新概念英語第二冊
Lesson 91 Three men in a basket
1 . A pilot noticed a balloon which seemed to be making for a Royal Air Force Station nearby.一個飛行員發現了一隻氣球，它像是正飛往附近的一個皇家空軍基地。
2 . Soon afterwards, the balloon began to descend and it landed near an airfield.不久，氣球開始降落，在一個停機坪附近著了陸。
3 . The police were called in, but they could not arrest anyone,警察被召來了，但他們卻不能逮捕任何人，
4 . He informed the station at once, but no one there was able to explain the mystery.他馬上把情況報告了該基地，但那裡的人沒有一個能解釋這到底是怎麼回事。
5 . The officer in the control tower was very angry when he heard the news,控制塔上的官員得知這一消息後，非常氣憤，
6 . for the basket contained two Members of Parliament and the Commanding Officer of the station!因為筐裡是兩名國會議員和一名基地的指揮官！
7 . As the Commanding Officer explained later, one half of the station did not know what the other half was doing!正如指揮官後來解釋的那樣，基地的這半邊不知道那半邊正在幹什麼！
8 . When the balloon was over the station, the pilot saw one of the men taking photographs.當氣球飛臨基地上空時，飛行員看見有一個人在拍照。
9 . He could make out three men in a basket under it and one of them was holding a pair of binoculars.他看清了氣球下面有3個人呆在一隻筐裡，其中一個舉著望遠鏡。
10 . because balloons can be a great danger to aircraft.因為氣球有可能給飛機造成極大的危險。
11 . The pilot managed to circle the balloon for some time.飛行員設法繞著氣球飛了一陣。
12 . He said that someone might be spying on the station and the pilot was ordered to keep track of the strange object.他說可能有人正對基地進行偵察，因此命令那個飛行員跟蹤那個奇怪的飛行物。