Lesson 67: Volcanoes 火山
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.
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7、He waited until the volcano became quiet and he was able to return two days later.
他一直等到火山變得平靜下來,兩天之后,他又返回去了。
語言點 was able to return設(shè)法返回
8、This time, he managed to climb into the mouth of Kituro so that he could take photographs and measure temperatures.
這次他設(shè)法爬進了基圖羅火山口,以便能拍攝照片和測試溫度。
語言點 manage to climb設(shè)法爬進
9、Tazieff has often risked his life in this way.
塔捷耶夫經(jīng)常冒這樣的生命危險。
語言點 risk one’s life冒著某人的生命危險
10、He has been able to tell us more about active volcanoes than any man alive.
他能告訴我們的有關(guān)活火山的情況比任何在世的人都要多。
語言點1 has been able to tell能夠告訴
語言點2 比較學習:alive和living
1) alive常放在系動詞之后作表語,或所修飾的名詞之后作后置定語;
2) living則作前置定語,放在被修飾的名詞之前,如:living man活著的人。
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