英语小达人 181 A Soldier's Brilliant Idea
英语课
A Soldier 1's Brilliant 2 Idea
士兵的妙计
Mr. Robinson had 3 to travel 4 somewhere 5 on business 6, and as 7 he was 8 in a hurry, he decided 9 to go by air. He liked sitting beside a window when he was flying, so when he got 10 on to the plane, he looked for a window seat 11. He found 12 all of them had already 13 had been taken except 14 for one. There was a soldier sitting in the seat beside this one, and Mr. Robinson was surprised 15 that he had not taken the one by the window. So he at once went towards 16 it.
罗宾逊先生要去出趟差。因为有些急，他决定乘飞机。乘飞机时，他喜欢坐靠窗的位置，因此刚登上飞机，他就找靠窗的座位。他发现只有一个靠窗的座位还空着。在那个空座位边上坐着一名士兵。罗宾逊先生感到很意外，这个士兵并没有坐靠窗的位置。于是罗宾逊先生马上朝那个空座位走了过去。
When he reached 17 it, however 18, he saw 19 that there was a notice 20 on it. It was written in ink and said 21, "This seat is preserved 22 for proper 23 load 24 balance 25, thank you." Mr. Robinson had never seen 26 such 27 an unusual 28 notice in a plane before, but he thought 29 that the plane must be carrying something particularly heavy in it, so he walked on and found another empty seat, not beside a window, to sit in.
然而，等到了那儿，他看见座位上贴着一张告示，用钢笔写着：“为保持装载平衡，特意预留出该座位。谢谢。”罗宾逊先生还从来没有在飞机上见过如此不同寻常的告示。不过，他想飞机上一定装了特别重的物品，于是他接着找了个不靠窗的空位，坐了下来。
Two or three people tried to sit in the window seat beside the soldier, but they too read the notice and went on, when the plane was nearly 30 full, a very beautiful girl hurried into the plane. The soldier, who was watching the passengers 31 coming in, quickly took 32 the notice off 33 the seat beside himself 34 and in this way succeeded 35 in having the company 36 of the girl during 37 the whole 38 trip.
又有两三个乘客想坐在士兵旁边那个靠窗的座位，但是他们看到那则告示就走开了。当飞机快坐满时，一位非常漂亮的姑娘急匆匆地走进机舱。那个士兵一直在留意进舱的乘客，赶紧拿掉旁边空位上的告示。用这种办法，那个士兵成功地找到了一位姑娘和他一路同行。
adj.光辉的，灿烂的；卓越的，才华横溢的
- You should picture to yourself the brilliant future ahead of us.你该想象一下我们光明灿烂的前途。
- It was such a brilliant piece of writing.这真是一篇才华横溢的文章。
vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有
- I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
- The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。
n.旅行，游历，进行；vi.旅行，行进，移动，被传播；vt.旅行，通行于，使移动
- We can now travel by air.现在我们可以坐飞机旅行。
- Autumn is the best season for travel.秋天是旅行的最好季节。
adv.在某处；n.(在)某处
- He's from somewhere in the middle east.他从中东某个地方来。
- Somewhere in the united states.在美国的某个地方。
n.商业， 买卖， 交易， 生意， 事情， 事物， 营业， 商行
- My father built his business on years of hard work. 我父亲多年奋斗创立了自己的事业。
- We must finish up this business in a day or two. 我们必须在一两天内把这事结束。
conj.按照；如同
- He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
- In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
- 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。
v.(get的过去式)得到，猜到，明白
- I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
- I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。
n.座，座位，位子，席位；所在地；vt.使坐下，使就座，设座于
- Go back to your seat.回到你的坐位去。
- Which seat do you prefer?你更喜欢哪个位置？
v.建立，创立，创办；vbl.(find的过去分词)找到
- I found him at home.我发现他在家。
- The United Nations was found in 1945.联合国于1945年成立。
adv.已经
