91 · 三人同篮
Three men in a basket
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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!
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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!
一名飞行员发现，一个气球似乎正飞向附近的皇家空军基地。他立即报告，可基地里没人能解释这是怎么回事。 塔台军官听到后十分生气，因为气球可能严重威胁飞机。他说，也许有人在侦察基地，于是命令飞行员继续跟踪。 飞行员设法绕着气球飞了一阵，看清下面的吊篮里有三个人，其中一个拿着望远镜。 气球飞到基地上方时，飞行员又看见其中一人正在拍照。不久，气球开始下降，落在一个机场附近。 警察被叫来，却谁也不能抓——篮子里坐着两位国会议员和基地指挥官本人！ 指挥官后来解释说，基地里，一半人根本不知道另一半人在干什么！
学完这一课
先沿这条线复述《三人同篮》：发现不明气球 → 怀疑有人侦察基地 → 看清吊篮里的三个人 → 有人拍照，随后降落 → 身份揭开误会 → 其实是内部消息不通。再借一个结构讲自己的事：把本课一句直接引语转述给第三个人，检查人称和时间是否仍然合理。
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