新概念英语第二册笔记第91课.docxVIP

Lesson 91 Three men in a basket 三人同篮【Text】A pilot noticed a balloon which seemed to be making for a Royal Air Force Station nearby. He informed the station at once, but no one there was able to explain the mystery. The officer in the control tower was very angry when he heard the news, because balloons can be a great danger to aircraft. He said that someone might be spying on the station and the pilot was ordered to keep track of the strange object. The pilot managed to circle the balloon for some time. He could make out three men in a basket under it and one of them was holding a pair of binoculars. When the balloon was over the station, the pilot saw one of the men taking photographs. Soon afterwards, the balloon began to descend and it landed near an airfield. The police were called in, but they could not arrest anyone, for the basket contained two Members of Parliament and the Commanding Officer of the station! As the Commanding Officer explained later, one half of the station did not know what the other half was doing!【课文翻译】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。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。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。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。飞行员设法绕着气球飞了一阵。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。当气球飞临基地上空时，飞行员看见有一个人在拍照。不久，气球开始降落，在一个停机坪附近着了陆。警察被召来了，但他们却不能逮捕任何人，因为筐里是两名国会议员和一名基地的指挥官！正如指挥官后来解释的那样，基地的这半边不知道那半边正在干什么！New words and expressions 生词和短语balloon n. 气球 royal adj. 皇家spy v. 侦察 track n. 轨迹，踪迹binoculars n. 望远镜crew n. 全体工作人员【生词讲解】1.balloon1） n. 气球、轻气球hoist a balloon ＝raise a balloon 升起气球an observation balloon 观测气球2） n.（玩具的）气球blow up balloon 吹气球；eg：The balloon burst .气球爆炸了。2. royal1） adj. 皇家的、皇室的the Royal Navy 英国皇家海军2） adj. 王的、王室的、女王的a royal place 王宫； a royal family 王室； royal power 王权3）（口语）极好的、极佳的 a royal welcome 盛大的欢迎； a royal feast 盛宴have a royal time 尽欢,玩得极为愉快3.spy1）v. 侦察spy on sth＝ spy upon sth＝ spy into sth侦察某事物eg：The police have been spying on the gang’s movements.警方正在监视那团伙的动静.spy doing sth发现某人正在做某事eg：I spied som