Lesson 88 Trapped in a mine
Why is the rescue taking so long?
Six men have been trapped in a mine for seventeen hours. If they are not brought to the surface soon they may lose their lives. However, rescue operations are proving difficult. If explosives are used, vibrations will cause the roof of the mine to collapse. Rescue workers are therefore drilling a hole on the north side of the mine. They intend to bring the men up in a special capsule. If there had not been a hard layer of rock beneath the soil, they would have completed the job in a few hours. As it is, they have been drilling for sixteen hours and they still have a long way to go. Meanwhile, a microphone, which was lowered into the mine two hours ago, has enabled the men to keep in touch with their closest relatives. Though they are running out of food and drink, the men are cheerful and confident that they will get out soon. They have been told that rescue operations are progressing smoothly. If they knew how difficult it was to drill through the hard rock, they would lose heart.
ˈlɛsn 88 træpt ɪn ə maɪn
waɪ ɪz ðə ˈrɛskjuː ˈteɪkɪŋ səʊ lɒŋ?
sɪks mɛn hæv biːn træpt ɪn ə maɪn fɔː ˈsɛvnˈtiːn ˈaʊəz. ɪf ðeɪ ɑː nɒt brɔːt tuː ðə ˈsɜːfɪs suːn ðeɪ meɪ luːz ðeə lɪvz. haʊˈɛvə, ˈrɛskjuːˌɒpəˈreɪʃənz ɑː ˈpruːvɪŋ ˈdɪfɪkəlt. ɪf ɪksˈpləʊsɪvz ɑː juːzd, vaɪˈbreɪʃənz wɪl kɔːz ðə ruːf ɒv ðə maɪn tuː kəˈlæps. ˈrɛskjuː ˈwɜːkəz ɑːˈðeəfɔː ˈdrɪlɪŋ ə həʊl ɒn ðə nɔːθ saɪd ɒv ðə maɪn. ðeɪ ɪnˈtɛnd tuː brɪŋ ðə mɛn ʌp ɪn ə ˈspɛʃəl ˈkæpsjuːl. ɪf ðeə hæd nɒt biːn ə hɑːdˈleɪər ɒv rɒk bɪˈniːθ ðə sɔɪl, ðeɪ wʊd hæv kəmˈpliːtɪd ðə ʤɒb ɪn ə fjuː ˈaʊəz. æz ɪt ɪz, ðeɪ hæv biːn ˈdrɪlɪŋ fɔː ˈsɪksˈtiːn ˈaʊəz ændðeɪ stɪl hæv ə lɒŋ weɪ tuː gəʊ. ˈmiːnˈwaɪl, ə ˈmaɪkrəfəʊn, wɪʧ wɒz ˈləʊəd ˈɪntuː ðə maɪn tuː ˈaʊəz əˈgəʊ, hæz ɪˈneɪbld ðə mɛn tuːkiːp ɪn tʌʧ wɪð ðeə ˈkləʊsɪst ˈrɛlətɪvz. ðəʊ ðeɪ ɑː ˈrʌnɪŋ aʊt ɒv fuːd ænd drɪŋk, ðə mɛn ɑː ˈʧɪəfʊl ænd ˈkɒnfɪdənt ðæt ðeɪ wɪl gɛt aʊtsuːn. ðeɪ hæv biːn təʊld ðæt ˈrɛskjuː ˌɒpəˈreɪʃənz ɑː prəʊˈgrɛsɪŋ ˈsmuːðli. ɪf ðeɪ njuː haʊ ˈdɪfɪkəlt ɪt wɒz tuː drɪl θruː ðə hɑːd rɒk, ðeɪwʊd luːz hɑːt.
任务配置:L0+L1+L4
知识笔记:
生词:
trap 英 /træp/ vt. 诱捕;使…受限制;使…陷入困境;吸收;使…上当 n. 陷阱;圈套;困境;[建] 存水湾 vi. 设陷阱
mine 英 /maɪn/ n. 矿,矿藏;矿山,矿井;地雷,水雷 vt. 开采,采掘;在…布雷 vi. 开矿,采矿;埋设地雷 pron. 我的
rescue 英 /'reskjuː/ vt. 营救;援救 n. 营救;援救;解救
surface 英 /'sɜːfɪs/ n. 表面;表层;外观 adj. 表面的,肤浅的 vi. 浮出水面 vt. 使浮出水面;使成平面
prove 英 /pruːv/ vt. 证明;检验;显示 vi. 证明是
explosive 英 /ɪk'spləʊsɪv; ek-/ adj. 爆炸的;爆炸性的;爆发性的 n. 炸药;爆炸物
vibration [vibra(ɑ)sjɔ̃] 振动,颤动,震动,振荡;颤抖,抖动,发抖
collapse 英 /kə'læps/ vi. 倒塌;瓦解;暴跌 vt. 使倒塌,使崩溃;使萎陷;折叠 n. 倒塌;失败;衰竭
therefore 英 /'ðeəfɔː/ adv. 因此;所以
drill 英 /drɪl/ n. 训练;钻孔机;钻子;播种机;演习 vi. 钻孔;训练 vt. 钻孔;训练;条播
capsule 英 /ˈkæpsju:l/ n. 胶囊;[植] 蒴果;太空舱;小容器 adj. 压缩的;概要的 vt. 压缩;简述
beneath 英 /bɪ'niːθ/ prep. 在…之下 adv. 在下方
soil 英 /sɔɪl/ n. 土地;土壤;国家;粪便;务农;温床 vt. 弄脏;污辱 vi. 变脏
enable 英 /ɪn'eɪb(ə)l; en-/ vt. 使能够,使成为可能;授予权利或方法
relative 英 /'relətɪv/ adj. 相对的;有关系的;成比例的 n. 亲戚;相关物;[语] 关系词;亲缘植物
发音:
前元音 [i]
舌位:舌尖抵下齿,舌中部向硬腭抬起,舌两侧抵上齿两侧
口型:口形偏平,嘴巴自然张开,微微咧,相对放松
短元音,故发此音要短促而轻快。含糊。
[i:]-------[i]-------[e],位于中间
As it is, they have been drilling for sixteen hours and they still have a long way to go.
æz ɪt ɪz, ðeɪ hæv biːn ˈdrɪlɪŋ fɔː ˈsɪksˈtiːn ˈaʊəz ænd ðeɪ stɪl hæv ə lɒŋ weɪ tuː gəʊ.
练习感情:
讲故事不讲结局的。
又遇到很好的PPT课程,每天时间很紧啊。