内容正文:
Lesson 91 Three men in a basket
阅读理解
1. Why was the officer in the control tower very angry when he heard the news?
He was angry because balloons __________________________ aircraft.
2. What was the pilot ordered to do?
He was ordered to _______________________ the strange object.
单词详解
1. balloon n. 气球
词组:热气球 _________________
2. royal adj. 皇家的
词组:Royal Air Force _____________
royal power _____________
3. spy v. 侦察
结构:___________________
翻译:他们想要对中国东部,尤其是上海进行侦查。
They want to __________________________, especially Shanghai.
派生:spy n. _____________
4. track n. 轨迹,踪迹
词组:_________________ 跟踪
翻译:你很难跟踪你同父异母的哥哥。
It is difficult to _________________________________.
5. binoculars n. 望远镜
词缀:bi-是一个表示“_______”的前缀 e.g. bicycle
翻译:Our company needs ___________________. _____________
课文解析
1. A pilot noticed a balloon which seemed to be making for a Royal Air Force Station nearby.
· 结构:seem to be doing sth. _____________
· 翻译:他看上去很紧张,似乎正在偷什么东西。
He looked very nervous and _____________________ something.
· 词组:make for _____________
e.g. make for the nearby restaurant
· 语法:which 引导________从句, 修饰_____________
2. 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.
· 词组:control tower _____________
· 词组:… can be a great danger to… ______________________
· 翻译:鸟儿可能会给飞行中的飞机造成很大危险。
Birds can be __________________________________.
3. 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.
· 结构:manage to do sth. _______________
· 辨析:try to do sth. V.S. manage to do
· 翻译:她试着打开瓶子,但是没有打开,最终她男朋友打开了它。
She _____________ unscrew the bottle but she failed, and finally, her boyfriend _____________ unscrew it.
· 单词:circle盘旋 = fly _________
4. He could make out three men in a basket und