Listen to the tape then answer this question.
Why is Nigel a lucky man?
听录音，然后回答问题。为什么说奈杰尔很幸运？
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!
New words and expressions 生词和短语
pilot /'pailət/ n. 飞行员
return /ri'tə:n/ v. 返回
New York /'nju:-'jɔ:k/ n. 纽约
Tokyo /'təukiəu/ n. 东京
Madrid /mə'drid/ n.马德里
fly /flai/ (flew /flu:/, flown /fləun/) v. 飞行
Notes on the text 课文注释
1 next-door neighbour, 隔壁邻居。 next-door 是一个复合词，作定语。
2 the R.A. F. = the Royal Air Force, 英国皇家空军。
3 He is only forty-one years old, and he has…
本句中的 and 相当于 but （而……），起转折作用。
参考译文
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，但他却去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。她总是呆在家里！
