新概念英语第二册91课.pptVIP

Lesson 91 Three men in a basket 单词学习 balloon royal spy track binoculars n. 气球 adj. 皇家 v. 侦察 n. 轨迹，踪迹 n. 望远镱 ★spy v. 侦察 ① vi. 暗中监视；侦察（通常与on，upon连用） 我发现有一些警察在监视外国游客 I noticed some policemen spying on the foreign tourists. ② vt. 发现，看见 他在他的花园里发现了一个陌生人。 He spied a stranger in his garden. ③ n. 间谍，密探 他曾经是英国政府的密探。 He was once a spy for the British government. ★ track （1） n.（人、動物、車等的） 轨迹，踪迹 獵人跟著熊的足跡。 The hunter followed the bear’s tracks . （2） n.（人、動物等踏成的） 小徑、小道 一條小路穿過了小樹林。 A track runs through the woods . （3） n. 路線、航線 the track of the storm 暴風雨的線路 （4） 鐵軌、軌道 run off the track 出軌 课文讲解 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! A pilot noticed a balloon which seemed to be making for a Royal Air Force Station nearby. seem to be doing sth. 似乎正在做…… 她似乎正在找人。 She seems to be looking for somebody. make for （1） 向…….放向前進、進行 警報響起，觀眾湧進出口。 The audience made for the exits when the alarm sounded . （2） 有助於、促進 文化交流有助於更好的理解。 Cultural exchange makes for better understanding . He informed the station at once, but no one the