Lesson 88 Trapped in a mine 困在礦井里
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.
句子講解:
1、Six men have been trapped in a mine for seventeen hours.
6個(gè)人被困在礦井中已有16個(gè)小時(shí)了。
trapped:
adj. 捕獲的;陷入困境的;收集的;受到限制的
vt. 誘捕(trap的過(guò)去分詞)
例句:
1. People trapped in the earthquake must be very scared.
被困在地震中的人們一定非常害怕。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn) sb. be trapped in somewhere某人被困在某地
2、If they are not brought to the surface soon they may lose their lives.
如果不把他們盡快救出來(lái),他們就有可能喪生。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn) if引導(dǎo)真實(shí)條件句。
surface :
n. 表面;表層;外觀
adj. 表面的,膚淺的
vi. 浮出水面
vt. 使浮出水面;使成平面
例句:
1. The rocks were surfaced from the deep cave.
從深洞里挖出的巖石被送到了地面。
3、However, rescue operations are proving difficult.
然而,事實(shí)證明救援工作非常困難。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn) sth. be proving difficult證明某事進(jìn)展困難
sth. be proving smooth證明某事進(jìn)展順利
rescue:
vt. 營(yíng)救;援救
n. 營(yíng)救;援救;解救
例句:
1. They were trying every possible means to rescue the miners trapped underground.
他們正在千方百計(jì)設(shè)法營(yíng)救圍困在井下的礦工。
4、If explosives are used,vibrations will cause the roof of the mine to collapse.
如果使用炸藥爆破,震動(dòng)將會(huì)引起礦頂塌落。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn) 在此if引導(dǎo)真實(shí)條件句。
vibrations:
n. 振動(dòng);共鳴;動(dòng)搖(vibration的復(fù)數(shù))
例句:
1. Sound is caused by vibrations .
聲音是由振動(dòng)引起的。
collapse:
vi. 倒塌;瓦解;暴跌
vt. 使倒塌,使崩潰;使萎陷
n. 倒塌;失敗;衰竭
例句:
1. Despite their efforts the project collapsed.
雖然經(jīng)過(guò)他們努力,這個(gè)規(guī)劃還是失敗了。
擴(kuò)展:
prove difficult 和 prove to be difficult 有什么區(qū)別?
prove difficult 和 prove to be difficult 表達(dá)意思相同
to be 省略時(shí),prove相當(dāng)于系動(dòng)詞(系動(dòng)詞你應(yīng)該明白吧,就像look,sound后面可以直接加形容詞,舉個(gè)例子:You look great today!你今天看起來(lái)很棒啊!)