Lesson 91 Three men in a basket
【New words and expressions】（5）
balloon n. 氣球
royal adj. 皇家
spy v. 偵察
track n. 軌跡，蹤跡
binoculars n. 望遠鐿
★spy v. 偵察
① vi. 暗中監(jiān)視；偵察（通常與on，upon連用）
I noticed some policemen spying on the foreign tourists.
② vt. 發(fā)現(xiàn)，看見
She spied a cloud of smoke in the distance.
He spied a stranger in his garden.
③ n. 間諜，密探
He was once a spy for the police/British government.
They have arrested three spies.
【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!
參考譯文
一個飛行員發(fā)現(xiàn)了一只氣球，它像是正飛往附近的一個皇家空軍基地。他馬上把情況報告了該基地，但那里的人沒有一個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，因為氣球有可能給飛機造成極大的危險。他說可能有人正對基地進行偵察，因此命令那個飛行員跟蹤那個奇怪的飛行物。飛行員設法繞著氣球飛了一陣。他看清了氣球下面有3個人呆在一只筐里，其中一個舉著望遠鏡。當氣球飛臨基地上空時，飛行員看見有一個人在拍照。不久，氣球開始降落，在一個停機坪附近著了陸。警察被召來了，但他們卻不能逮捕任何人，因為筐里是兩名國會議員和一名基地的指揮官！正如指揮官后來解釋的那樣，基地的這半邊不知道那半邊正在干什么！
【課文講解】
1、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……
She seems to be looking for somebody/something.
make for 走向，飛向，向……前進
After leaving Calais, the ship made for Dover.
2、He said that someone might be spying on the station and the pilot was ordered to keep track of the strange object.
keep track of 跟蹤，追蹤，保持聯(lián)系，記錄（反義詞為lose track of）
Keep track of the man wearing a grey hat. He looks suspicious to me.
She managed to keep track of her friends.
3、He could make out three men in a basket under it and one of them was holding a pair of binoculars.
make out （勉強）看出，辨認出，聽出
I can’t make out the boss’s handwriting.
In the darkness of night, he could just make out three men coming toward them.
4、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!
call in 召來
When he discovered that some important thins were missing in his room, he called the police in.
Sam has a temperature. We’d better call in a doctor.
【Special Difficulties】
與make連用的短語
make out
① 寫出，填寫（相當于write out）
He made out a cheque of 1,000 dollars and gave it to the secretary.
②（勉強）看出，辨認出，聽出，理解
Can you make out what they are talking about?
I can’t make out the boss’s handwriting.
Jane is angry again. Sometimes I can’t make her out at all. Her moods change quickly.
I could not make out what he said.
make up
① 編造，捏造，虛構
Every time he played truant, Tom would make up an excuse.
②（給……）化妝/化裝
She always makes herself up/makes up her face before going out.
Making up takes up a lot of her time.
make up for 補償，彌補
I had to walk faster to make up for lost time.
She managed to make up for her mistake.
make for （匆匆）走向，向……前進
While the thief was making for his car, a policeman stopped him.
【New words and expressions】（5）
balloon n. 氣球
royal adj. 皇家
spy v. 偵察
track n. 軌跡，蹤跡
binoculars n. 望遠鐿
★spy v. 偵察
① vi. 暗中監(jiān)視；偵察（通常與on，upon連用）
I noticed some policemen spying on the foreign tourists.
② vt. 發(fā)現(xiàn)，看見
She spied a cloud of smoke in the distance.
He spied a stranger in his garden.
③ n. 間諜，密探
He was once a spy for the police/British government.
They have arrested three spies.
【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!
參考譯文
一個飛行員發(fā)現(xiàn)了一只氣球，它像是正飛往附近的一個皇家空軍基地。他馬上把情況報告了該基地，但那里的人沒有一個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，因為氣球有可能給飛機造成極大的危險。他說可能有人正對基地進行偵察，因此命令那個飛行員跟蹤那個奇怪的飛行物。飛行員設法繞著氣球飛了一陣。他看清了氣球下面有3個人呆在一只筐里，其中一個舉著望遠鏡。當氣球飛臨基地上空時，飛行員看見有一個人在拍照。不久，氣球開始降落，在一個停機坪附近著了陸。警察被召來了，但他們卻不能逮捕任何人，因為筐里是兩名國會議員和一名基地的指揮官！正如指揮官后來解釋的那樣，基地的這半邊不知道那半邊正在干什么！
【課文講解】
1、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……
She seems to be looking for somebody/something.
make for 走向，飛向，向……前進
After leaving Calais, the ship made for Dover.
2、He said that someone might be spying on the station and the pilot was ordered to keep track of the strange object.
keep track of 跟蹤，追蹤，保持聯(lián)系，記錄（反義詞為lose track of）
Keep track of the man wearing a grey hat. He looks suspicious to me.
She managed to keep track of her friends.
3、He could make out three men in a basket under it and one of them was holding a pair of binoculars.
make out （勉強）看出，辨認出，聽出
I can’t make out the boss’s handwriting.
In the darkness of night, he could just make out three men coming toward them.
4、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!
call in 召來
When he discovered that some important thins were missing in his room, he called the police in.
Sam has a temperature. We’d better call in a doctor.
【Special Difficulties】
與make連用的短語
make out
① 寫出，填寫（相當于write out）
He made out a cheque of 1,000 dollars and gave it to the secretary.
②（勉強）看出，辨認出，聽出，理解
Can you make out what they are talking about?
I can’t make out the boss’s handwriting.
Jane is angry again. Sometimes I can’t make her out at all. Her moods change quickly.
I could not make out what he said.
make up
① 編造，捏造，虛構
Every time he played truant, Tom would make up an excuse.
②（給……）化妝/化裝
She always makes herself up/makes up her face before going out.
Making up takes up a lot of her time.
make up for 補償，彌補
I had to walk faster to make up for lost time.
She managed to make up for her mistake.
make for （匆匆）走向，向……前進
While the thief was making for his car, a policeman stopped him.