新概念英語第二冊
Lesson 67 Volcanoes
1 . Tazieff has often risked his life in this way.塔捷耶夫經常冒這樣的生命危險。
2 . Haroun Tazieff, the Polish scientist,波蘭科學家哈羅恩。塔捷耶夫,
3 . has spent his lifetime studying active volcanoes and deep caves in all parts of the world.花了畢生的精力來研究世界各地的活火山和探洞。
4 . He has been able to tell us more about active volcanoes than any man alive.他能告訴我們的有關活火山的情況比任何在世的人都要多。
5 . Tazieff was able to set up his camp very close to the volcano while it was erupting violently.當火山正在猛烈地噴發時,塔捷耶夫有辦法把帳篷搭在離它非常近的地方。
6 . He noticed that a river of liquid rock was coming towards him.他發現有一股岩漿正向他流過來,
7 . In 1948, he went to Lake Kivu in the Congo to observe a new volcano which he later named Kituro.1948年他去了剛果的基伍湖,對一座後來被他命名為基圖羅的新火山進行觀察。
8 . Though he managed to take a number of brilliant photographs, he could not stay near the volcano for very long.儘管他設法拍了一些十分精彩的照片,但他卻不能在火山附近停留太長的時間。
9 . This time, he managed to climb into the mouth of Kituro so that he could take photographs and measure temperatures.這次他設法爬進了基圖羅火山口,以便能拍攝照片和測試溫度。
10 . It threatened to surround him completely, but Tazieff managed to escape just in time.眼看就要將他團團圍住,但塔捷耶夫還是設法及時逃離了。
11 . He waited until the volcano became quiet and he was able to return two days later.他等到火山平靜下來,兩天以後又返回去。