Lesson 67
Volcanoes
火山
【New words and expressions】 生词和短语
★volcano n,火山
★active adj,活动的
active 积极的
passive,消极的,被动的
★Kivu n,基伍湖
★Congo n,刚果
★Kituro n,基图罗
★erupt v,(火山)喷发
★violently adv,猛烈地,剧烈地
★manage v,设法
manage to do 设法去做并成功
I can manage it.
★brilliant adj,精彩的
★liquid adj,液态的
★escape v,逃脱
escape death,死里逃生
narrow escape:九死一生
escape doing sth
★alive adj,活着的
alive 做定语时一定要放在被修饰词后面
living sth.
live(adj.):现场的;表"活着的"永远不和人连用
First listen and then answer the question.
听录音,然后回答以下问题。
Why does Tazieff risk his life like this?
Haroun Tazieff,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 Tazieff managed to escape just in time,He waited until the volcano became quiet and he 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.
参考译文
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探洞。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。
【课文讲解】
spend some time doing sth.
用不定式做目的状语
close to:离……很近
for long = for a long time
notice sth.
notice sb.do/doing
notice that
river of,..,——形成的河流
threaten to:有迹象表明
take a risk of/at a risk of:冒险
risk sth=risk losing sth.:冒着失去——的危险
risk doing,冒着做——的危险
在两相比较中,如果前者属于后者,那一定要在比较时用other,else排除前者
【Key structures】
【Special difficulties】
say sth.
tell sb.sth
tell the time
What time is it?/What's the time?/Can you tell me what time is it?
tell the difference between
tell(sb.) a lie
tell (sb.)the truth
1.tell
2.said
3.say;tell
4.tell
5.tell
6.say
say a good word for sb:为某人说好话,求情
【Multiple choice questions】
4.only just=almost not
7.on the subject of = about (b)
towards = in the direction of
12.any man alive = any living man