- 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。
v.除，除外，反对；prep.除了...之外，若不是，除非
- Everybody is here except tom.除了汤姆大家都到了。
- He never came except when he was in trouble. 除非有了困难，他从来不到这里来。
adj.感到惊讶的，感到惊奇的
- Is that anything to be surprised at?那有什么可怪的？
- The news greatly surprised us.这消息使我们非常惊异。
prep.朝，向，致力于，有助于，对于；大约，将近
- The house will be ready towards the end of the year.这房子在年底以前可以造好。
- He is friendly towards me.他对我友好。
v.到达( reach的过去式和过去分词 )；联络；伸出手臂，延伸
- An amicable settlement was reached. 已达成和解。
- After much hard bargaining we reached an agreement. 经过一番艰难的讨价还价，我们达成了协议。
adv.然而；conj.然而，可是，不过
- It's raining hard.However,I still want to go there.虽然下着大雨，我还是想去那儿。
- However, this does not always happen.然而，这种情况并不总是发生。
vbl.看见(see的过去式)；n.锯；v.用锯子锯
- Would you like to saw a tree for me?你能为我锯棵树吗？
- The moment I saw you,I knew you were angry with me.我一看到你，就知道你在生我的气。
n.通知，布告；注意，认识；vt.看到，注意到
- Post this notice on the wall.把这个通知贴在墙上。
- I didn't notice you when you passed by.你走过时，我没有注意到你。
v.动词say的过去式、过去分词
- He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
- He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。
adj.正当的，正确的，合适的
- It is proper that you should ask your father.你当然应该问你的父亲。
- To be rude to the old is not proper.对老人粗鲁是不适当的。
n.负荷，重担，装载量；v.装载，装填，担负
- Bring the car up to the door, it'll be easier to load.把汽车开到门旁边，装货就方便了。
- The ship is now lying off,ready to load up.现在这艘船在附近停泊，等待装货。
n.秤，天平，平衡，[商]收支差额，结余，余额；资产平稳表；v.平衡，称，权衡，对比，结算；vt.称，权衡，比较，使平衡，结算，抵消
- You must learn to keep your balance in skating.在溜冰时你得学会保持平衡。
- I found it hard to keep my balance on the icy path.我觉得在冰滑小道上走路要保持身体平衡是相当困难的。
vbl.(see的过去分词)看见
- Since I left college, I have not seen him.自从我离开大学以后，就没有见过他了。
- I hope to have seen the film next week.我希望下星期能看到这部电影。
adj.如此的，这样的；pron.这样的；adv.如此地
- He is such a man.他是这样一个人。
- He spent all his money,he is such a fool.他这样傻，花光了所有的钱。
adj.不平常的，异常的；与众不同的，独特的
- I saw an unusual white elephant.我看到一只罕见的白象。
- This little house is extremely unusual.这小房子相当不寻常。
n.想法，思想，思维，思潮，关心，挂念；v.vbl.think的过去式和过去分词
- It was just a thought.这仅仅是一个想法。
- She thought he had a cold.她认为他感冒了。
adv.将近，几乎，差不多
- 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。
n.乘客( passenger的名词复数 )；旅客；白吃饭的人；闲散人员
- None of the passengers and crew were injured. 没有一个乘客和机组人员受伤。
- Passengers on long-haul flights are being warned about the risks of deep vein thrombosis. 长途航班上的乘客须注意可能出现深静脉血栓。
vt.带，载(take的过去式)
- I took my dog for a walk along the river.我带着狗沿那条河散步。
- It took me about two hours to cook the meat.我花了大约两个小时来煮这些肉。
adj.远的；休假的，空闲的；adv.走开，出发，隔断；prep.离开，脱落，在...之外
- You'd better cool off first.你最好先冷静下来。
- I need some time off.我需要一些时间休息。
pron.他自己
- He is proud of himself.他为自己感到自豪。
- He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。
v.成功( succeed的过去式和过去分词 )；完成；继承；达到目的
- Demonstrators succeeded in disrupting the meeting. 示威者成功地扰乱了会议。
- He succeeded in propelling the ball across the line. 他成功地把球带过线。
prep.在…期间，在…时候
- What did you do with yourself during the summer holidays?暑假你是怎样度过的？
- London is full of visitors during May and June.五六月间伦敦挤满了游客。