Lesson91：Three men in a basket
Where was the station's Commanding Officer?
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!
ˈlɛsn91：θriː mɛn ɪn ə ˈbɑːskɪt
weə wɒz ðə ˈsteɪʃənz kəˈmɑːndɪŋ ˈɒfɪsə?
ə ˈpaɪlət ˈnəʊtɪst ə bəˈluːn wɪʧ siːmd tuː biː ˈmeɪkɪŋ fɔːr ə ˈrɔɪəl eə fɔːs ˈsteɪʃən ˈnɪəbaɪ. hiː ɪnˈfɔːmd ðə ˈsteɪʃən æt wʌns, bʌt nəʊwʌn ðeə wɒz ˈeɪbl tuː ɪksˈpleɪn ðə ˈmɪstəri. ði ˈɒfɪsər ɪn ðə kənˈtrəʊl ˈtaʊə wɒz ˈvɛri ˈæŋgri wɛn hiː hɜːd ðə njuːz, bɪˈkɒz bəˈluːnzkæn biː ə greɪt ˈdeɪnʤə tuː ˈeəkrɑːft. hiː sɛd ðæt ˈsʌmwʌn maɪt biː ˈspaɪɪŋ ɒn ðə ˈsteɪʃən ænd ðə ˈpaɪlət wɒz ˈɔːdəd tuː kiːp træk ɒvðə streɪnʤ ˈɒbʤɪkt. ðə ˈpaɪlət ˈmænɪʤd tuː ˈsɜːkl ðə bəˈluːn fɔː sʌm taɪm. hiː kʊd meɪk aʊt θriː mɛn ɪn ə ˈbɑːskɪt ˈʌndər ɪt ændwʌn ɒv ðɛm wɒz ˈhəʊldɪŋ ə peər ɒv bɪˈnɒkjʊləz. wɛn ðə bəˈluːn wɒz ˈəʊvə ðə ˈsteɪʃən, ðə ˈpaɪlət sɔː wʌn ɒv ðə mɛn ˈteɪkɪŋˈfəʊtəgrɑːfs. suːn ˈɑːftəwədz, ðə bəˈluːn bɪˈgæn tuː dɪˈsɛnd ænd ɪt ˈlændɪd nɪər ən ˈeəfiːld. ðə pəˈliːs wɜː kɔːld ɪn, bʌt ðeɪ kʊd nɒtəˈrɛst ˈɛnɪwʌn, fɔː ðə ˈbɑːskɪt kənˈteɪnd tuː ˈmɛmbəz ɒv ˈpɑːləmənt ænd ðə kəˈmɑːndɪŋ ˈɒfɪsər ɒv ðə ˈsteɪʃən! æz ðə kəˈmɑːndɪŋˈɒfɪsər ɪksˈpleɪnd ˈleɪtə, wʌn hɑːf ɒv ðə ˈsteɪʃən dɪd nɒt nəʊ wɒt ði ˈʌðə hɑːf wɒz ˈdu(ː)ɪŋ!
任务配置：L0+L1+L4
知识笔记：
生词：
Command 英 /kə'mɑːnd/
ORDER 命令
1.[ C] an order given to a person or an animal （给人或动物的）命令
FOR COMPUTER 计算机
2.[ C] an instruction given to a computer 指令；命令
CONTROL 控制
3.[ U] control and authority over a situation or a group of people 控制；管辖；指挥
binocular 英 /bɪ'nɒkjʊlə/ using two eyes to see 双目并用的；双眼的
descend 英 /dɪ'send/ 1、( formal ) to come or go down from a higher to a lower level 下来；下去；下降
2.[ V] ( formal ) ( of a hill, etc. 山等 ) to slope downwards 下斜；下倾
3.[ V] ~ (on/upon sb/sth)( literary) ( of night, darkness , a mood, etc. 夜晚、黑暗、情绪等 )to arrive and begin to affect sb/sth 降临；来临
airfield 英 /'eəfiːld/ an area of flat ground where military or private planes can take off and land 飞机场
Parliament 英 /'pɑːləm(ə)nt/
1.[ Csing.+sing./pl.v.] the group of people who are elected to make and change the laws of a country 议会；国会
2.Parliament [ U+sing./pl.v.] the parliament of the United Kingdom, consisting of the House of Commons and the House of Lords 英国议会（包括下议院和上议院）
3.( also Parliament ) [ CU] a particular period during which a parliament is working; Parliament as it exists between one general election and the next 一届议会的会期；（两次大选之间的）一届议会
发音：中元音 [ə]
非中央元音schwa，含糊，墙头草音，不论在哪里，都不重读
特点：短促含糊，和[i]很像
可以用任何的元音字母来发，
在辅音字母之前可以以隐形的状态出现
注意：[ə]在词首时发得更加的轻弱模糊、更加短促，一带而过再一带而过（today，police) ，但是在词末 。
舌位：发音时舌身放平 ，完全放松，舌中部抬起 ，
美国英语里，如果有r，er，才会卷舌 ，舌尖卷曲，使得尾音儿化
口型：口型微张 ，双唇扁平
The officer in the control tower was very angry when he heard the news, because balloons can be a great danger to aircraft.
ði ˈɒfɪsər ɪn ðə kənˈtrəʊl ˈtaʊə wɒz ˈvɛri ˈæŋgri wɛn hiː hɜːd ðə njuːz,
bɪˈkɒz bəˈluːnz kæn biː ə greɪt ˈdeɪnʤə tuː ˈeəkrɑːft.
练习感情：
东西做得更细了，可能是两天才能完成一课，而且要兼顾英语、工作、其他技能和阅读。
上周因为工作和太累了，停了五天。