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!
3.課文重要語句講解
1、A pilot noticed a balloon which seemed to be making for a Royal Air Force Station nearby.
seem to be doing sth. 似乎正在做……
She seems to be looking for somebody/something.
她好像在找什麼人/什麼東西。
make for 走向，飛向，向……前進
After leaving Calais, the ship made for Dover.
2、He said that someone might be spying on the station and the pilot was ordered to keep track of the strange object.
離開加來後，船駛向多佛。
keep track of 跟蹤，追蹤，保持聯繫，記錄（反義詞為lose track of）
Keep track of the man wearing a grey hat. He looks suspicious to me.
跟蹤那個戴灰色帽子的人。我覺得他很可疑。
She managed to keep track of her friends.
她設法與朋友保持聯繫。
3、He could make out three men in a basket under it and one of them was holding a pair of binoculars.
make out （勉強）看出，辨認出，聽出
I can’t make out the boss’s handwriting.
我認不出老闆的筆跡。
In the darkness of night, he could just make out three men coming toward them.
在黑暗的夜裡，他隱約看見有三個人向他們走來。
4、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!
call in 召來
When he discovered that some important thins were missing in his room, he called the police in.當他發現房間裡少了一些重要的東西時，他把警察叫了進來。
Sam has a temperature. We’d better call in a doctor.
薩姆發燒了。我們最好請醫生來。
4.優選試題
一、填空題
1.The sun ____(下降) behind the hills.
2.The only evidence of pandas was their ___(蹤跡) in the snow.
3.I noticed some policemen ____ (偵察) on the foreign tourists.
二、選擇題
1.We reached the temple through a twisty mountain ____.
A. tail B. trace C. track D. trail
2.Last year,the crime rate in Chicago has sharply ___.
A. decided B. declined C. demanded D. descended
3._____ whenever you like,you are always welcome.
A. call in B. call on C. drop in D. drop out
4.I could just see a car in the distance,but I couldn't ___ what color it was.
A. look out B. look to C. make out D. take in
5.As is known to all,New Zealand is _____ two islands,North Island and South Island.
A. made from B. made in C. made up of D. made of
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