1 What happens in a supermarket?
2 Well, first, you will pick up a basket or a trolley.
3 What’s the difference between a basket and a trolley?
4 A basket is used for just a little shopping.
5 A trolley has wheels and is used when we have a lot to buy.
6 Then when we have chosen which we want, we go shopping.
7 Modern supermarkets have food from all around the world.
8 The food is arranged in sections containing similar foods and supplies.
9 You walk up and down the sections choosing what you want.
10 In big supermarkets, the choice can be very large.
11 You can buy clothes and household items in some supermarkets.
12 When you have finished, you go to the checkout.
13 Here you take all your shopping out of the basket or trolley.
14 The checkout person will then put the items across a machine.
15 The machine tells you how much to pay.
Section 15 Flying十五 飛行
1.We usually fly in aeroplane. 我們通常乘坐飛機(jī)飛行。
2.But there are different kinds of machines for flying in. 但是,還有許多可載人飛行的機(jī)器。
3.The general term for machines we fly in is aircraft. 一般說來,我們乘坐的飛行器叫做“飛機(jī)”。
4.The types most people use for travel are called passenger aircraft. 大多數(shù)人旅行乘坐的機(jī)型叫做“客機(jī)”。
5.Similar aeroplanes are used for transporting goods. 類似的飛機(jī)也用于運(yùn)輸貨物。
6.These we term as transport aircraft. 我們通常稱這些類型為運(yùn)輸機(jī)。
7.Helicopters are used by both the military and by private citizens. 直升機(jī)不僅軍用也做私用。
8.However, some aircraft are only used by the military. 然而有些飛機(jī)只用于軍事上。
9.The military is the army, navy and airforce. 軍隊(duì)指的是陸軍、海軍、空軍。
10.Not just the airforce use aircraft. 不僅空軍才使用飛機(jī)。
11.Most military aircraft are used for fighting or defense. 大多數(shù)軍用飛機(jī)用來作戰(zhàn)或防御。
12.Many, however, are used for transport. 還有很大一部分是用于運(yùn)輸?shù)摹?/p>
13.These provide food etc. for the armed forces. 他們?yōu)檐婈?duì)運(yùn)輸食品等。
14.Some aircraft fly from ships called aircraft carriers. 有些船能讓飛機(jī)起降,它們是航空母艦。
15.Even space rockets can be called aircraft. 宇宙飛船也是飛行器。