He took a direct flight to New York. 他直飞纽约。

We flew direct from London to New York. 我们直接从伦敦飞到纽约。

10. outstanding adj. 突出的， 杰出的，显著的

She is an outstanding actress. 她是一个杰出的演员。

He has many outstanding gifts. 他多才多艺。

12. sense n. 官能，感觉，理性vt. 感觉到，理解

She has no sense of time. 她没有时间观念。

He has a good sense of smell. 他的嗅觉很灵敏。

Your brother has a good sense of humor. 你兄弟很有幽默感。

The dog sensed that I was afraid. 这只狗感觉到我害怕了。

三、关键短语精讲

1. be content（=satisfied） with.../to do...对......感到满意/满足的

He was content with his work. 他对自己的工作很满意。

The old man seems content to live here. 这个老人似乎很乐意住在这里。

注：content是表语形容词，若需作定语，可用contented，如a contented person /smile心满意足的人/微笑。

2. badly off 穷的，缺少的，处境差

比较级：worse off境况更差，更穷困

反义词：well off富裕，处境好（比较级：better off）

I am quite badly off recently. 最近我经济上很拮据。

His health is worse off than before. 他的身体比以前更糟糕。

He is quite well off， I hear. 我听说他相当富裕。

He is much better off than I am. 他的日子比我宽裕得多。

注：well-to-do life或a better-off life小康生活；well-off family小康之家