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# 三人同篮

## 课文学习台 {#study}

### 第1段

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!

中文理解：一个飞行员发现了一只热气球，它像是正飞往附近的一个皇家空军基地。飞行员马上把情况报告了该基地，但那里没有一个人能解释这到底是怎么回事。控制塔上的人员得知这一消息后，非常气愤，因为热气球可以给飞机带来极大的安全隐患。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陌生飞行物。飞行员设法绕着热气球飞了一阵。他看清了热气球下面有3个人待在一只筐里，其中一个举着望远镜。当热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，着陆在一个机场附近。警察被召来了，但他们却不能逮捕任何人，因为筐里是两名议会议员和一名基地的指挥官！正如指挥官后来解释的那样，基地一半的人不知道剩下的人正在干什么！

* **at once**：起初 / 终于 / 马上 / 首次 / 再一次；这些时间词不能随意互换，先看原文把哪两个阶段接起来。

* **was able to**：能够 / 无法；结合时间判断是一般能力还是某次实际做到；unable 带否定。

* **managed to**：设法成功做到；不仅是尝试，还包含最终做到了；try to 不保证成功。

#### 1. A pilot noticed a balloon which seemed to be making…

复合句，主句主谓宾结构，后面是which 引导的定语从句，为主系表结构，动词不定式短语作表语. 本句的balloon 本身也有热气球之意，完整表达是hot air balloon.

#### 2. He informed the station, but no one was able to explain the mystery.

并列句，but 连接前后两句，均为主谓宾结构. be able to explain 在第33课也用了同样的表达，还记得吗？

#### 3. The officer was angry when he heard the news, because balloons can be a danger.

复合句，主句主系表结构，后面是when 引导的时间状语从句，主谓宾结构；最后是because 引导的原因状语从句，主系表结构.

#### 4. He said that someone might be spying and the pilot was ordered to keep track.

并列复合句，and 连接前后两句，前句主句是主谓 + 宾语从句结构，该从句为主谓结构；后句为主谓 + 主补结构，还原为ordered the pilot to keep track 就是宾语 + 宾补了.

#### 6. He could make out three men and one of them was holding a pair of binoculars.

并列句，and 连接前后两句，均为简单句，主谓宾结构. make out 动词词组，在这里是辨别的意思，to see and identify with difficulty or effort.

#### 7. When the balloon was over the station, the pilot saw one of the men taking photographs.

复合句，主句主谓宾 + 宾补结构，前面是when 引导的时间状语从句，主系表结构.

#### 8. the balloon began to descend and it landed…

并列句，and 连接前后两句，均为简单句，前句主谓宾结构，后句主谓结构.

#### 9. The police were called in, but they could not arrest anyone, for the basket contained

two Members.

并列句，but 和for 连接三个句子，1. 主谓结构；2. 主谓宾结构；3. 主谓宾结构.

#### 10. As the Commanding Officer explained, one half did not know what the other half was doing!

复合句，主句是主谓 + 宾语从句结构，这个从句是what 引导的，what 本身在从句中作宾语，该宾语从句为主谓宾结构. 句首是as 引导补充性从句，表示“正如指挥官后来解释的那样”，并非说明原因；as 对应后面整句内容，作 explained 的内容对象。

关于one half of the station 很明显是这个基地一半的人，而不是按照地理位置来划分出对称或者相同大小的区域，教材翻译有误. 前文也谈及了控制塔，也就是航空领域的塔台，塔台是一定能看到基地360度空域的，不存在这一半和另一半在地理上不相通、不了解的情况. 一个大公司或者大的组织，人员冗杂，一半的人并不了解其他人的工作内容是非常正常的情况，这个小故事便讽刺了这样的问题.

## 学完这一课

换一个时间、人物或地点，用三句话讲一件自己的小事。

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