--- url: https://gaojian.site/new-concept/book-2/91-three-men-in-a-basket.md description: 新概念英语第二册：Three men in a basket。精读、词块回忆、双向译练、句法、逻辑与FSRS复习。 --- # 91 · 三人同篮 ### 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！ * **making for**：朝……前进；本课指方向；不是make something for somebody制作东西。 * **at once**：立刻；表示立即采取行动，不能和表示终于的 at last 互换。 * **spying on**：暗中监视；on引出监视对象，不是look at的一般观看。 * **keep track of**：持续掌握……的动向；track在此不加a，强调持续追踪。 * **make out**：辨认出；本课指看清，不是创造；也可用于听清话语。 * **called in**：请来协助；本课指警方被请来，区别call at短暂拜访。 #### A pilot noticed a balloon which seemed to be making for a Royal Air Force Station nearby. 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. #### He informed the station at once, but no one there 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？ #### The officer in the control tower was very angry when he heard the news, because balloons can be a great danger to aircraft. 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. #### He said that someone might be spying on the station and the pilot was ordered to keep track of the strange object. 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. #### He could make out three men in a basket under it 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. #### 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. #### Soon afterwards, the balloon began to descend and it landed near an airfield. 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. #### 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! 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. #### As the Commanding Officer explained later, one half of the station 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 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。 [Nce · 本册复习台](/new-concept/book-2/review) · [三册选择地图](/new-concept/) *译文依据整理稿，由本站按中文表达重新校订；解析据吴应时整理资料及首轮审校稿；词伙与练习提示为本站学习设计。原PDF第223—224页，2022年3月第1版。*