{
  "title": "Three men in a basket",
  "title_zh": "三人同篮",
  "body": {
    "type": "narrative",
    "paragraphs": [
      {
        "en": "A pilot noticed a balloon which seemed to be making for a Royal Air Force Station nearby.",
        "zh": "一个飞行员发现了一只气球，它像是正飞往附近的一个皇家空军基地。"
      },
      {
        "en": "He informed the station at once, but no one there was able to explain the mystery.",
        "zh": "他马上把情况报告了该基地，但那里的人没有一个能解释这到底是怎么回事。"
      },
      {
        "en": "The officer in the control tower was very angry when he heard the news, because balloons can be a great danger to aircraft.",
        "zh": "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。"
      },
      {
        "en": "He said that someone might be spying on the station and the pilot was ordered to keep track of the strange object.",
        "zh": "他说可能有人正对基地进行侦察，因此命令那个飞行员跟踪那个奇怪的飞行物。"
      },
      {
        "en": "The pilot managed to circle the balloon for some time.",
        "zh": "飞行员设法绕着气球飞了一阵。"
      },
      {
        "en": "He could make out three men in a basket under it and one of them was holding a pair of binoculars.",
        "zh": "他看清了气球下面有3个人呆在一只筐里，其中一个举着望远镜。"
      },
      {
        "en": "When the balloon was over the station, the pilot saw one of the men taking photographs.",
        "zh": "当气球飞临基地上空时，飞行员看见有一个人在拍照。"
      },
      {
        "en": "Soon afterwards, the balloon began to descend and it landed near an airfield.",
        "zh": "不久，气球开始降落，在一个停机坪附近着了陆。"
      },
      {
        "en": "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!",
        "zh": "警察被召来了，但他们却不能逮捕任何人，因为筐里是两名国会议员和一名基地的指挥官！"
      },
      {
        "en": "As the Commanding Officer explained later, one half of the station did not know what the other half was doing!",
        "zh": "正如指挥官后来解释的那样，基地的这半边不知道那半边正在干什么！"
      }
    ]
  },
  "subtitles": [
    {
      "timestamp": null,
      "en": "[ti:Three Men in a Basket]",
      "zh": "三人同篮"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "00:11.12",
      "en": "Where was the station's Commanding Officer?",
      "zh": "该站的指挥官在哪里？"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "00:16.33",
      "en": "A pilot noticed a balloon which seemed to be making for a Royal Air Force station nearby.",
      "zh": "一个飞行员发现了一只气球，它像是正飞往附近的一个皇家空军基地。"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "00:24.07",
      "en": "He informed the station at once, but no one there was able to explain the mystery.",
      "zh": "他马上把情况报告了该基地，但那里的人没有一个能解释这到底是怎么回事。"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "00:31.75",
      "en": "The officer in the control tower was very angry when he heard the news,",
      "zh": "控制塔上的官员得知这一消息后，非常气愤，"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "00:37.89",
      "en": "because balloons can be a great danger to aircraft.",
      "zh": "因为气球有可能给飞机造成极大的危险。"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "00:42.83",
      "en": "He said that someone might be spying on the station and the pilot was ordered to keep track of the strange object.",
      "zh": "他说可能有人正对基地进行侦察，因此命令那个飞行员跟踪那个奇怪的飞行物。"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "00:52.04",
      "en": "The pilot managed to circle the balloon for some time.",
      "zh": "飞行员设法绕着气球飞了一阵。"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "00:56.94",
      "en": "He could make out three men in a basket under it and one of them was holding a pair of binoculars.",
      "zh": "他看清了气球下面有3个人呆在一只筐里，其中一个举着望远镜。"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "01:04.92",
      "en": "When the balloon was over the station, the pilot saw one of the men taking photographs.",
      "zh": "当气球飞临基地上空时，飞行员看见有一个人在拍照。"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "01:12.18",
      "en": "Soon afterwards, the balloon began to descend and it landed near an airfield.",
      "zh": "不久，气球开始降落，在一个停机坪附近着了陆。"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "01:19.25",
      "en": "The police were called in, but they could not arrest anyone,",
      "zh": "警察被召来了，但他们却不能逮捕任何人，"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "01:24.01",
      "en": "for the basket contained two Members of Parliament and the Commanding Officer of the station!",
      "zh": "因为筐里是两名国会议员和一名基地的指挥官！"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "01:31.62",
      "en": "As the Commanding Officer explained later, one half of the station did not know what the other half was doing!",
      "zh": "正如指挥官后来解释的那样，基地的这半边不知道那半边正在干什么！"
    }
  ],
  "book": 2,
  "lesson": 91
}