新概念英語第二冊第91課-Threemeninabasket

1、新概念英語第二冊第 91課:Three men in a basketLesson 91 Three menin a basket 三人同籃 First listen and then answer the question.聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。Where was the stations 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 on

2、e 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. Hesaid that someonemight be spying on the station and the pilot was ordered to keep track of the strange object. The pilot managed to c

3、ircle the balloon for sometime. He could make out three menin a basket under it and one of them was holding a pair of binoculars. Whenthe 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 po

4、lice 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!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

5、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！New words and expressions 生詞和短語 bal

6、loon n.氣球royal adj.皇家spyv.偵察trackn.軌跡，蹤跡binocularsn.望遠鏡Lesson 91 自學導讀 First things first課文詳注 Further notes on thetext1. A pilot noticed a balloon which seemed to be making for a Royal Air Force Station nearby. 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。(1) to be making for為不定式的進行式，表示正在進行的動作：They seem to be tal

7、king about something important.他們似乎正在談論某件重要的事情。She seems to be looking for somebody/something.她似乎正在找人/什么東西。（2） makefor為固定短語，其含義之一為“（匆匆）走向”、“向前進”：While the thief was making for his car, a policeman stopped him.當小偷匆勿走向他的汽車時，一位警察攔住了他。After leaving Calais, the ship made for Dover.離開加來后，那艘船便駛往多佛。2. He sa

8、id that someonemight be spying on the station and the pilot was ordered to keep track of the strange object.他說有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。（1） might be doing sth .表示對正在進行的動作的推測（cf .第19課語 法）：What can Tom be doing in that room?湯姆會在那個房間里干什么呢？He might be reading/watching TV.他或許在看書/看電視。（2） keep trac

9、k of為固定短語，表示“追蹤”、“保持聯(lián)系”、“記錄”等（其反義詞為lose track of ）:Keep track of the man wearing a grey hat. He looks suspicious to me.跟蹤那個戴頂灰帽子的人。我覺得他看上去可疑。She managed to keep track of her friends.她設法保持了與朋友們的聯(lián)系。3. He could make out three men in a basket under it 他看清了氣球下面有3個人呆在一只筐里makeout是固定短語，它在這里的含義是“（勉強）看出”、“辨認出

10、”、“聽 出”：In the darkness of night, he could just make out three men coming toward them.在黑夜中，他只能看出有3個人在向他們走來。文章來源網，僅供分享學習參考Can you make out what they are talking about?你能聽清他們在談什么嗎？I cant make out the bosss handwriting.我辨不出老板的字跡。4. The police were called in 警察被召來了call in在這里表示“召來”：Sam has a temperature.

11、 Wed better call in a doctor.薩姆發(fā)燒了。我們最好請醫(yī)生來。Whenhe discovered that someimportant things were missing in his room, he called the police in.當他發(fā)現(xiàn)屋子里少了一些重要東西之后，他便把警察召來了。詞匯學習Word study(1) spy(2) vi .暗中監(jiān)視；偵察(通常與 on, upon連用)：Someone is spying on the station.有人正在對基地進行偵察。I noticed some policemen spying on th

12、e foreign tourists.我注意到一些警察在暗中監(jiān)視那些外國游客。(3) vt .發(fā)現(xiàn)，看見：He spied a stranger in his garden.他在花園里發(fā)現(xiàn)了一位陌生人。She spied a cloud of smoke in the distance.她發(fā)現(xiàn)遠處有一團煙。(4) n.間諜，密探：He was once a spy for the police / British government.他曾是警方/英國政府的密探。4They have arrested three spies.他們逮捕了 3名間諜。2.動詞make的一些固定短語make for

13、“理解”、Her moodsmake可以與許多介詞或副詞連用，產生新的含義。課文中出現(xiàn)了 和 make out 。 較常用的還有 make up 與 make up for 等。(1) makeout除了表示“辨出”、“聽出”的含義外，還可以表示 “弄清”：I cant make out what this picture is about.我看不出這幅畫的意思。Can you make out what the child wants?你能弄清那孩子想要什么嗎？Jane is angry again. Sometimes I cant makeher out at all. change q

14、uickly.簡又生氣了。有時候我根本不能理解她。她情緒變化很快。make out的另一個含義是“寫出”、“填寫”(相當于write outHe made out a long list of all the foods which were forbidden.他寫了一張長長的單子，上面列了所有禁吃的食物。He made out a cheque of 1, 000 dollars and gave it to the secretary.他開出一張1,000美元的支票并將其給了秘書。(2) make up的含義之一是“編造”、“捏造”、“虛構”：Every time he played truant, Tom would make up an excuse.湯姆每次逃學都編個借口。Jane made up a story about a child and a monster.簡編造了一個有關一個孩子和一個妖怪的故事。make up也可以表示“(給)化妝/化裝”：She always makes herself up / makes up her face before going out.她出門前總要化妝。Making up takes up a lot of her time.化妝占了她很多時間。Sh