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Lesson 91
Three men in a basket
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LESSON 91
words-单词讲解
1 balloon [bə'lu:n] n.气球
2 royal ['rɔɪəl] adj.皇家的
3 spy [spaɪ] v.侦察
4 track [træk] n.轨迹,踪迹
5 binoculars [bɪ'nɒkjuləz] n.望远镜
royal adj.王室的;盛大的;极好的
王室
盛大的欢迎
用于服务于国王或女王或受其赞助的组织名称
英国皇家海军
the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
皇家鸟类保护协会
royal road to 通向...的捷径
练习是学习语言的捷径。
Practice is the royal road to success when learning a language.
royalty n.王族,王室;王权
a royal family
a royal welcome
the Royal Navy
spy v.侦察n.间谍;侦探
他作为外国间谍被逮捕了
He was arrested as a foreign spy.
a police spy
a spy plane
Video spy cameras are being used in public places.
隐蔽的摄像机在监视着公共场所。
spy into sth.侦察某事
向别人家的窗内窥视是不礼貌的。
It's impolite to spy into other people's Windows.
他做过十多年的政府间谍。
He spied for the government for more than ten years.
警方密探
间谍飞机
track n.足迹;痕迹;轨道;铁轨;跑道
我们跟着熊在雪地上留下的足迹走。
We followed the bear's tracks in the snow.
印度有数千英里的铁道。
a muddy track through the forest
赛跑跑道
v.跟踪,追踪
我们继续追踪那架飞机。
on the right track 想得对;做得对
It is our responsibility to put them on the right track.
帮助他们走上正道是我们的责任。
India has thousands of miles of track.
穿过森林的泥泞小径
a running track
田径
We continued tracking the plane.
on the wrong track 想得不对;做错
track and field
balloon [bə'lu:n] n.气球
blow up/burst/pop a balloon
吹起气球;使气球爆裂
balloon /bəˈluːn/ v.(突然)膨胀,涨大
她的裙子让风吹得鼓起来了。
Her skirt ballooned out in the wind.
binoculars [bɪ'nɒkjuləz] n.望远镜
一副双筒望远镜
a pair of binoculars
我们用双筒望远镜观鸟。
We looked at the birds through binoculars.
descend v.下降
飞机开始降落。
The plane began to descend.
Calm descended on the crowd.
人群平静下来。
堕落表不满
We are not going to descend to such methods.
我们不会堕落到用这些方法的份上。
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 !
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Listening-听力
LESSON 91
A pilot noticed a balloon which to be making for a Royal Air Force Station nearby. He the station at once, but no one there was able to explain the mystery. The officer in the was very angry when he heard the news, because balloons can be to aircraft. He said that someone might be spying on the and the pilot was ordered to keep track of the object. The pilot managed to circle the balloon for some time. He could three men in a basket under it and one of them a pair of binoculars. When the balloon was over the station, the pilot saw one of the men taking photographs. Soon , the balloon began to descend and it landed near an airfield. The police were called in, but they could not anyone, for the basket contained two Members of Parliament and the Commanding Officer of the station! As the Commanding Officer explained , one half of the station did not know what the other half was doing !
seemed
informed
control tower
a great danger
station
strange
make out
was holding
afterwards
arrest
later
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LESSON 91
Text-课文精讲
A pilot noticed a balloon which seemed to be making for a Royal Air Force Station nearby.
to be making for为不定式的进行式,表示正在进行的动作:
他们似乎正在谈论某件重要的事情。
They seem to be talking about something important.
她似乎正在找人/什么东西。
She seems to be looking for somebody /something.
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。
(2) make for为固定短语,其含义之一为“(匆匆)走向”、“向...前进”
当小偷匆勿走向他的汽车时,一位警察拦住了他。
While the thief was making for his car, a policeman stopped him.
离开澳大利亚后,那艘船便驶往加拿大。
After leaving Australia, the ship made for Canada.
He informed the station at once, but no one there was able to explain the mystery.
at once立刻,马上
was able to 能够
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.
be a danger to对……造成危险
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。
might be doing sth.表示对正在进行的动作的推测
(2) keep track of为固定短语,表示“追踪”、“保持联系”、“记录”等(其反义词为lose track of )
跟踪那个戴顶灰帽子的人。我觉得他看上去可疑。
Keep track of the man wearing a grey hat. He look suspicious to me.
她设法保持了与朋友们的联系。
She managed to keep track of her friends.
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.
manage to do sth 设法做到某事
飞行员设法绕着气球飞了一阵。
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.
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。
make out是固定短语,含义是“(勉强)看出”/“辨认出”、“听出”
在黑夜中,他只能看出有3个人在向他们走来。
In the darkness of night, he could just make out three men coming toward them.
你能听清他们在谈什么吗?
Can you make out what they are talking about?
我辨不出老板的字迹。
I can’t make out the boss’s handwriting.
Soon afterwards, the balloon began to descend and it landed near an airfield.
不久,气球开始降落,在一个停机坪附近着了陆。
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!
call in在这里表示“召来”:
Sam has a temperature. We’d better call in a doctor.
萨姆发烧了。我们最好请医生来。
When he discovered that some important things were missing in his room, he called the police in.
当他发现屋子里少了一些重要东西之后,他便把警察召来了。
警察被召来了,但他们却不能逮捕任何人,因为筐里是两名国会议员和一名基地的指挥官!
As the Commanding Officer explained later, one half of the station did not know what the other half was doing !
one …other…一个,另一个
正如指挥官后来解释的那样,基地的这半边不知道那半边正在干什么!
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 !
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LESSON 91
Grammar-语法讲解
can do和be able to do和manage to do区别
1.can could表示能力;可能(过去时用could),只用于现在式/过去式(could)。
be able to可以用于各种时态。
2.表示成功地做了某事时,只能用was/wereable to,不能用could。
3. be able to :可以做,能够做
manage to是做了但是费了很大的力,或者尽力去做;
be able to可以表示能力,
而manage不可以表示能力,只可以表示成功做了某事。
状语从句
1 用做状语的从句叫做状语从句。
在句中修饰谓语动词,形容词,和副词。·
2 状语从句可分为:时间,原因,条件,方式,比较,目的,结果,让步和地点状语从句。
状语从句不用将来时态。·
1)时间状语从句
(1)同时发生的动作·两个动作均为重复性动作,连接词为when, whenever. every time意为“每当”
每当轮到他发言,他总是很紧张。
Whenever it is his turn to speak, he gets nervous.
两动作均发生在同一时间,无延续性,连词为when, as soon as, once, the moment, no sooner... than hardly...when意为“当...”“一...就...”.
他一旦许下诺言,决不食言
Once he makes a promise, he will never break it.
两动作无延续性,连词为when, as, while
学生们一边沿着湖边走,一边愉快的唱歌。
As the students walked along the lake, they sang happily.
(2)先后发生的动作一动作先与另一动作发生when, after, before
在老师回来之前,我已经写好了文章。
I had written my article before my teacher came back.
一动作或状态持续到另一动作发生时为止用tilll until
他一直学习到他妈妈晚上回来。
He studies till his mother comes back at night.
2)原因状语从句原因状语从句常用:
because, as, since,for 等连词
他今天没有去上学是因为他病了。
He didn’t go to school today because he was ill.
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LESSON 91
练习-Practice
1 He was ordered to keep track of it. He was ordered to_____ it.
record (b) control
(c) follow (d) check
2 He could make out three men. That’s how many he could______ .
find (b) see
(c) follow (d) watch
B
C
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