Three men in a basket 三人同籃
【課文】
Where was the station's Commanding Officer?
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.
一個(gè)飛行員發(fā)現(xiàn)了一只氣球，它像是正飛往附近的一個(gè)皇家空軍基地。他馬上把情況報(bào)告了該基地，但那里的人沒有一個(gè)能解釋這到底是怎么回事。控制塔上的官員得知這一消息后，非常氣憤，因?yàn)闅馇蛴锌赡芙o飛機(jī)造成極大的危險(xiǎn)。他說可能有人正對(duì)基地進(jìn)行偵察，因此命令那個(gè)飛行員跟蹤那個(gè)奇怪的飛行物。
【生詞匯總】
balloon n. 氣球
royal adj. 皇家
spy v. 偵察
track n. 軌跡，蹤跡
binoculars n. 雙筒望遠(yuǎn)鐿
【課文】
Where was the station's Commanding Officer?
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.
一個(gè)飛行員發(fā)現(xiàn)了一只氣球，它像是正飛往附近的一個(gè)皇家空軍基地。他馬上把情況報(bào)告了該基地，但那里的人沒有一個(gè)能解釋這到底是怎么回事。控制塔上的官員得知這一消息后，非常氣憤，因?yàn)闅馇蛴锌赡芙o飛機(jī)造成極大的危險(xiǎn)。他說可能有人正對(duì)基地進(jìn)行偵察，因此命令那個(gè)飛行員跟蹤那個(gè)奇怪的飛行物。
【生詞匯總】
balloon n. 氣球
royal adj. 皇家
spy v. 偵察
track n. 軌跡，蹤跡
binoculars n. 雙筒望遠(yuǎn)鐿