Lesson 91 Three men in a basket
Lesson 91 Three men in a basket
中文
三人同篮
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。
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。
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。
他说可能有人正对基地进行侦察，因此命令那个飞行员跟踪那个奇怪的飞行物。
飞行员设法绕着气球飞了一阵。
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。
不久，气球开始降落，在一个停机坪附近着了陆。
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！
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！
英文
Three men in a basket [ˈbɑːskɪt].
A pilot [ˈpaɪlət] noticed a balloon [bəˈluːn] 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 [ˈmɪst(ə)ri].
The officer in the control tower was very angry when he heard [hɜːd] the news, because balloon can be a great danger to aircraft.
He said that someone might be spying [ˈspaɪɪŋ] on the station and the pilot was ordered to keep track of the strange object.
The pilot managed [ˈmænɪdʒd] 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 [bɪˈnɒkjələz].
When the balloon was over the station, the pilot saw one of the men taking photographs.
Soon afterwards, the balloon began [bɪˈɡæn] to descend [dɪˈsend] and it landed near an airfield.
The police were called in, but they could not arrest anyone, for the basket contained [kənˈteɪnd] two Members of Parliament [ˈpɑːləmənt] 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!
分析
A pilot noticed a balloon which seemed to be making for a Royal Air Force Station nearby.
- complex sentence:
- A pilot noticed a balloon
- a pilot
[subject] - noticed
[predicate verb phrase] - a balloon
[object]
- a pilot
- which seemed to be making for a Royal Air Force Station nearby.
- which + clause
[attributive clause] - which
[subject] - seemed to do
[predicate verb phrase] - to be making for a Royal Air Force Station nearby
[to-do as object]- be making for
[predicate verb phrase] - a Royal Air Force Station
[object] - nearby
[adverbial]
- be making for
- which + clause
- A pilot noticed a balloon
- knowledge:
- seem + to + do. + (sth.)
- v. 似乎[要/有/是]...
- make + for + sth.
- v. 走向..., 朝…前进; 导致; 造成; 有助于...; 为...而制造
- seem + to + do. + (sth.)
He informed the station at once, but no one there was able to explain the mystery.
- compound sentence:
- He informed the station at once
- he
[subject] - informed
[predicate verb phrase] - the station
[object] - at once
[adverbial]
- he
- but
- No one there was able to explain the mystery.
- no one there
[subject] - was able to explain
[predicate verb phrase] - the mystery
[object]
- no one there
- He informed the station at once
The officer in the control tower was very angry when he heard the news, because balloon can be a great danger to aircraft.
- complex sentence:
- The officer in the control tower was very angry when he heard the news
- The officer in the control tower was very angry
- the officer in the control tower
[subject]- in the control tower
[propositional phrase as attributive]
- in the control tower
- was
[be verb] - very angry
[predicative][adjective]
- the officer in the control tower
- when he heard the news
- when + clause
[adverbial clause of time] - he
[subject] - heard
[predicate verb phrase] - the news
[object]
- when + clause
- The officer in the control tower was very angry
- because balloon can be a great danger to aircraft
- because + sentence
- balloon
[subject] - can be
[be verb] - a great danger to aircraft
[predicative][noun phrase]
- The officer in the control tower was very angry when he heard the news
- knowledge:
- aircraft
- n. 航空器, 飞机
- danger + to + sth.
- n. 危险
- aircraft
He said that someone might be spying on the station and the pilot was ordered to keep track of the strange object.
- compound sentence:
- He said that someone might be spying on the station
- he
[subject] - said
[predicate verb phrase] - that + clause
[object clause]- someone
[subject] - might be spying on
[predicate verb phrase] - the station
[object]
- someone
- he
- and
- the pilot was ordered to keep track of the strange object
- the pilot
[subject] - was ordered to do
[predicate verb phrase][passive form of verb] - to keep track of the strange object
[to-do as object complement]- keep
[verb phrase] - track of the strange object
[object]
- keep
- the pilot
- He said that someone might be spying on the station
- knowledge:
- say + (that) 引导的宾语从句
- vt. 说..., 讲..., 念..., 说明..., 指明...
