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!

　　句子讲解：

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

　　当这个热气球飞到基地上空时，飞行员看到有一个人在拍照。

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

　　不久，这个热气球开始降落，在一个停机坪附近着了陆。

　　语言点 sth. begin to descend某物开始下降

　　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!

　　警察都被召来了，但是他们却不能逮捕任何人，因为篮子里有两名议员和一位基地的指挥官!

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

　　正如指挥官后来解释的那样，基地这一边不知道那一边正在干什么!

　　重点单词解析：

　　station ['steiʃən]

　　n. 站;驻地;地位;身分

　　vt. 配置;安置;驻扎

　　例句:

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

　　他们看见沿河停放着数不清的坦克和卡车。

　　photographs

　　n. 照片;逼真的描绘(photograph的复数)

　　v. 拍照;逼真地描绘;记入脑中(photograph的三单形式)

　　例句:

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

　　我们很乐意为这所房子及其庭院拍照。

　　descend [di'send]

　　vi. 下降;下去;下来;遗传;屈尊

　　vt. 下去;沿…向下

　　例句:

　　1. The elevator descended slowly to the ground floor.

　　电梯缓慢地下降到底楼。

　　arrest [ə'rest]

　　vt. 逮捕;阻止;吸引

　　n. 逮捕;监禁

　　例句:

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

　　警察因他行凶杀人而将他拘捕。

　　contained [kən'teind]

　　adj. 泰然自若的，从容的;被控制的

　　v. 包含;遏制(contain的过去分词);容纳

　　例句:

　　1. Another option is a "contained" classroom.

　　另一种选择是“包含”教室。

　　commanding [kə'mɑ:ndiŋ]

　　adj. 指挥的;居高临下的;威风凛凛的

　　v. 指挥;统帅;负责(command的ing形式)

　　例句:

　　1. He was essentially a shrewd commanding officer.

　　他本质上是一位机敏的指挥官。