新概念第二册Lesson 91 Three men in a basket课文详解+重点词汇+语法+语法填空 讲义

Lesson 91 文本  Three men in a basket 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 by 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 field-glasses. 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 !  文本解析 一）词汇学习Word study 1. spy（1）vi．暗中监视；侦察（通常与 on，upon连用）：Someone is spying on the station.有人正在对基地进行侦察。I noticed some policemen spying on the foreign tourists.我注意到一些警察在暗中监视那些外国游客。 （2）vt．发现，看见：He spied a stranger in his garden.他在花园里发现了一位陌生人。She spied a cloud of smoke in the distance.她发现远处有一团烟。 （3）n．间谍，密探：He was once a spy for the police / British government.他曾是警方／英国政府的密探。They have arrested three spies.他们逮捕了3名间谍。 2. 动词 make 的一些固定短语make 可以与许多介词或副词连用，产生新的含义。课文中出现了 make for和 make out。较常用的还有 make up与 make up for等。（1）make out 除了表示“辨出”、“听出”的含义外，还可以表示“理解”、“弄清”：I can't make out what this picture is about.我看不出这幅画的意思。Can you make out what the child wants?你能弄清那孩子想要什么吗？Jane is angry again. Sometimes I can't make her out at all. Her moods change quickly.简又生气了。有时候我根本不能理解她。她情绪变化很快。make out 的另一个含义是“写出”、“填写”（相当于 write out）：He made out a long list of all the foods which were forbidden.他写了一张长长的单子，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