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Lesson91 Three men in a basket 三人同篮 A pilot noticed a balloon which seemed to be making for a Royal Air Force Station nearby. 一个飞行员发现了一只气球，它像是正飞往附近的一个皇家空军基地。 HYPERLINK /balloon.htmballoon [b?lu:n] n.气球 HYPERLINK /royal.htmroyal [r?i?l] a.皇家 seem to be doing sth. 似乎正在做…… to be doing sth:为不定式的进行式,表示正在进行的动作: They seem to be talking about something important.他们似乎正在谈论某件重要的事情. She seems to be looking for somebody/something.她似乎正在找人/找东西. make for (匆匆)走向，飞向，向……前进 After leaving Calais, the ship made for Dover.离开加来后,那艘船便驶向多佛. While the thief was making for his car, a policeman stopped him.当小偷匆匆走向他的汽车时,一位警察拦住了他. He informed the station at once, but no one there was able to explain the mystery. 他马上把情况报告了该基地，但那里的人没有一个能解释这到底是怎么回事。 mystery: 秘密，谜；神秘，神秘的事物；推理小说，推理剧；常作 mysteries 秘技，秘诀 The officer in the control tower was very angry when he heard the news, because balloons can be a great danger to aircraft. 控制塔上的官员得知这一消息后，非常气愤，因为气球有可能给飞机造成极大的危险。 He said that someone might be spying on the station and the pilot was ordered to keep track of the strange object. 他说可能有人正对基地进行侦察，因此命令那个飞行员跟踪那个奇怪的飞行物。 might be doing sth:表示对正在进行的动作的推测. What can Tom be doing in that room?汤姆会在那个房间里干什么呢? He might be reading/watching TV.他或许在看书/看电视。 keep track of 跟踪，追踪，保持联系，记录（反义词为lose track of） Keep track of the man wearing a grey hat. He looks suspicious to me.跟踪那个戴顶灰帽子的人。我觉得他看上去可疑。 She managed to keep track of her friends.他设法保持了与朋友们的联系。 HYPERLINK /spy.htmspy [spai] v.侦察 ① vi. 暗中监视；侦察（通常与on，upon连用） I noticed some policemen spying on the foreign tourists. ② vt. 发现，看见 She spied a cloud of smoke in the distance. He spied a stranger in his garden. ③ n. 间谍，密探 He was once a spy for the police/British government. They have arrested three spies. HYPERLINK /track.htmtrack [tr?k] n.轨迹，踪迹 The pilot managed to circle the balloon for some time. 飞行员设法绕着气球飞了一阵。1 He could make out three men in a basket under it and one of them was holding a pair of binoculars. 他看清了气球下面有3个人呆在一只筐里，其中一个举着望远镜。 HYPERLINK /binocula