英语学习乐园：Our new neighbour

Nigel is ournew next-door neighbour¹.

He's apilot.

He was³ inthe R.A.F.

He will flyto New York next month.

The monthafter next he'llfly toTokyo.

At themoment, he's inMadrid.

He flew⁴ toSpaina weekago.

He'll returnto London theweek after next.

He's onlyforty-one years old, and he was already⁶ been to nearly⁷ everycountry inthe world.

Nigel is avery lucky⁸ man.

But his wifeisn't very lucky.

She usuallystays at home.

 

 

pilot² n. 飞行员

return⁵ v. 返回

New York n. 纽约

Tokyo n. 东京

Madrid n. 马德里

fly (flew,flown) v. 飞行

 

 

 

next-doorneighbour 隔壁邻居

the RoyalAir Force 英国皇家空军

1 neighbour   

n.邻居；邻近的人(或物)，邻国

参考例句：

• I know nothing about my new neighbour.我对我的新邻人全无所闻。
• How can you get on with your neighbour?你与你的邻居相处得怎么样？

2 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！

3 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。

4 flew   

vbl.fly的过去式

参考例句：

• She flew from New York to London.她从纽约乘飞机到伦敦。
• The birds flew away.鸟儿飞走了。

5 return   

vi.返回，回来；送还；回复，恢复；vt.归还，送还；n.返回，归来；偿还，归还；回复

参考例句：

• I'll return at 10 this evening.我今晚十点回来。
• I often return in dreams to my hometown.我常常在梦中回到我的故乡。

6 already   

adv.已经

参考例句：

• We have eaten already.我们已经吃过了。
• I've been there already,so I don't want to go again.我早已去过那里了，所以我不想再去了。

7 nearly   

adv.将近，几乎，差不多

参考例句：

• I nearly missed the bus.我险些错过了公交车。
• It is nearly two years since I came here.我来这儿快两年了。

8 lucky   

adj.幸运的，侥幸的，碰巧的，吉祥的

参考例句：

• Three is my lucky number.三是我的幸运数字。
• You are a lucky dog.你真是个幸运儿。