Lesson 91 Three men in a basket
·单词
balloon n. 气球
royal adj. 皇家
·royal family 皇室家族：一个国家的国王、王后及其亲属组成的家族
·a Royal Air Force Station 皇家空军基地
spy v. 侦察；n. 间谍，密探
track n. 轨迹，踪迹
·keep track of the strange object 跟踪那个奇怪的物体
·lose track of ... 失去联系
·back on track 重回正轨：指回到正确的方向或恢复正常的进程
binoculars n. 望远镜
·本课句型
复习can/be able to/manage to do
can/be able to
相同点：都表示能力，“能够”
不同点：1.be able to 能变换更多的时态 2.could 表示过去能做，但不知道有没有做，was/were able to 表示过去已经成功做到的 3.can 还可以表示猜测，请求，允许
区别：
·could do 过去能够做，做没做到没有说
·was/were able to do 过去能够做某事，而且做到了
·managed to do 想方设法的去做，而且做到了
·课文
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 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 !
seem to be doing 似乎正在进行某事
make for 朝......走去，飞向，走向
control tower 控制塔
might be spying on might + 不定式的进行时表示对正在进行的动作的推测
be ordered to 被命令去：表示某人被要求去做某事，通常是由上级或权威人士发出的命令
keep track of 跟踪，记录：指对某事物的发展、进展或变化进行持续的观察、记录或了解
manage to do 设法做到：成功地完成某事，尽管有困难或不可能的情况
make out 辨认出，理解：努力看或听以理解或辨认某事物
Soon afterwards 不久之后：指在某个事件发生后的很短时间内
call in 请来，召唤：请求某人的帮助或请某人来参加某事
members of parliament 议会成员：在议会中代表选民的政治家，负责制定和修改法律
Commanding Officer 指挥官：一名军队、警察或其他类似组织中负责指挥和管理的高级官员
·知识拓展
make 搭配的词组:
A balloon seemed to be making for a Royal Air Force Station.
·朝......走去，飞向，走向
He could make out three men in a basket.
·辨认出，理解：努力看或听以理解或辨认某事物
Please make out a fresh copy.
·写出，做出
I could not make out what he said.
·理解
He made up a story about two men and a horse.
·编造
She spends hours making up in front of the mirror.
·化妆
I must make up for the time I lost this morning.
·补偿
练习
I lost my lecture notes and had to make____a new set.
·make out，写出新的一组
When it got dark we made____home.
·make for，朝着家走
How can you make____all those lessons you missed?
·make up，弥补
