Lesson 91Three Men in a Basket
吊篮里的三个人10 句 · 1:46
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Wherewasthestation'sCommandingOfficer?
基地的指挥官在哪里？
ApilotnoticedaballoonwhichseemedtobemakingforaRoyalAirForcestationnearby.
一位飞行员注意到一只气球似乎正朝附近的一个皇家空军基地飞去。
Heinformedthestationatonce, butnoonetherewasabletoexplainthemystery.
他立即通知了基地，但那里没有人能解释这个谜。
Theofficerinthecontroltowerwasveryangrywhenheheardthenews, becauseballoonscanbeagreatdangertoaircraft.
控制塔的军官听到这个消息时非常生气，因为气球对飞机可能构成很大的危险。
Hesaidthatsomeonemightbespyingonthestationandthepilotwasorderedtokeeptrackofthestrangeobject.
他说可能有人在侦察这个基地，飞行员奉命跟踪这个奇怪的物体。
Thepilotmanagedtocircletheballoonforsometime.
飞行员设法绕着气球盘旋了一段时间。
Hecouldmakeoutthreemeninabasketunderitandoneofthemwasholdingapairofbinoculars.
他可以辨认出气球下面的吊篮里有三个人，其中一人拿着一副望远镜。
Whentheballoonwasoverthestation, thepilotsawoneofthementakingphotographs.
当气球飞越基地上空时，飞行员看见其中一个人在拍照。
Soonafterwards, theballoonbegantodescendanditlandednearanairfield.
不久之后，气球开始下降，降落在一个机场附近。
Thepolicewerecalledin, buttheycouldnotarrestanyone, forthebasketcontainedtwoMembersofParliamentandtheCommandingOfficerofthestation!
警察被叫来了，但他们谁也不能逮捕，因为吊篮里坐着两位议员和这个基地的指挥官！
AstheCommandingOfficerexplainedlater, onehalfofthestationdidnotknowwhattheotherhalfwasdoing!
正如指挥官后来解释的那样，基地的一半人不知道另一半人在做什么！
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英英解释为课文中的义项。
- balloon/bəˈluːn/n.
a very large bag filled with hot air that flies
气球
#1A pilot noticed a balloon which seemed to be making for a Royal Air Force station nearby.
- make for/meɪk fɔːr/phr v.
to move towards a place
朝……前进
#1A pilot noticed a balloon which seemed to be making for a Royal Air Force station nearby.
- inform/ɪnˈfɔːrm/v.
to tell someone about something
通知；报告
#2He informed the station at once, but no one there was able to explain the mystery.
- mystery/ˈmɪstəri/n.
something strange that nobody can explain
神秘的事；谜
#2He informed the station at once, but no one there was able to explain the mystery.
- control tower/kənˈtroʊl ˈtaʊər/n.
a tall building at an airport that watches and guides planes
（机场的）控制塔
#3The officer in the control tower was very angry when he heard the news, because balloons can be a great danger to aircraft.
- aircraft/ˈerkræft/n.
any machine that can fly, such as a plane
飞机；飞行器
#3The officer in the control tower was very angry when he heard the news, because balloons can be a great danger to aircraft.
- spy/spaɪ/v.
to watch a place or person secretly to get information
侦察；监视
#4He said that someone might be spying on the station and the pilot was ordered to keep track of the strange object.
- keep track of/kiːp træk əv/phr.
to watch something closely so you always know where it is
跟踪；掌握……的动向
#4He said that someone might be spying on the station and the pilot was ordered to keep track of the strange object.
- circle/ˈsɜːrkl/v.
to move around something in a round path
盘旋；绕……飞行
#5The pilot managed to circle the balloon for some time.
- make out/meɪk aʊt/phr v.
to see something, but not very clearly
辨认出；看出
#6He could make out three men in a basket under it and one of them was holding a pair of binoculars.
- binoculars/bɪˈnɑːkjələrz/n.
a tool you hold to your eyes to see far things
双筒望远镜
#6He could make out three men in a basket under it and one of them was holding a pair of binoculars.
- descend/dɪˈsend/v.
to go down
下降
#8Soon afterwards, the balloon began to descend and it landed near an airfield.
- airfield/ˈerfiːld/n.
a place where small planes take off and land
（小型）机场
#8Soon afterwards, the balloon began to descend and it landed near an airfield.
- arrest/əˈrest/v.
to take someone away because the police think they broke the law
逮捕
#9The 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!
- Parliament/ˈpɑːrləmənt/n.
the group of people who make the laws of a country
议会；国会
#9The 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!