新西兰英语 600 Warbirds over Wanaka

 　　This Easter weekend vintage planes fly over Wanaka for three days. These are the warbirds. Some are old, some have been rebuilt and some are copies of old planes like the Fokker D-8 flown by the Germans in World War 1. It was called ‘The Flying Razor’ because it could cut through the air so easily. It could dive and climb again more easily than other planes and was hard to see. It is also hard to fly today. Many planes flown in the Second World War are also part of the airshow at Wanaka this weekend.

　　There are also some more modern planes including a fly past by Air New Zealand’s 777, the triple¹ 7. This aircraft is used to fly on the Auckland, Los Angeles, London route. It cannot land because Wanaka has only a small runway.

　　To celebrate 75 years of the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF), there will be a special display of aircraft that have flown over the years. There will also be an aerobatics show with planes flying together and performing tricks.

　　The airshow finishes with a mock² aircraft battle.

　　‘Warbirds over Wanaka’ is held every two years. About 65,000 people are expected to attend. The weather today is sunny and warm.

　　Vocabulary

　　vintage – old and beautiful

　　razor – used by men for shaving the face; very sharp

　　aircraft means aeroplanes. it is a general word and includes all kinds of planes.

　　triple – three times; double is two times

　　aerobatics is like acrobatics (people in the gym jumping in the air etc) but here it is planes performing these tricks

　　mock – not real, pretend

1 triple   

n.三倍之数，三个一组；adj.三倍的

参考例句：

• Twelve is the triple of four.十二是四的三倍数。
• He received triple wages for all his extra work.由于额外的工作他领取了三倍的工资。

2 mock   

n.嘲笑，戏弄，模仿；adj.假的，伪造的；vt.嘲弄，模仿，轻视；vi.嘲弄

参考例句：

• Those who mock history will be mocked by history.嘲弄历史的人必将被历史所嘲弄。
• The students have done mock A levels at school.学生们在学校参加过模拟高级考试。