普通高中课程标准实验教科书 英语选修7 Unit 5 Travelling abroa

 Look at the pictures and predict¹ what problem each traveller² experienced³.

TOM'S STORY 

            My first overseas⁴ trip was from New York to Paris. I first had to catch a plane to Heathrow Airport in London and then change to another flight. When I got off the plane at Heathrow I saw someone handing out cards to some of the passengers, but I didn't know what they were for, so I didn't take one. Besides, I was too. occupied trying to work out how to find where to catch the plane to Paris. When I tried to board the second plane they asked for my transit⁵ card, which I didn't have. I then realized that was what the card was for. I showed them my ticket but-they said I needed to show them a transit card too. I was worried they were going to send me back to New York. Instead they made me wait while they checked everyone's air ticket, and then they let me0n'board. The plane was 30 minutes late leaving London and some passengers got very angry. After that! was always careful to notice what other passengers were doing and to ask someone if I didn't understand something.

 

SALLY'S STORY

            I was going overseas on a Short holiday. I needed to take some medicine from the doctor with me. The pills were in a big bottle, so I counted out how many I needed for the holiday and put them into a small bottle. When I arrived at my destination, a customs⁶ officer at the airport looked in my bag and found the pills. The officer wanted to know what the pills were for and why they weren't in their proper bottle with my name and the doctor's name on it. I explained that the bottle had been too big and heavy. Then he wanted to know if I had a letter from my doctor explaining about the pills. I didn't. I found out it was illegal⁷ to have these pills without a doctor's permission. In the end a customs officer called my embassy⁸ and the embassy telephoned my doctor. I didn't get to my hotel till after midnight and I was very stressed⁹.

PAUL'S STORY

             I was staying in a small village in Turkey. The countryside around the village was very beautiful so I decided¹⁰ to go for a walk. I had been walking for about an hour and a half when suddenly I slipped¹¹ and fell down a riverbank. I hurt my ankle¹² and I couldn't stand up. I didn't know how I could get back to the village. I hadn't told anyone where I was going, so no one would know where to look for me when they realized I was missing¹³. I began to worry that I might have to stay there all night. I had no water or food and no warm clothes. I was very frightened. Luckily, a couple of hours later, a young boy came past on a horse. He lifted me onto the animal and took me back to the village.

DONNA'S STORY

              It was a very hot day so I put on some shorts and a T-shirt to go sightseeing. I hadn't gone very far when I noticed everyone was looking at me, and they didn't seem very friendly at all. One woman even spat¹⁴ on me as I walked past. I decided to get off the crowded streets and so I turned left down a small, quiet street. I hadn't gone very far when I realized my mistake. Two men were following me. I started to run but suddenly my way was blocked by two other men walking towards me. Luckily for me a taxi came around a corner and I was able to stop it and jump inside quickly. On the way back to the hotel the taxi driver explained that this was a very religious¹⁵ town and that the people did not approve of women walking around in clothes that didn't cover them properly.

 

1 predict   

v.预知，预言，预报

参考例句：

• It's hard to predict how things will turn out.很难预测事情会变成怎么样。
• I cannot predict when to meet her again.我无法预测什么时候会再见到她。

2 traveller   

n.旅馆；旅游者

参考例句：

• Almost every traveller carried about a camera.几乎每个旅行者都带着相机。
• It is nothing but a traveller's tale.这只不过是海外奇谈。

3 experienced   

adj.有经验的；经验丰富的，熟练的

参考例句：

• Experienced seamen will advise you about sailing in this weather.有经验的海员会告诉你在这种天气下的航行情况。
• Perhaps you and I had better change over;you are more experienced.也许我们的工作还是对换一下好，你比我更有经验。

4 overseas   

adj.海外的；adv.在海外

参考例句：

• Her man has been sent overseas by his employers.她的丈夫已被雇主派往海外。
• Many firms are focusing on increasing their markets overseas.许多商行都专注于扩大国外市场。

5 transit   

n.经过，运输；vt.穿越，旋转；vi.越过

参考例句：

• His luggage was lost in transit.他的行李在运送中丢失。
• The canal can transit a total of 50 ships daily.这条运河每天能通过50条船。

6 customs   

n.海关，关税

参考例句：

• The customs officials turned the man over to the French police.海关官员把那个人移交给了法国警察。
• They are collecting customs.他们正在收缴关税。

7 illegal   

adj.不合法的，非法的，犯法的

参考例句：

• I don't want to get mixed up with any illegal organization.我不想与任何非法组织有牵连。
• It's illegal for people under 17 to drive a car in Britain.在英国，不满17岁的人驾驶车辆是违法的。

8 embassy   

n.大使馆，大使及其随员

参考例句：

• Large crowd demonstrated outside the British Embassy.很多群众在英国大使馆外面示威。
• He's a U.S. diplomat assigned to the embassy in London.他是美国驻伦敦大使馆的一名外交官。

9 stressed   

adj.紧张的，有压力的

参考例句：

• Loud music makes me stressed out.大声的音乐让我很紧张。
• He stressed that we should always be honest.他强调我们应该永远诚实。

10 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

11 slipped   

adj.打滑，打滑的v.滑( slip的过去式和过去分词 )；滑脱；下降；（健康状况等）变差

参考例句：

• She had slipped and badly bruised her face. 她滑了一跤，摔得鼻青脸肿。
• The climber slipped and dropped to his death. 攀登者一失足掉下去摔死了。

12 ankle   

n.踝，踝节部

参考例句：

• She twisted her ankle when she fell.她摔倒时扭伤了脚踝。
• She turned her ankle while ice-skating.她滑冰时扭伤了脚踝。

13 missing   

adj.遗失的，缺少的，失踪的

参考例句：

• Check the tools and see if anything is missing.检点一下工具，看有无丢失。
• All the others are here;he's the only one missing.别人都来了，就短他一个。

14 spat   

n.口角，掌击；v.发出呼噜呼噜声

参考例句：

• Her parents always have spats.她的父母经常有些小的口角。
• There is only a spat between the brother and sister.那只是兄妹间的小吵小闹。

15 religious   

adj.宗教性的，虔诚的，宗教上的；n.修道士，出家人

参考例句：

• She is very religious person who goes to church every Sunday.她十分虔诚，每个星期天都上教堂。
• It is hard for me to reject religious beliefs.要我抛弃自己的宗教信仰是困难的。