Lesson 88
Trapped in a mine
困在礦井里
First listen and then answer the question.
聽錄音,然后回答以下問題。
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.
New words and expressions 生詞和短語
trap v. 陷入,使陷于困境
surface n. 地面,表面
explosive n. 炸藥
vibration n. 震動
collapse v. 坍塌
drill v. 鉆孔
capsule n. 容器
layer n. 層
beneath prep. 在......之下
lower v. 放下,降低
progress v. 進展,進行
smoothly adv. 順利地
參考譯文
6個人被困在礦井里已有17個小時了。如果不把他們盡快救到地面上來,他們就有可能喪生。然而,事實證明營救工作非常困難。如果用炸藥爆破,震動會引起礦頂塌落。因此,營救人員在礦井的北側鉆了一個洞。他們準備用一種特制的容器把這6個人救上來。如果不是因為土壤下面有一層堅硬的巖石,他們的營救工作僅用幾個小時就可以完成了。實際情況是,他們已連續(xù)鉆了16個小時了,但離鉆透還早著呢。與此同時,兩個小時以前放下井去的一只麥克風使井下的人可以與其親屬保持聯(lián)系。雖然他們的食物和飲料都快消耗盡了,但這些人的心情很好,堅信他們很快就會出去。他們一直被告知營救工作進行得非常順利。如果他們知道了鉆透那堅硬的巖石有多么困難,他們會喪失信心的。
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