课文内容:
Nigel is our new next-door neighbour. He's a pilot.
He was in the R.A.F.
He will fly to New York next month.
The month after next he'll fly to Tokyo.
At the moment, he's in Madrid. He flew to Spain a week ago.
He'll return to London the week after next.
He's only forty-one years old, and he has already been to nearly every country in the world.
Nigel is a very lucky man. But his wife isn't very lucky. She usually stays at home!
参考翻译:
奈杰尔是我们新搬来的隔壁邻居。他是个飞行员。
他曾在皇家空军任职。
下个月他将飞往纽约。
再下个月他将飞往东京。
现在他在马德里。他是一星期以前飞到西班牙的。
再下个星期他将返回伦敦。
他只有41岁,但他却过世界上几乎每一个国家。
奈杰尔是个很幸运的人。但他的妻子运气不很好。他总是呆在家里!
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