Lesson 11 Three men in a basket
三人同籃

文章講解

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、詞匯部分
balloon/bəˈluːn/ n. 氣球
royal/ˈrɔɪ.əl/ adj. 皇家
spy/spaɪ/ v. 偵察
track/træk/ n. 軌跡，蹤跡
binoculars/bəˈnɑː.kjə.lɚz/ n. 望遠鐿

一、文章講解
1. 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.

1)定語從句復習回顧
什么是定語從句？
定語從句結構？
定語從句處理和翻譯？
定語從句連接詞？

2)make for
[make for something] to move towards a place
e.g. He picked up his umbrella and made for the door.

[make for something] to help to make something possible
e.g. The new computers make for much greater productivity.

3)inform
inform somebody (that)
e.g.We regret to inform you that your application has been unsuccessful.

inform somebody of/about something
e.g.The firm’s partners were informed of the planned cuts last week.

4)explain
explain something to somebody
e.g.I explained the situation to my bank manager.

explain that
e.g.She explained that she had been ill.

explain why/how/what etc
e.g.I’ll explain why I don’t believe your story. That still doesn’t explain how he was able to hide the body.

2.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.

1)后置定語
名詞＋介詞短語
e.g. a book in his hand
e.g. people around me

2)heard

e.g. I’ve heard so much about you.

3)賓語從句復習
什么是賓語從句？
賓語從句語序？
賓語從句時態？

4)Spy on:to watch someone secretly so that you knoweverything that they do
e.g. Someone of the managers feel it is their duty to spy on their co-workers.

3.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.

1)Circle
Sit in a circle singing along to a famous song
Circle the sheep

2)make out:to see, hear, or understand someone or something with difficulty
e.g. I can just make a few words out on this page.
e.g. I couldn’t make out what he was saying.
e.g. Can you make out a face here on the photograph?
e.g.I can’t make her out.( to understand someone’s character)

3)take photos
e.g. Can you take us a picture?

4.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!

2016年大學六級真題

Many European countries have been making the shift to electric vehicles and Germany has just stated that they plan to ban the sale of vehicles using gasoline and diesel as fuel by 2030. The country is also planning to reduce its carbon footprint by 80-95% by 2050, ___26___ a shift to green energy in the country. Effectively, the ban will include the registration of new cars in the country as they will not allow any gasoline ___27___ vehicle to be registered after 2030.

Part of the reason this ban is being discussed and ___28___ is because energy officials see that they will not reach their emissions goals by 2050 if they do not ___29___ a large portion of vehicle emissions. The country is still ___30___ that it will meet its emissions goals, like reducing emissions by 40% by 2020, but the ___31___ of electric cars in the country has not occurred as fast as expected.

Other efforts to increase the use of electric vehicles include plans to build over 1 million hybrid and electric car battery charging stations across the country. By 2030, Germany plans on having over 6 million charging stations ___32___. According to the International Business Times, electric car sales are expected to increase as Volkswagen is still recovering from its emissions scandal.

　　There are ___33___ around 155,000 registered hybrid and electric vehicles on German roads, dwarfed by the 45 million gasoline and diesel cars driving there now. As countries continue setting goals of reducing emissions, greater steps need to be taken to have a ___34___ effect on the surrounding environment. While the efforts are certainly not ___35___, the results of such bans will likely only start to be seen by generations down the line, bettering the world for the future.
　　
A) acceptanceI) incidentally
B) currentlyJ) installed
C) disruptingK) noticeable
D) eliminateL) powered
E) exhaustM) restoration
F) futileN) skeptical
G) hopefulO) sparking
H) implemented

答案解析：
26.[O]
27.[L]
28.[H]
29.[D]
30.[G]
31.[A]
32.[J]
33.[B]
34.[K]
35.[F]