Lesson91ThreemeninabasketHaveyouevertravelledbyhotairballoon?hotairballoon•Haveyouevertravelledinabasketfastenedtoballoon?•Haveyouevertakenaplane?Haveyoueverheardaboutthecontroltower?塔台或称控制塔(controltower),是一种设置于机场中的航空运输管制设施,用来监看以及控制飞机或其他航空器起降的地方。thecontroltowelofXiNingAirportthecontroltowelofTaiYuanAirport完整的塔台建筑,最高的顶楼通常是四面皆为透明的窗户,能保持360度的视野。塔台的工作席Denton机场的空管员balloonn.气球royaladj.皇家spyv.侦察trackn.轨迹,踪迹binocularsn.望远镱Newwordsandexpressions★spyv.侦察•①vi.暗中监视;侦察(通常与on,upon连用)•我发现有一些警察在监视外国游客•Inoticedsomepolicemenspyingontheforeigntourists.•②vt.发现,看见•他在他的花园里发现了一个陌生人。•Hespiedastrangerinhisgarden.•③n.间谍,密探•他曾经是英国政府的密探。•HewasonceaspyfortheBritishgovernment.★track•(1)n.(人、動物、車等的)轨迹,踪迹•猎人跟着熊的足跡。•Thehunterfollowedthebear’stracks.•(2)n.(人、动物等踏成的)小径、小道•一条小路穿过了小树林。•Atrackrunsthroughthewoods.•(3)n.路线、航线•thetrackofthestorm暴風雨的線路•(4)铁轨、轨道•runoffthetrack出轨1.spy(1)vi.暗中监视;侦察(通常与on,upon连用):•Someoneisspyingonthestation.有人正在对基地进行侦察。•Inoticedsomepolicemenspyingontheforeigntourists.我注意到一些警察在暗中监视那些外国游客。Wordstudy(2)vt.发现,看见:•Hespiedastrangerinhisgarden.他在花园里发现了一位陌生人。•Shespiedacloudofsmokeinthedistance.她发现远处有一团烟。(3)n.间谍,密探:•Hewasonceaspyforthepolice/Britishgovernment.他曾是警方/英国政府的密探。•Theyhavearrestedthreespies.他们逮捕了3名间谍。课文讲解•ApilotnoticedaballoonwhichseemedtobemakingforaRoyalAirForceStationnearby.Heinformedthestationatonce,butnoonetherewasabletoexplainthemystery.Theofficerinthecontroltowerwasveryangrywhenheheardthenews,becauseballoonscanbeagreatdangertoaircraft.Hesaidthatsomeonemightbespyingonthestationandthepilotwasorderedtokeeptrackofthestrangeobject.•Thepilotmanagedtocircletheballoonforsometime.Hecouldmakeoutthreemeninabasketunderitandoneofthemwasholdingapairofbinoculars.Whentheballoonwasoverthestation,thepilotsawoneofthementakingphotographs.Soonafterwards,theballoonbegantodescendanditlandednearanairfield.Thepolicewerecalledin,buttheycouldnotarrestanyone,forthebasketcontainedtwoMembersofParliamentandtheCommandingOfficerofthestation!AstheCommandingOfficerexplainedlater,onehalfofthestationdidnotknowwhattheotherhalfwasdoing!1.ApilotnoticedaballoonwhichseemedtobemakingforaRoyalAirForceStationnearby.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。(1)tobemakingfor为不定式的进行式,表示正在进行的动作:•Theyseemtobetalkingaboutsomethingimportant.他们似乎正在谈论某件重要的事情。•Sheseemstobelookingforsomebody/something.她似乎正在找人/什么东西。Furthernotesonthetext(2)makefor为固定短语,其含义之一为“(匆匆)走向”、“向……前进”:•Whilethethiefwasmakingforhiscar,apolicemanstoppedhim.当小偷匆勿走向他的汽车时,一位警察拦住了他。•AfterleavingCalais,theshipmadeforDover.离开加来后,那艘船便驶往多佛。2.Hesaidthatsomeonemightbespyingonthestationandthepilotwasorderedtokeeptrackofthestrangeobject.(1)mightbedoingsth.表示对正在进行的动作的推测(2)keeptrackof为固定短语,表示“追踪”、“保持联系”、“记录”等(其反义词为losetrackof):•Shemanagedtokeeptrackofherfriends.她设法保持了与朋友们的联系。3.Hecouldmakeoutthreemeninabasketunderit…他看清了气球下面有3个人呆在一只筐里……makeout是固定短语,它在这里的含义是“(勉强)看出”、“辨认出”、“听出”:•Inthedarknessofnight,hecouldjustmakeoutthreemencomingtowardthem.•Canyoumakeoutwhattheyaretalkingabout?•Ican’tmakeouttheboss’shandwriting.动词make的短语(makeout,makeup,makeupfor)★makeout除了表示“辨出”、“听出”的含义外,还可以表示“理解”、“弄清”:•Ican'tmakeoutwhatthispictureisabout.我看不出这幅画的意思。•Canyoumakeoutwhatthechildwants?你能弄清那孩子想要什么吗?•Janeisangryagain.SometimesIcan‘tmakeheroutatall.Hermoodschangequickly.简又生气了。有时候我根本不能理解她。她情绪变化很快。makeout的另一个含义是“写出”、“填写”(相当于writeout):•Hemadeoutalonglistofallthefoodswhichwereforbidden.•Hemadeoutachequeof1,000dollarsandgaveittothesecretary.他开出一张1,000美元的支票并将其给了秘书。★makeup的含义之一是“编造”、“捏造”、“虚构”:•Everytimeheplayedtruant,Tomwouldmakeupanexcuse.•Janemadeupastoryaboutachildandamonster.makeup也可以表示“(给……)化妆/化装”:•Shealwaysmakesherselfup/makesupherfacebeforegoingout.她出门前总要化妆。•Makinguptakesupalotofhertime.化妆占了她很多时间。•Shewasmadeupasaboy.★makeupfor的含义是“补偿”、“弥补”:•Ihadtowalkfastertomakeupforlosttime.为了补回失去的时间,我不得不加快走路的速度。•Shemanagedtomakeupforhermistake.她设法补救了她的过错。4.Thepolicewerecalledin…callin在这里表示“召来”:•Samhasatemperature.We’dbettercallinadoctor.•Whenhediscoveredthatsomeimportantthingsweremissinginhisroom,hecalledthepolicein.cando和beabletodo和managetodo区别1.cancould表示能力;可能(过去时用could),只用于现在式和过去式(could)。beableto可以用于各种时态。2.表示成功地做了某事时,只能用was/wereableto,不能用could。3.beableto:可以做,能够做manageto是做了但是费了很大的力,或者尽力去做.beableto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。