情景会话口袋书人际篇 第465期:坠机(1)

 　　1. The airplane crashed when it took off.

　　飞机一起飞就坠毁了。

　　还能这样说：

　　The airplane fell down and broke into pieces when it took off.

　　The airplane crashed as soon as it took off.

　　应用解析：

　　a crash of applause¹ 一阵掌声；

　　a car crash 汽车撞车的事故；

　　an air crash 飞机坠毁事故

　　2. please fasten your belt quickly.

　　快点系好安全带。

　　还能这样说：

　　Please fix your belt as soon as possible.

　　Be quick to tie your belt up.

　　应用解析：

　　pull in one's belt 俭省（束紧裤带），饿肚子

　　3. The plane crashed because it couldn't find the airline in the dense² fog.

　　飞机因浓雾看不清航线而坠毁。

　　还能这样说：

　　The plane couldn't be in the right airline in the dense fog, which led to the plane crash.

　　The plane crashed because of the unclear airline caused by the dense fog.

　　应用解析：

　　dense东西塞得满满的，稠密的；

　　thick浓缩或大量东西聚集于一定空间；

　　close塞得毫无空隙的

　　4. She survived in the plane crash.

　　她在这次坠机事件中幸免于难。

　　还能这样说：

　　She was a survivor³ in the plane crash.

　　She was a lucky dog in the plane crash.

　　谚语：

　　All cats are grey in the dark.

　　黑暗之中猫都是灰色的。（人未出名时都差不多。）

1 applause   

n.鼓掌，喝彩，赞许

参考例句：

• His appearance on the platform was greeted with a burst of applause.他一登上台就博得了一阵热烈的掌声。
• His speech won round after round of enthusiastic applause.他的演讲博得了一阵又一阵的热烈掌声。

2 dense   

a.密集的，稠密的，浓密的；密度大的

参考例句：

• The general ambushed his troops in the dense woods. 将军把部队埋伏在浓密的树林里。
• The path was completely covered by the dense foliage. 小路被树叶厚厚地盖了一层。

3 survivor   

n.生存者，残存者，幸存者

参考例句：

• The sole survivor of the crash was an infant.这次撞车的惟一幸存者是一个婴儿。
• There was only one survivor of the plane crash.这次飞机失事中只有一名幸存者。