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”。
4.The types most people use for travel are called passenger aircraft. 大多數(shù)人旅行乘坐的機型叫做“客機”。
5.Similar aeroplanes are used for transporting goods. 類似的飛機也用于運輸貨物。
6.These we term as transport aircraft. 我們通常稱這些類型為運輸機。
7.Helicopters are used by both the military and by private citizens. 直升機不僅軍用也做私用。
8.However, some aircraft are only used by the military. 然而有些飛機只用于軍事上。
9.The military is the army, navy and airforce. 軍隊指的是陸軍、海軍、空軍。
10.Not just the airforce use aircraft. 不僅空軍才使用飛機。
11.Most military aircraft are used for fighting or defense. 大多數(shù)軍用飛機用來作戰(zhàn)或防御。
12.Many, however, are used for transport. 還有很大一部分是用于運輸?shù)摹?/p>
13.These provide food etc. for the armed forces. 他們?yōu)檐婈犨\輸食品等。
14.Some aircraft fly from ships called aircraft carriers. 有些船能讓飛機起降,它們是航空母艦。
15.Even space rockets can be called aircraft. 宇宙飛船也是飛行器。