。
相似句：
- We had been warned about the storm.
- The money had been hidden in the wall.
读写提示
- 概括这课时要先写“平时很熟”，再写“这次例外很怕”。
- 返航、下机、搜查是三步线索，不能混乱。
- used to 和 be used to 一定要借课文顺手吃透。
- bomb planted on the plane 这句是解谜关键，别漏。
考点
4
考点
4第 1 / 4 题
为什么作者说只有一次 truly frightened？