新概念英語第二冊
Lesson 21 Mad or not
1 . I live near an airport and passing planes can be heard night and day.我住在一個機場附近,過往飛機日夜不絕於耳。
2 . The airport was built years ago, but for some reason it could not be used then.機場是許多年前建的,但由於某種原因當時未能啟用。
3 . I am one of the few people left.我是少數留下來的人中的一個。
4 . Everybody says I must be mad and they are probably right.大家都說我肯定是瘋了,也許他們說的是對的。
5 . Last year, however, it came into use.然而去年機場開始使用了。
6 . Aeroplanes are slowly driving me mad.飛機正在逐漸把我逼瘋。
7 . Over a hundred people must have been driven away from their homes by the noise.有100多人肯定是被噪音逼得已經棄家遠去,
8 . I have been offered a large sum of money to go away, but I am determined to stay here.他們曾向我提供一大筆錢讓我搬走,但我決定留在這兒。
9 . Sometimes I think this house will be knocked down by a passing plane.有時我覺得這房子就要被一架飛過的飛機撞倒。