练习材料：

Lesson 79 By air

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.

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aɪ juzd tu ˈtrævəl baɪɛr ə greɪt dil wɛn aɪ wʌz ə bɔɪ. maɪˈpɛrənts, juzd tu lɪv ɪn saʊθ əˈmɛrəkə ænd aɪ juzd tu flaɪ ðɛr frʌm ˈjʊrəp ɪn ðəˈhɑləˌdeɪz. ə flaɪt əˈtɛndənt wʊd teɪk ʧɑrʤʌv mi ænd aɪˈnɛvər hæd ən ənˈplɛzənt ɪkˈspɪriəns. aɪæm juzd tu ˈtrævəlɪŋ baɪɛr ænd ˈoʊnli ɑn wʌn əˈkeɪʒən hæv aɪˈɛvər fɛlt ˈfraɪtənd. ˈæftər ˈteɪkɪŋɔf, wi wɜr ˈflaɪɪŋ loʊˈoʊvər ðəˈsɪti ænd ˈsloʊli ˈgeɪnɪŋ haɪt, wɛn ðə pleɪn ˈsʌdənli tɜrnd raʊnd ænd flu bæk tu ði ˈɛrˌpɔrt. waɪl wi wɜr ˈweɪtɪŋ tu lænd, ə flaɪt əˈtɛndənt toʊld ʌs tu kip kɑm ænd tu gɛt ɔf ðə pleɪn ˈkwaɪətli æz sun æz ɪt hæd tʌʧt daʊn. ˈɛvriˌbɑdi ɑn bɔrd wʌz ˈwɜrid ænd wi wɜr ˈkjʊriəs tu faɪnd aʊt wʌt hæd ˈhæpənd. ˈleɪtər wi lɜrnt ðæt ðɛr wʌz əˈvɛri ɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈpɜrsən ɑn bɔrd. ðə pəˈlis hæd bɪn toʊld ðæt ə bɑm hæd bɪn ˈplæntɪd ɑn ðə pleɪn. ˈæftər wi hæd ˈlændɪd, ðə pleɪn wʌz sɜrʧt ˈθɜroʊli. ˈfɔrʧənətli, ˈnʌθɪŋ wʌz faʊnd ænd faɪv ˈaʊərz ˈleɪtər wi wɜr ˈeɪbəl tu teɪk ɔf əˈgɛn.

任务配置：L0+L4

知识笔记：

attendant 服务员

unpleasant 讨厌的；使人不愉快的

frightened 害怕的；受惊的

curious 好奇的

plant 安放；种植

thoroughly 彻底地；完全地

take charge of sb./sth. 承担起对于……的责任

练习感悟：

要注意的单词发音：boy、attendant、unpleasant、quietly、thoroughly。