新概念英语第二册91

91 Three men in a basket三人同篮 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! 一个飞行员发现了一只气球，它像是附近的一个皇家空军基地。他马上通知了基地，但那里的人没有一个能解释的谜。控制塔上的官员得知这一消息后，非常气愤，因为气球有可能给飞机造成极大的危险。他说可能有人对基地进行侦察和命令那个飞行员跟踪那个奇怪的飞行物。飞行员设法绕着气球转了一段时间。他把篮子里有三个男人和一个拿着一副双筒望远镜。当气球飞临车站，飞行员看见有一个人在照片。此后不久，气球开始降落，并在一个机场附近着陆。警察被召来了，但他们却不能逮捕任何人，因为筐里是个国会议员和基地指挥官！正如指挥官后来解释，，基地的这半边不知道另一半的人在做！