When a plane from London arrived at Sydney airport, workers began to unload a number of wooden boxes which contained clothing.
當一架來自倫敦的飛機抵達悉尼機場時，工人們開始卸下裝有服裝的一批木箱。
新概念英語第二冊
Lesson 46 Expensive and uncomfortable
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
n. 水平;平面;飛機;木工刨;
adj. 平的，平坦的;
vt. 用刨刨平;小船等擦著水面疾駛;
vi. 鳥滑翔;
?? plain, plan 表”平的,光滑的”
"The plane was hijacked soon after it took off."
那架飛機起飛后不久被劫持了.
近義：planish, shave, sleek, smooth, surface, unwrinkle
反義：tilt
n. 機場;航空站;
?? air空氣，空中+port港口 → 機場，航空站
"waiting in the airport lounge"
在機場候機廳等候
近義：airfield
vt. 卸貨;去除負擔;傾吐;處理，傾銷;
vi. 卸下貨物或其它負擔;退子彈;[商]拋售（證券）;
?? un由...中弄出 + load裝載→ 把東西從車上弄下來 → 卸貨
"Everyone helped to unload the luggage from the car."
大家都幫著從汽車上卸行李。
近義：unburden, disburden, download, dump, discharge
n. 數字;數量;號碼;編號;
v. 標號;總計;把…算作;
?? numer, number 表示”數字”;”計算”,”估算”
"The number of people employed in agriculture has fallen in the last decade."
過去十年，農業從業人數已經下降。
近義：numerate, reckon, recount, sum, tally, cipher
反義：remove, subduct, take, withdraw, deduct
adj. 木制的;木頭的;僵硬的;呆板的;
?? wood木頭+en由...制成的 →木制的
"a necklace of wooden beads"
一條木珠項鏈
近義：wood