wex的Scalers Talk第四轮新概念朗读持续力训练Day88 20190103

练习材料：

Lesson88 Trapped in a mine

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 the closest relatives. Though they are running out of food and drink, the men are cheerful and confident that they will soon get out. 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.

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, ˈrɛskjuː ˌɒpəˈreɪʃənz ɑː ˈpruːvɪŋ ˈdɪfɪkəlt. ɪf ɪksˈpləʊsɪvz ɑː juːzd, vaɪˈbreɪʃənz wɪl kɔːz ðə ruːf ɒv ðə maɪn tuː kəˈlæps. ˈrɛskjuː ˈwɜːkəz ɑː ˈðeəfɔː 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 hɑːd ˈleɪər 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 ænd ðeɪ stɪl hæv ə lɒŋ weɪ tuː gəʊ. ˈmiːnˈwaɪl, ə ˈmaɪkrəfəʊn, wɪʧ wɒz ˈləʊəd ˈɪntuː ðə maɪn tuː ˈaʊəz əˈgəʊ, hæz ɪˈneɪbld ðə mɛn tuː kiːp ɪn tʌʧ wɪð ðə ˈkləʊsɪst ˈrɛlətɪvz. ðəʊ ðeɪ ɑː ˈrʌnɪŋ aʊt ɒv fuːd ænd drɪŋk, ðə mɛn ɑː ˈʧɪəfʊl ænd ˈkɒnfɪdənt ðæt ðeɪ wɪl suːn gɛt aʊt. ðeɪ hæv biːn təʊld ðæt ˈrɛskjuː ˌɒpəˈreɪʃənz ɑː prəʊˈgrɛsɪŋ ˈsmuːðli. ɪf ðeɪ njuː haʊ ˈdɪfɪkəlt ɪt wɒz tuː drɪl θruː ðə hɑːd rɒk, ðeɪ wʊd luːz hɑːt.

任务配置：

L0＋L4

知识笔记：

新词：trap 使受限制，困住；mine 矿井；surface 表面；operation 操作，手术；prove 证明，显示出；explosive 爆炸的，炸药；vibration 振动；collapse 崩溃，倒塌；therefore 因此，故；drill 钻；capsule 小容器，胶囊；layer 层次；enable 使能够；progress 进步；smoothly 顺利地

练习感悟：

这两天是在温度极低浑身发冷的状态下哆哆嗦嗦读的……昨天英语考试可能很难上98，但是想想半年前自己的英语期末考试，上95都是痴人说梦。

看来在南山区的考试难度中也是可以有一定进步的吖。