练习材料
Lesson91
Three men in abasket
/θriː/ /mɛn/ /ɪn/ /ə/ /ˈbɑːskɪt/
A pilot noticed a balloon which seemed to be making for a
/ə/ /ˈpaɪlət/ /ˈnəʊtɪst/ /ə/ /bəˈluːn/ /wɪʧ/ /siːmd/ /tuː/ /biː/ /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/ /fɔːr/ /ə/
Royal Air Force Station nearby. He informed the station at
/ˈrɔɪəl/ /eə/ /fɔːs/ /ˈsteɪʃən/ /ˈnɪəbaɪ/. /hiː/ /ɪnˈfɔːmd/ /ðə/ /ˈsteɪʃən/ /æt/
once, but no one there was able to explain the mystery.The
/wʌns/, /bʌt/ /nəʊ/ /wʌn/ /ðeə/ /wɒz/ /ˈeɪbl/ /tuː/ /ɪksˈpleɪn/ /ðə/ /ˈmɪstəri/. /ði/
officer in the control tower was very angry when he heard the
/ˈɒfɪsər/ /ɪn/ /ðə/ /kənˈtrəʊl/ /ˈtaʊə/ /wɒz/ /ˈvɛri/ /ˈæŋgri/ /wɛn/ /hiː/ /hɜːd/ /ðə/
news, because balloons can be a great danger to aircraft. He
/njuːz/, /bɪˈkɒz/ bəˈluːnz/ /kæn/ /bi/ː/ /ə/ /greɪt/ /ˈdeɪnʤə/ /tuː/ /ˈeəkrɑːft/. /hiː/
said that someone might be spying on the station and the
/sɛd/ /ðæt/ /ˈsʌmwʌn/ /maɪt/ /biː/ /ˈspaɪɪŋ/ /ɒn/ /ðə/ /ˈsteɪʃən/ /ænd/ /ðə/
pilot was ordered to keep track of the strange object.The
/ˈpaɪlət/ /wɒz/ /ˈɔːdəd/ /tuː/ /kiːp/ /træk/ /ɒv/ /ðə/ /streɪnʤ/ /ˈɒbʤɪkt/. /ðə/
pilot managed to circle the balloon for some time. He could
/ˈpaɪlət/ /ˈmænɪʤd/ /tuː/ /ˈsɜːkl/ /ðə/ /bəˈluːn/ /fɔː/ /sʌm/ /taɪm/. /hiː/ /kʊd/
make outthree men in a basket under it and one of them was
/meɪk/ /aʊt/ /θriː/ /mɛn/ /ɪn/ /ə/ /ˈbɑːskɪt/ /ˈʌndər/ /ɪt/ /ænd/ /wʌn/ /ɒv/ /ðɛm/ /wɒz/
holding a pair of binoculars. When the balloon was over the
/ˈhəʊldɪŋ/ /ə/ /peər/ /ɒv/ /bɪˈnɒkjʊləz/. /wɛn/ /ðə/ /bəˈluːn/ /wɒz/ /ˈəʊvə/ /ðə/
station,the pilot saw one of the men taking photographs.
/ˈsteɪʃən/, /ðə/ /ˈpaɪlət/ /sɔː/ /wʌn/ /ɒv/ /ðə/ /mɛn/ /ˈteɪkɪŋ/ /ˈfəʊtəgrɑːfs/
Soon afterwards,the balloon began to descend and it landed
/suːn/ /ˈɑːftəwədz/, /ðə/ /bəˈluːn/ /bɪˈgæn/ /tuː/ /dɪˈsɛnd/ /ænd/ /ɪt/ /ˈlændɪd/
near an airfield.The police were called in, but they could not
/nɪər/ /ən/ /ˈeəfiːld/. /ðə/ /pəˈliːs/ /wɜː/ /kɔːld/ /ɪn/, /bʌt/ /ðeɪ/ /kʊd/ /nɒt/
arrest anyone, for the basket contained twoMembers of
/əˈrɛst/ /ˈɛnɪwʌn/, /fɔː/ /ðə/ /ˈbɑːskɪt/ /kənˈteɪnd/ /tuː/ /ˈmɛmbəz/ /ɒv/
Parliament and the Commanding Officer of the station! As the
/ˈpɑːləmənt/ /ænd/ /ðə/ /kəˈmɑːndɪŋ/ /ˈɒfɪsər/ /ɒv/ /ðə/ /ˈsteɪʃən!/ /æz/ /ðə/
Commanding Officer explained later, one half of the station
/kəˈmɑːndɪŋ/ /ˈɒfɪsər/ /ɪksˈpleɪnd/ /ˈleɪtə/, /wʌn/ /hɑːf/ /ɒv/ /ðə/ /ˈsteɪʃən/
did not know what the other half was doing!
/dɪd/ /nɒt/ /nəʊ/ /wɒt/ /ði/ /ˈʌðə/ /hɑːf/ /wɒz/ /ˈdu(ː)ɪŋ!/
任务配置：L0+L4
知识笔记：
1/ 單詞
explain the mystery 解释这到底是怎么回事
aircraft n. 飞机
spy v. 侦察
track n. 轨迹，踪迹
circule v. 绕着
binoculars n. 望远镱
descend v.降落
airfield 停机坪
Parliament 国会
Commanding Officer n. 基地的指挥官
2/音標
θ與ð 的讀法分別
音标的变音 s / z / ed / st 读法
练习感悟：
今天开始留意一些长音字，以加强语气。并标注绿色于需要加强的词语上。