- spy + on + sth.
- v. 侦查, 暗中监视
- might be doing 表示对正在进行动作的推测
- order + sb. + to + do. + (sth.)
- v. 命令...(某人)...(做某事)
- keep + track + of + sth.
- v. 了解，跟踪
- say + (that) 引导的宾语从句
The pilot managed to circle the balloon for some time.
- simple sentence:
- the pilot
[subject] - managed to do
[predicate verb phrase] - to circle the balloon
[to-do as object]- circle
[predicate verb phrase] - the balloon
- circle
- for some time
[adverbial of time]
- the pilot
- knowledge:
- circle + sth.
- vt. 围着, 环绕
- for + some + time
- prep. 一段时间
- circle + sth.
He could make out three men in a basket under it and one of them was holding a pair of binoculars .
- compound sentence:
- He could make out three men in a basket under it
- he
[subject] - could make out
[predicate verb phrase] - three man
[object] - in a basket under it
[adverbial of place]- under it
[propositional phrase as attributive]
- under it
- he
- and
- one of them was holding a pair of binoculars
- one of them
[subject] - was holding
[predicate verb phrase][past continuous tense] - a pair of binoculars
[object]
- one of them
- He could make out three men in a basket under it
- knowledge:
- make + out + sth.
- vt. 辨认出..., 看出..., 听出...; 弄清...; 理解...; 描绘...; 填写...(支票/收据)收款人; 书写出..., 写出..
- in + the + basket
- prep. 在篮子里; 落选; 卖剩
- make + out + sth.
When the balloon was over the station, the pilot saw one of the men taking photographs.
- complex sentence:
- When the balloon was over the station
- when + clause
[adverbial clause of time] - the balloon
[subject] - was
[be verb] - over the station ``[predicative]
[noun phrase]`
- when + clause
- the pilot saw one of the men taking photographs
- the pilot
[subject] - saw
[predicate verb phrase] - ne of the man was taking photographs
[object] - taking photographs
[doing as object complement]
- the pilot
- When the balloon was over the station
- knowledge:
- take + a + photograph
- v. 拍...的照片
- see + sth.① + doing. + (sth.)
- take + a + photograph
Soon afterwards , the balloon began to descend and it landed near an airfield.
- complex sentence:
- Soon afterwards
[adverbial of time] - the balloon began to descend
- the balloon
[subject] - began to do
[predicate verb phrase] - to descend
[to-do as object]
- the balloon
- and
- it landed near an airfield
- it
[subject] - landed
[predicate verb phrase] - near
[adverbial] - an airfield
[object]
- it
- Soon afterwards
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!
- complex sentence:
- The police were called in
- the police
[subject] - were called in
[predicate verb phrase][passive form of verb]
- the police
- but
- they could not arrest anyone
- they
[subject] - could not arrest
[predicate verb phrase] - anyone
[object]
- they
- for the basket contained two Members of Parliament and the Commanding Officer of the Station!
- for + clause
[adverbial clause of cause] - the basket
[subject] - contained
[predicate verb phrase] - two Members of Parliament and the Commanding Officer of the Station
[object]
- for + clause
- The police were called in
As the Commanding Officer explained later, one half of the station did not know what the other half was doing!
- complex sentence:
- As the Commanding Officer explained later
- as + clause
[adverbial clause of time] - the Commanding Officer
[subject] - explained
[predicate verb phrase] - later
[adverbial of time]
- as + clause
- one half of the station did not know what the other half was doing!
- one half of the station
[subject] - did not know
[predicate verb phrase] - what the other half was doing!
[object clause]- the other half
[subject] - was doing
[predicate verb phrase][past continuous tense]
- the other half
- one half of the station
- As the Commanding Officer explained later
- 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
- keep track of 跟踪
- make out 辨认出
- be ordered to do 被命令做某事
- manage to do 想方设法做某事
- 情态动词复习：
- was able to
- managed to do
- could