练习材料：

Lesson 91 Three men in a basket

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!

θri mɛn ɪn əˈbæskɪt

əˈpaɪlət ˈnoʊtəst ə bəˈlun wɪʧ simd tu bi ˈmeɪkɪŋ fɔr əˈrɔɪəl ɛr fɔrs ˈsteɪʃən ˈnɪrˈbaɪ. hi ɪnˈfɔrmd ðəˈsteɪʃən æt wʌns, bʌt noʊ wʌn ðɛr wʌz ˈeɪbəl tu ɪkˈspleɪn ðəˈmɪstri. ði ˈɔfɪsər ɪn ðə kənˈtroʊl ˈtaʊər wʌz ˈvɛri ˈæŋgri wɛn hi hɜrd ðə nuz, bɪˈkʌz bəˈlunz kæn bi ə greɪt ˈdeɪnʤər tu ˈɛrˌkræft. hi sɛd ðæt ˈsʌmˌwʌn maɪt bi ˈspaɪɪŋ ɑn ðəˈsteɪʃən ænd ðəˈpaɪlət wʌz ˈɔrdərd tu kip træk ʌv ðə streɪnʤˈɑbʤɛkt. ðəˈpaɪlət ˈmænɪʤd tu ˈsɜrkəl ðə bəˈlun fɔr sʌm taɪm. hi kʊd meɪk aʊt θri mɛn ɪn əˈbæskɪt ˈʌndər ɪt ænd wʌn ʌv ðɛm wʌz ˈhoʊldɪŋə pɛr ʌv bɪˈnɑkjələrz. wɛn ðə bəˈlun wʌz ˈoʊvər ðəˈsteɪʃən, ðəˈpaɪlət sɔ wʌn ʌv ðə mɛn ˈteɪkɪŋˈfoʊtəˌgræfs. sun ˈæftərwərdz, ðə bəˈlun bɪˈgæn tu dɪˈsɛnd ænd ɪt ˈlændɪd nɪr ən ˈɛrˌfild. ðə pəˈlis wɜr kɔld ɪn, bʌt ðeɪ kʊd nɑt əˈrɛst ˈɛniˌwʌn, fɔr ðəˈbæskɪt kənˈteɪnd tu ˈmɛmbərz ʌv ˈpɑrləmənt ænd ðə kəˈmændɪŋˈɔfɪsər ʌv ðəˈsteɪʃən! æz ðə kəˈmændɪŋˈɔfɪsər ɪkˈspleɪnd ˈleɪtər, wʌn hæf ʌv ðəˈsteɪʃən dɪd nɑt noʊ wʌt ði ˈʌðər hæf wʌz ˈduɪŋ!

任务配置：L0+L4

知识笔记：

balloon 热气球

explain the mystery 弄明白

spy 暗中监视；窥探

keep track of 追踪；保持联系

make for 前往

make out 看出来；理解

descend 下降

练习感悟：

要注意的单词发音：royal、balloon、binoculars、descend、commanding。