新概念英語第二冊逐句精講語言點 第91課(3)

　　When theballoon 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. Thepolice were called in, but they could not arrest anyone, for the basket containedtwo Members of Parliament and the Commanding Officer of the station! As theCommanding Officer explained later, one half of the station did not know what theother half was doing!

　　句子講解：

　　7、When the balloon was over the station, the pilot saw one of the men taking photographs.

　　當這個熱氣球飛到基地上空時，飛行員看到有一個人在拍照。

　　8、Soon afterwards, the balloon began to descend and it landed near an airfield.

　　不久，這個熱氣球開始降落，在一個停機坪附近著了陸。

　　語言點 sth. begin to descend某物開始下降

　　9、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!

　　警察都被召來了，但是他們卻不能逮捕任何人，因為籃子里有兩名議員和一位基地的指揮官!

　　10、As the Commanding Officer explained later, one half of the station did not know what theother half was doing!

　　正如指揮官后來解釋的那樣，基地這一邊不知道那一邊正在干什么!

　　重點單詞解析：

　　station ['stei??n]

　　n. 站;駐地;地位;身分

　　vt. 配置;安置;駐扎

　　例句:

　　1. They saw the numerous tanks and trucks stationed along the river.

　　他們看見沿河停放著數(shù)不清的坦克和卡車。

　　photographs

　　n. 照片;逼真的描繪(photograph的復數(shù))

　　v. 拍照;逼真地描繪;記入腦中(photograph的三單形式)

　　例句:

　　1. We should be glad to photograph the house and its grounds.

　　我們很樂意為這所房子及其庭院拍照。

　　descend [di'send]

　　vi. 下降;下去;下來;遺傳;屈尊

　　vt. 下去;沿…向下

　　例句:

　　1. The elevator descended slowly to the ground floor.

　　電梯緩慢地下降到底樓。

　　arrest [?'rest]

　　vt. 逮捕;阻止;吸引

　　n. 逮捕;監(jiān)禁

　　例句:

　　1. The police arrested him for(或on charges of) murder.

　　警察因他行兇殺人而將他拘捕。

　　contained [k?n'teind]

　　adj. 泰然自若的，從容的;被控制的

　　v. 包含;遏制(contain的過去分詞);容納

　　例句:

　　1. Another option is a "contained" classroom.

　　另一種選擇是“包含”教室。

　　commanding [k?'mɑ:ndi?]

　　adj. 指揮的;居高臨下的;威風凜凜的

　　v. 指揮;統(tǒng)帥;負責(command的ing形式)

　　例句:

　　1. He was essentially a shrewd commanding officer.

　　他本質上是一位機敏的指揮官。