新概念英語第二冊逐句精講語言點 第88課 困在礦井里(3)

　　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.

　　句子講解：

　　9、Meanwhile, a microphone, which was lowered into the mine two hours ago, has enabled the men to keep in touch with their closest relatives.

　　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。

　　語言點 sth. be lowered into somewhere某物被放下進入某個地方

　　10、Though they are running out of food and drink, the men are cheerful and confident that they will get out sooil

　　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，相信人們會很快把他們救出來的。

　　語言點 though引導(dǎo)讓步狀語從句。

　　11、They have been told that reftcue operations are progressing smoothly.

　　他們一直被告知救援工作進展得十分順利。

　　12、If they knew how difficuIt it was lo drill through the hard rock，they would lose heart.

　　假如他們知道鉆透堅硬的巖石有多么困難，他們肯定會喪失信心的。

　　語言點 if引導(dǎo)虛擬條件句，對當時情況的假設(shè)。

　　microphone: ['maikr?f?un]

　　n. 擴音器，麥克風

　　例句:

　　1. The tweeter emits the sound wave, then the capacitor microphone receives the echo.

　　其聲波由電動揚聲器發(fā)射，聲波接收采用電容傳聲器。

　　cheerful :['t?i?ful]

　　adj. 快樂的;愉快的;高興的

　　例句:

　　1. I have this image of you as always being cheerful.

　　confident: ['k?nfid?nt]

　　adj. 自信的;確信的

　　例句:

　　1. How to keep confident smile?

　　如何保持自信的微笑?

　　smoothly: ['smu:ðli]

　　adv. 平穩(wěn)地，平滑地;流暢地，流利地

　　例句:

　　1. Home impr

　　drill :[dril]

　　n. 訓練;鉆孔機;鉆子;播種機

　　vi. 鉆孔;訓練

　　vt. 鉆孔;訓練;條播

　　例句:

　　1. to drill boulders for inserting dynamite

　　在巨石上打眼以便裝炸藥