新概念英语第二册笔记_第67课

Lesson 67 Volcanoes 火山

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Haroun T azieff, the Polish scientist, has spent his lifetime studying active volcanoes and deep caves in all parts of the world. In 1948, he went to Lake Kivu in the Congo to observe a new volcano which he later named Kituro. Tazieff was able to set up his camp very close to the volcano while it was erupting violently. Though he managed to take a number of brilliant photographs, he could not stay near the volcano for very long. He noticed that a river of liquid rock was coming towards him. It threatened to surround him completely, but T azieff managed to escape just in time. He waited until the volcano became quiet and be was able to return two days later . This time, he managed to climb into the mouth of Kituro so that he could take photographs and measure temperatures. Tazieff has often risked his life in this way. He has been able to tell us more about active volcanoes than any man alive.

【课文翻译】

波兰科学家哈罗恩·塔捷耶夫花了毕生的精力来研究世界各地的活火山和深洞。1948年他去了刚果的基伍湖，对一座后来被他命名为基图罗的新火山进行观察。当火山正在猛烈地喷发时，塔捷耶夫有办法把帐篷搭在离它非常近的地方。尽管他设法拍了一些十分精彩的照片，但他却不能在火山附近停留太长的时间。他发现有一股岩浆正向他流过来，眼看就要将他团团围住，但塔捷耶夫还是设法及时逃离了。他等到火山平静下来，两天以后又返回去。这次他设法爬进了基图罗火山口，以便能拍摄照片和测试温度。塔捷耶夫经常冒这样的生命危险。他能告诉我们的有关活火山的情况比任何在世的人都要多。

New words and expressions 生词和短语

【生词讲解】

1. volcano n. 火山 (volcanoes)

an active volcano 活火山

a dormant volcano 休眠火山

violently adv. 猛烈地，剧烈地 manage v. 设法 brilliant adj. 精彩的

liquid [5likwid] adj. 液态的；n. 液体 escape v. 逃脱 alive adj. 活着的

disaster 灾害

natural disaster 自然灾害

earthquake 地震flood 洪水

typhoon 台风hurricane 飓风

storm 风暴tornado 龙卷风

2.active adj.

1）活泼的，活跃的(inactive)

an active child

have an active brain 头脑灵活

2）积极的，主动的(passive)

take an active part in 积极参与

3）活动中的，有效的，(军队中)现役的

on active service (军队中)服现役的

4）主动的(语法)

active voice 主动语态(passive voice)

actively adv. 主动地，积极地

activity n. 活动[c]; 活力[u]

outdoor activities 户外活动

club activities 社团活动

activist n. 积极分子（指参与或支持激烈活动的人，尤指政治方面）3. erupt

1. v. （火山）喷发

eg. It's many years since the volcano last erupted.

2. v. （比喻）突然发生

eg. When I saw the size of the bill, I simply erupted.

当我看到巨额账单时，我简直火冒三丈

eruption n. 火山爆发；（医学）出诊

4. violently adv. 剧烈地，猛烈地

violent adj.

1. 暴力的，（人）暴戾的

eg. He was violent when he got drunk.

violent criminals 暴力犯罪

2. 带有强烈情感的，由强烈情感引起的

violent language 激烈的语言

in a violent shock 万分震惊

eg. He has a violent dislike of school.

他极度的厌学

3. 厉害的，强烈的

violent wind 强风

violent earthquakes 强烈地震

violent toothache 剧烈的牙疼

violently adv. 猛烈地

eg. The volcano erupted violently.

violence n. 暴力，狂热，强烈的感情

with violence 剧烈地