新概念英语第二册笔记-第88课

Lesson 88 Trapped in a mine 困在矿井里

【Text】

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.

【课文翻译】

6个人被困在矿井里已有17个小时了。如果不把他们尽快救到地面上来，他们就有可能丧生。然而，事实证明营救工作非常困难。如果用炸药爆破，震动会引起矿顶塌落。因此，营救人员在矿井的北侧钻了一个洞。他们准备用一种特制的容器把这6个人救上来。如果不是因为土壤下面有一层坚硬的岩石，他们的营救工作仅用几个小时就可以完成了。实际情况是，他们已连续钻了16个小时了，但离钻透还早着呢。与此同时，两个小时以前放下井去的一只麦克风使井下的人可以与其亲属保持联系。虽然他们的食物和饮料都快消耗尽了，但这些人的心情很好，坚信他们很快就会出去。他们一直被告知营救工作进行得非常顺利。如果他们知道了钻透那坚硬的岩石有多么困难，他们会丧失信心的。

New words and expressions 生词和短语

【生词讲解】

1. trap

1） v. 陷入，使陷于困境

eg：He was trapped in the game preserve.

他被困在禁猎区。

in the game preserve 在禁猎区

eg: Help! I'm trapped.Open the door!

救命啊，我出不来了。开门！

eg: They were trapped in the burning hotel.

他们被困在着火的旅馆里。

2）v. 将（某人）诱入圈套、诱骗（某人）

trap sb into doing 诱使某人做某事

eg：They trapped her into marring him.

他们又骗她嫁给了他。

eg：I was trapped into telling the police all I knew.

我中计了，把所有知道的一切全告诉了警察

3）n.（捕鸟、兽等用的）圈套、陷阱

a bear caught in a trap 熊陷入陷阱

set a trap for mouse ＝set a mousetrap 设（陷阱）；张（罗网）；扬（帆），钩住4）n. 诡计、圈套、策略

eg：He fell into a trap.

他掉进了陷阱

2. surface

1）n. 地面，表面

a smooth surface 光滑的表面

2）n. 外表、外观

look only at the surface of things 只看事情的表面

on the surface 表面上的、外观上的

friendship on the surface 表面上的友谊

eg：You looked satisfied on the surface then.

那个时候你看起来表面上很满足。

3）adj. 外表的

surface differences 表面上的差异；

surface kindness 表面上的好心

短语：

surface mail 陆（水）路邮件、普通邮件（相反的airmail）send a letter by surface mail 寄普通邮件

3. explosive

1）n. 炸药

high explosive 强力炸药

2）adj. 爆发的、爆发性的

an explosive substance 爆炸物

explosion n.

1）爆发、爆裂、爆炸声

a gas explosion 瓦斯爆炸

2）爆发an explosion of laughter 爆发出笑声

explode v.

1）（炸药、煤气等）爆炸事件

eg：The heat exploded the corked bottle .

热气使塞住的瓶子爆炸了。

2）（因生气、笑等）使（感情）爆发、（感情）爆发

eg：He exploded in anger.

勃然大怒

eg：His jealousy exploded when she kissed another boy.

看她吻了另一个男孩、他醋劲大发。

＊jealousy [ˈdʒeləsi] n.妒忌；猜忌

4. vibration n. 震动

the vibration of the traffic 车辆来往产生的振动。

vibrate

1）v. 振动、摇动

eg：His shoulders vibrated with anger.

他气到双肩颤动。