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精听建议：

先完整地把一条新闻听一到三遍，争取掌握大意。然后，一句一句精听，力争每句话都听明白。遇到实在不懂的地方，再听写。

下面的文本材料中空缺部分里面要填的词都很简单，不过是一些值得注意的连读或者典型的美式发音哦，有些语速比较快。试试看，你能不能全部写对？

（参考文本，欢迎指出错误^^）

Lesson63 A Plane Crash

Nancy Paine has been a pilot for many years． She is an old friend of Otis Jackson's and is supporting his election campaign． Yesterday， Nancy was flying her twin-engine plane over the city with a 1 saying Otis For Mayor． Around two o'clock it started getting 2 ， and Nancy decided to go back to the airport．
Suddenly， her right engine started having problems． It died in less than a minute． Nancy became frightened when the plane started losing height． She flew into some heavy clouds and was able to see only a short distance 3 her． When the clouds disappeared， her plane was just a few hundred feet above the ground． Nancy saw a wheat field in the distance and tried to land there． 4 ， her plane was going too fast and she wasn't able to land where she wanted to． She crashed into a barn on the other side of the field．
The barn belonged to Alan Cooper， who was feeding his chickens when he heard the noise． Alan ran over to the barn and found Nancy inside the plane． She had a broken leg and wasn't able to move． Although she was badly hurt， Nancy was able to explain what happened． Alan opened the door of the plane and gently pulled her out． He laid Nancy on a pile of hay and tried to make her 5 ． Then he ran to the farmhouse and called an ambulance．

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中文翻译和词汇注释

飞机失事

南茜佩恩做飞行员很多年了。她是奥蒂斯杰克逊的一个老朋友，并且正为他的竞选运动助选。昨天，南茜驾驶着她的双引擎飞机在城市上空飞行，飞机上带有“选奥蒂斯当市长”的标语。大约两点钟，天气开始变得多云，南茜决定飞返机场。

突然，飞机右面的发动机出了故障，不到一分钟就熄灭了。飞机开始下降，南茜感到害怕起来。她飞进了厚厚的云层里，仅能看见前方很短的距离。飞出云层后，她的飞机距离地面仅有几百英尺。南茜看到远处有块麦地，于是试图在那里降落。不幸的是，飞机速度太快，她没能降在想要降落的地方。她坠落到了麦地另一边的谷仓里。

谷仓属于埃伦库伯，听到响声时，他正在喂鸡。埃伦跑到谷仓，发现了飞机里的南茜。

她的腿断了，不能动。虽然受了重伤，南茜还能解释发生了什么事。埃伦打开飞机门，轻轻地把她拉出来。他把南茜平放在一堆干草上，尽量使她舒适。然后他跑到农舍打电话叫了救护车。

注释:

1.support [sə'pɔ:t]

n. 支持,援助,供养
vt. 支援,帮助,支持

例句与用法:

Jim was a great support to us when father died.
父亲死後，吉姆给了我们巨大的帮助。
Support your local theatre: buy tickets regularly!
请大力支持本地剧院，欢迎经常光临！

2.decide [di'said]

v. 决定,判决

例句与用法:

It's difficult to decide between the two.
对这两者，不易做出抉择。
That decided me to leave my job.
那件事使我决定离职。
A chance meeting decided my career.
偶然的会面决定了我的事业。
He decided to get married.
他决定结婚。

3.less than

不到,少于

例句与用法:

We shan't let our house go for less than 50000.
我们的房子低於50000英镑不卖.
We won no less than 500 in a competition.
我们在一场比赛中赢了多达500英镑.

4.disappear [.disə'piə]

v. 消失

例句与用法:
The sun disappeared behind a cloud.
太阳消失在一片云后面。

5.try [trai]

n. 尝试,试验
v. 试,尝试

例句与用法:
His courage was severely tried by his ordeal.
他的勇气在艰难困苦中经受了严峻的考验。
He was tried for murder.
他因谋杀罪而受审。

6.belong [bi'lɔŋ]

v. 属于

例句与用法:
The daffodil belongs to the genus Narcissus'.
黄水仙是水仙属植物.
What party do you belong to?
你属于哪一党派？

7.be able to [bi:'eibltə]

会,能
v. 能够

例句与用法:

A good lawyer might be able to get you off.
请位好律师有可能使你免受追究
You'll be able to come, won't you?
你能来的，对吗?

8.explain [iks'plein]

解释,说明

例句与用法:
That explains his absence.
他缺席就是这个原因。
I don't understand your argument. Could you explain yourself a bit more?
我不明白你的论点，你能把意思再说清楚些吗？

9.pilot飞行员
10.election选举
11.campaign竞选运动
12.twin-engine双引擎的（飞机）
13.mayor 市长
14.barn［农］ 谷仓
15.gently 轻轻地
16.hay干草