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

(1)    n. 气球，氢气球

eg. hoist a balloon = raise a balloon              升气球

an observation balloon                         观测气球

(2)    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

(1)    adj. 皇室的，皇家的

eg. the Royal Navy                                 英国皇家海军

(2)    adj. 王的，王室的，女王的

eg. a royal palace                                 王宫

a royal family                                 王室

royal power                                    王权

(3)    (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

(1)    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。

(2)    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

(1)    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。

(2)    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。

(3)    n. 路线，航线

eg. the track of the storm                          风暴前进的路线

(4)    n. 惯例，常规

eg. keep to the beaten track                        遵循常规

go off the beaten track                         脱离常规

(5)    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,