新概念英语第二册笔记-第91课

第 1 页 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. 望远鏡

一．單詞講解：

★ balloon （1） n. 气球、輕氣球

hoist a balloon ＝ raise a balloon 升起氣球

an observation balloon 觀測氣球

（2） n.（玩具的） 氣球

blow up balloon 吹氣球 ； eg：The balloon burst . 氣球爆炸了。

★ royal （1） adj. 皇家的、皇室的

the Royal Navy 英國皇家海軍

（2） adj. 王的、王室的、女王的

a royal place 王宮 ； a royal family 王室 ； royal power 王權

（3）（口語）極好的、極佳的

a royal welcome 盛大的歡迎； a royal feast 盛宴

have a royal time 盡歡,玩得極為愉快

★ spy （1） v. 侦察

spy on sth ＝ spy upon sth ＝ spy into sth 侦察某事物

eg：The police have been spying on the gang’s movements .

警方正在監視那團夥的動靜.

spy doing sth 發現某人正在做某事

eg：I spied someone coming up the slope .

我發現有人正在走上斜坡。

（2） n. 間諜、密探、情報員

eg：He was arrested as an industrial say . 他由於是工業間諜被捕了。

★ track （1） n.（人、動物、車等的） 轨迹，踪迹

tire tracks 輪胎痕跡、タイヤの跡

eg：The hunter followed the bear’s tracks . 獵人跟著熊的足跡。

（2） n.（人、動物等踏成的） 小徑、小道

eg：A track runs through the grove . 一條小路穿過了小樹林。

（3） n. 路線、航線 the track of the storm 暴風雨的線路

（4） n. 慣例、常規 keep to the beaten track 循規蹈矩

go off the beaten track 打破常規

（5） 鐵軌、軌道

a single track 單軌； a double track 雙軌

run off the track 出軌 ＝ jump the track

★ binoculars n. 望远鏡

field-glass 望遠鏡

binocular adj. 雙眼的、雙眼用的 第 2 页 二．Key structures：

can , be able, manage to 的用法

can 能夠 ； be able 有能力做某事 ； manage to 設法成功做成某事

1. 用can , be able來填空：

1）can you show me the way to the station please ？

＝could you show me the way to the station please ？

2）I gave him a few lessons and he could soon swim .

＝ I gave him a few lessons and he was soon able to swim .

3）They were able to jump into the sea before the boat sank.

船沉沒前他們能夠跳進大海。

4）You can not leave this room until you get permission .

直到你獲得許可，否則你不能離開這個房間

【Text】

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. 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!

三．課文講解：

★ A pilot noticed a balloon which seemed to be making for a Royal Air Force Station nearby.

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。

※ make for （1） 向…….放向前進、進行

eg：The audience made for the exits when the alarm sounded .

警報響起，觀眾湧進出口。

（2） 有助於、促進

eg：Cultural exchange makes for better understanding .

文化交流有助於更好的理解。

＊ make out （1） 免強辨認出、免強認出

eg：She has grown up and I can’t make her out any more .

她已經長大了，我都認不出她了。

eg：I can’t make out his writing . 我無法辨認出他的字跡。

（2） 理解

eg：I could not make out what he said . 我搞不懂他說什麼

（3） 重寫

eg：Please make out a fresh copy . 請重填一張。 第 3 页 ＊ make up （1） 編造

eg：He made up a story about two men and s horse .

他編造了一個有關於兩個男人和馬的故事。

（2） 化妝

eg：She spends hors making up in front of the mirror.

她一連幾個小時坐在鏡子前化妝。

＊ make up for 彌補

eg：I must make up for the time I lost this morning .

我們必須彌補今天早上失去的時間。

※ seem to be doing 似乎正在進行某事

★ He informed the station at once, but no one there was able to explain the mystery.

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。

The officer in the control tower was very angry when he heard the news, because balloons can be a great

danger to aircraft.

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。

He said that someone might be spying on the station and the pilot was ordered to keep track of the strange

object.

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。

※ might be doing 對正在進行的動作的推測

keep track of 跟踪

※ object （1） n. 物體、東西

eg：What’s that strange object in the box ？

那是什麼奇怪的東西在箱子裡嗎？

eg：I could see a shining object in the sky .

我可以看到一個物體在天空中閃耀。

（2）n.對象、目標

an object of interest 感興趣的內容 ；

an object of pity 同情的目標 / 對象

（3） n. 目的、目標 （aim , purpose）

eg：His object in life is to be rich . 他的人生目標就是富有。

eg：What’s the object of your visit ？ 你來訪的目的是什麼？

The pilot managed to circle the balloon for some time.