新概念英语二册Lesson 91 Three men in a basket 三人同篮超详教案讲义笔记

Lesson 91 Three men in a basket 三人同篮 【New words and expressions】（5） balloon n. 气球 royal adj. 皇家 spy v. 侦察 track n. 轨迹，踪迹 binoculars n. 望远镱 ★balloon n. 气球 n. 气球，氢气球 eg. hoist a balloon = raise a balloon 升气球 an observation balloon 观测气球 n. (玩具的)气球 eg. blow up a balloon 吹气球 The balloon burst. 气球爆了 ★royal adj. 皇家 adj. 皇室的，皇家的 eg. the Royal Navy 英国皇家海军 adj. 王的，王室的，女王的 eg. a royal palace 王宫 a royal family 王室 royal power 王权 (口语)极好的，极佳的 eg. a royal welcome 盛大的欢迎 a royal feast 盛大的宴会 have a royal time 玩得很尽兴 ★spy v. 侦察 v. 侦察 spy on sth. 侦察某事物 = spy upon sth. = spy into sth. eg. The police have been spying on the gang’s movements. 警方一直在暗中监视着那伙人的动静。 spy sb. doing sth. 发现某人正在做某事 eg. I spied someone coming up the slope. 我发现有人正走上斜坡。 n. 间谍，密探，情报员 eg. He was arrested as an industrial spy. 他因为是工业间谍而被捕了。 ★track n. 轨迹，踪迹 n. (人、动物、车等的)踪迹，足迹 tyre tracks 轮胎的轨迹 eg. The hunter followed the bear’s tracks. 猎人寻着熊的踪迹前进。 n. (人、动物等踏成的)小径，小道 eg. A track runs through the grove. 一条小路穿过了小树林。 n. 路线，航线 eg. the track of the storm 风暴前进的路线 n. 惯例，常规 eg. keep to the beaten track 遵循常规 go off the beaten track 脱离常规 n. 铁轨，轨道 eg. a single track 单轨 a double track 双轨 run off the track 出轨 = jump the track ★binoculars n. 望远镱 = field-glass 望远镜 binocular adj. 双眼的，双眼用的 【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! 参考译文 一个飞行员发现了一只气球，它像是正飞往附近的一个皇家空军基地。他马上把情况报告了该基地，但那里的人没有一个能解释这到底是怎么回事。控制塔上的官员得知这一消息后，非常气愤，因为气球有可能给飞机造成极大的危险。他说可能有人正对基地进行侦察，因此命令那个飞行员跟踪那个奇怪的飞行物。飞行员设法绕着气球飞了一阵。他看清了气球下面有3个人呆在一只筐里，其中一个举着望远镜。当气球飞临基地上空时，飞行员看见有一个人在拍照。不久，气球开始降落，在一个停机坪附近着了陆。警察被召来 ... ...