朗文3L看听学英语第三册 Lesson 25

Lesson 25 Television Day: The Flyer
Narrator¹:
The children’s favourite subject is General Knowledge. They watch a programme on television every week. There is a television in their classroom.
TV Commentary²:
Today our programme is about the first aeroplane³ with an engine. For thousands of years men couldn’t fly. It was too difficult. Birds are able to fly with their wings. It is very easy for then to fly. But men haven’t got wings. The first aeroplanes⁴ were gliders—planes without engines. The first plane with an engine was the Flyer. Two brothers, Wilbur and Orville Wright, built it. On December 17th, 1903, Orville lay on the bottom wing of his plane and started the engine. The Flyer was able to take off with its own power. It rose 10 feet and flew 120 feet. This was a great moment in the history of flying.

1 narrator   

n.讲述者；解说员；旁白者

参考例句：

• He listens and waits for the narrator to explain more.他听著，等待讲的人进一步解释。
• The story's narrator is an actress in her late thirties.故事的叙述者是位年近四十的女演员。

2 commentary   

n.评论，评注；实况广播报导，现场口头评述

参考例句：

• He is giving the commentary on the basketball game.他正在对篮球赛作评论。
• His running commentary on the football match was excellent.他对这次足球赛所作的实况报道十分精彩。

3 aeroplane   

n.(英)飞机 (=airplane)

参考例句：

• I can see that aeroplane,but I can't see a bird.我能看见那架飞机，但是小鸟我就看不见了。
• The aeroplane was flying a few feet above the sea.飞机正在距海面几英尺的低空飞行。

4 aeroplanes   

n.飞机( aeroplane的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Most countries refuse to give sanctuary to people who hijack aeroplanes. 大多数国家拒绝对劫机者提供庇护。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The boy has become fascinated with making model aeroplanes. 这孩子做飞机模型都入了迷了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》