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Lesson 88
Trapped in a mine
trap v. 陷入,使陷入困境
surface n. 地面,表面
explosive n. 炸药
vibration n. 震动
collapse v. 坍塌
drill v. 钻孔
New words
capsule n. 容器
layer n. 层
beneath prep. 在……之下
progress v. 进展,进行
smoothly adv. 顺利地
trap v.
1)困住;使陷入危险中(一般用于被动)
陷入….中;被困于….
be trapped in(be caught in)
成千上万矿工被困在矿井里数个小时了。
Hundreds of miners have been trapped in the mine for hours.
2)使陷入圈套;使中计
使某人中计
trap sb into sth/ doing sth
他被骗接受了这些钱。
He was trapped into accepting a large sum of money.
trap n. (捕捉动物的)陷阱
抓捕老鼠的唯一方法就是放置捕鼠器。
The only way to catch the mice is to set a trap.
落入圈套
fall/ walk into a trap
给……设置圈套
set/ lay a trap(for)sb
警察给小偷设置了圈套,最终,使其落入法网。
Police set a trap for the thief. Eventually, they walked into a trap.
落入/避开做某事的陷阱
fall into/ avoid the trap of doing sth
2. progress un.
1)进步;进展
取得进步;获得进展
make/ achieve progress
尽管下雪,我们的行程仍然取得了进展。
We made good progress despite the snow.
【正式】在进行中
in progress
主厅正在进行一场报告。
A report was in progress in the main hall.
progress v.
1)进展;进步
我询问我的护士我儿子身体恢复得如何。
I asked my nurse how my son was progressing.
2)使(工作或计划)继续
3)(时间)逐渐过去
会议继续着,尼娜变得越来越不耐烦。
As the meeting progressed, Nina grew more and more bored.
拓展:
progression n. 变化,发展
progressive adj. 逐步发生的;(尤指政治和教育)先进的
词根 -gress,-cess,-ceed,-grad,-cede “走”
progress = pro(向前)+ -gress(走) 向前走
recess = re(回)+ -cess(走)往回走
succeed = suc(向下)+ -ceed(走)继续/一直走下去
necessary = ne(不)+ -cess(走)+ ary 走不掉的
3. explosive n. 炸药
adj. 易爆炸的;易爆发的
拓展1:explode v. (炸弹)爆炸
explosion n. 爆炸
拓展2:近义词
explode (炸弹)爆炸,主语为爆炸物
go off 爆炸,主语为爆炸物,不如explode正式,日常用语
erupt (火山)喷发
burst(有气体或液体的物体)爆裂
blow up(建筑物、汽车、飞机等)炸毁,主语为被炸物
set off 引爆,主语为人
4. beneath
above 在……斜上方 below 在……斜下方
over 在……正上方 under 在…….正下方
on 在……上面 beneath 在……下面
Text
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 man 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 man to keep in touch with their closest relatives.
Text
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.
run out of 用完(= use up)主语一般是人
run out 用完(= be used up)不可用于被动语态,主语一般是物
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