TextSOS 国际通用的呼救信号1）save our souls2）save our ship3）莫尔斯电码符号（三点，三横，三点）When a light passenger plane flew off course some time ago, it crashed in the mountains and its pilot was killed. a light passenger plane 一架轻型客机a cargo plane/ a cargo aircraft 货机fighter plane 战斗机civil aviation 民用航空fly off course 偏离航线fly from country 逃亡国外course n 所经之路，方向，路线，航线，过程，进程，课程a south-ward course 向南的路线eg Our course is directly north. 我们的路线是朝正北的。
eg He gave me some advice on my future course.他就我未来的发展方向给了我一些忠告。
eg You can see the course of the river on the map. 你在地图上能看到河流的走向。
unhurt adj 平安无事，没有受伤 （反义词 hurt)hurt 1v 使（身体）受伤，使疼痛eg I am not hurt. I am all right. 我没有受伤，我很好。
eg Be careful not to hurt yourself.= Be careful not to get hurt. 小心别伤到自己。
2v 使（人，身体）疼痛eg These shoes are too tight and hurt my feet. 这双鞋太紧了，使我的脚很痛。
eg My injured left leg still hurts. 我受伤的左腿还很痛。
eg My shoes hurt. 我的鞋很挤脚。
It was midwinter. 正是隆冬时节。
midsummer 仲夏midnight 午夜midfield (足球场等的）中场middle man 经销商，中间人middle ring 中指the Middle East 中东middle class 中产阶级middle-aged 中年的the middle of nowhere （口）偏远的某地lay 为系动词thick 是表语，表示主语的状态或性质all the clothes she could find, all the clothes 是定语从句修饰she could find, 她能找到的所有衣物。
covering 是现在分词，在本文中是现在分词短语作状语，inside 是介词grow v 变得(grow-grew-grown)grow dark 变得黑了 （grow 作系动词）egHe grew angry when I told him about it. The only passengers, a young woman and her two baby daughters were unhurt.It was the middle of winter.Snow lay thick on the ground.The woman knew that the nearest village was miles away. When it grew dark, she turned a suitcase into a bed and put the children inside it, covering them with all the clothes she could find.我告诉他这件事情的时候他变得非常生气。
When a light passenger plane flew off course some time ago ， it crashed in the mountains and its pilot was killed.The only passengers ， a young woman and her two baby daughters ， were unhurt. It was the middle of winter.Snow lay thick on the ground. The woman knew that the nearest village was miles away. When it grew dark ， she turned a suitcase into a bed and put the children inside it ， covering them with all the clothes she could find.During the night ， it got terribly cold. The woman kept as near as she could to the children and even tried to get into the case herself ， but it was too small. Early next morning ， she heard planes passing overhead andwondered how she could send a signal. Then she had an idea. She stamped out the letters 'SOS' in the snow.Fortunately ， a pilot saw the signal and sent a message by radio to the nearest town. It was not long before a helicopter arrived on the scene to rescue the survivors of the plane crash.He got angry when I told him about it.turn v 变得 (通常指颜色的变化）egThe leaves are turning yellow. The leaves are getting yellow.go v 变得 （通常表示事物由好变坏）egThis apple has gone bad. 这个苹果变烂了。
get v 变得（最常用）egCoal got scarce last winter. 去年冬天煤炭变得很缺乏。
come v egEverything you said came true. 你说的一切都成为真的了。
fall v 变得（fall 通常构成固定搭配， fall ill, fall asleep ）egShe fell ill while she was on holiday. 她度假的时候病倒了。
turn… into 把…变成（相当于 change… into)she turned a suitcase into a bed 她把手提箱当做床cover v 覆盖cover… with 用…来覆盖（主动结构）be covered with 被…覆盖（被动结构）terribly adv 非常eg I am terribly sorry. 我非常的抱歉。
terrible adj 可怕的as near as she could 尽可能的近as quickly as possible 尽可能的快run as fast as you can 尽可能的快跑as many as possible 尽可能的多Early next morning, she heard planes passing overhead and wondered how she could send a signal.how 引导的是宾语从句，从句中要使用陈述语序。
How could send a signal 不知道怎样才能发出信号。
hear v 听到hear sb do 听到某人做某事hear sb doing 听到某人正在做某事overheadadv 在头顶上，在上空，在楼上birds flying overhead 鸟在上空飞翔overhearv 无意中听到，偶然听到overindulgev 过分沉溺，溺爱wonderv 疑惑，想知道 （后面+that 从句或者特殊疑问词引导的从句做宾语）eg I wonder what happened. 我想知道发生什么了。
eg I wonder if it will rain tomorrow. 我想知道明天是否会下雨。
Then she had an idea.have an idea 想出办法，有主意了pop up an idea 突然有主意了form an idea of 产生...想法give a person an idea of 使…明白eg egWhat an idea ! 多么荒唐，不像话！stamed out the letters `SOS` in the snow 在雪地上踩出“SOS”这三个字母by adj 通过...方式by radio 用无线电信号by cheque 用支票by letter 写信by telephone 打电话by working hard 凭努力工作It was not long before a helicopter arrived on the scene to rescue the survivors of the plane crash.During the night, it got terribly cold.我告诉他这件事情的时候他变得非常生气。
树叶渐渐的变黄了。
变得（come 通常构成固定搭配，come ture, come right, come wrong, come loose ）The woman kept as near as she could to the children and even tried to get into case herself, but it was too small.This book will give you a rough idea of what the everyday life of ordinary Americans is like. 这本书会让你大体明白普通美国人的日常生活史怎样的。