Meanwhile, a microphone, which was lowered into the mine two hours ago, has enabled the men to keep in touch with their closest relatives.
4.enable sb to do 使某人做 • 他那丰厚的收入使他可以过舒服的生活 • His large income enabled him to live in comfort. 5.keep in touch with 与…保持联系 • 他依然与他的老朋友保持联系。 • He still keeps in touch with his old friends . • ←→ out of touch失去联系
Summmary Writing
• Six men who have been trapped in a mine for seventeen hours may lose their lives because rescue operations are proving difficult. Since explosives might cause the roof of the mine to collapse, rescue workers are drilling a hole through hard rock, but progress is slow. Two hours ago, a microphone was lowered into the mine and the men have been in touch with their relatives. They are running short of food and drink but they are in good spirits. (80 words) • Six men have been trapped in a mine for seventeen hours and may lose their lives. Rescue operations are proving difficult as explosives might cause the mol of the mine to collapse. Because of this, rescue workers are drilling a hole through hard rock, yet progress is slow. Now that a microphone has been lowered into the mine, the men are in touch with their relatives. Though they are running short of food and drink, they are in good spirits. (80 words)
intend to do 打算做某事 =mean/plan to do
他打算明年到国外留学He intends to study abroad next year.
They intend to bring the men 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 3. 实际上 =in fact way to go.
美国50号公路被称为 “全美最孤独的公路”
drill
1）v. 钻孔
我忙着在墙上钻洞。 I am busy in drilling a hole in the 音 drill in English pronunciation
3）n. 锥子、钻孔机
用钻打洞 make a hole with a drill
capsule
medicine ： pill 药丸
n. 容器(=container)、胶囊
他们一下吃了许多粒胶囊。 They swallowed many capsules at a time.
powder
药粉
tablet
药片
capsule 胶囊
layer
1）n. 层、一层 两层蛋糕 a cake with two layers 2）蛋鸡 a good layer 常下蛋的鸡 ←→ a bad layer 不常下蛋的鸡 lie lay lain lying 躺;位于 lie lied lied lying 说谎 lay laid laid 放置;产卵
3）n.（捕鸟、兽等用的）圈套、陷阱
它掉进了陷阱. It fell into a trap .
vibration
→vibrate
n. 震动
我们能够感觉到外面卡车路过的震动。 We could feel the vibrations from the trucks passing outside.
1）v.震动、摇动 他气到双肩颤动。 His shoulders vibrated with anger . 2）v.受……而感动 那张画感动了我的心灵。 My heart vibrated to the painting.
smoothly
adv. 顺利地、平滑地 我们的工作进展顺利。 Our work goes smoothly. 自动扶梯没有顺利运作。 The escalator didn’t operate smoothly. →smooth 1）adj. 平滑的 、顺利的 The water was as smooth as glass. 水面光滑如玻璃一样。 2）adj. 温和的 They are smooth in their manners . 他们举止彬彬有礼。
完成时中，for + 时间段，表示动作持续了一段时间， 并持续到了现在。 It has been raining for the whole night, which makes me feel so blue.
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.
Lesson 88
Trapped in a mine
words
• • • • • • • • • • • • trap surface explosive vibration collapse drill capsule layer beneath lower progress smoothly • • • • • • • • • • • • v. 陷入，使陷于困境 n. 地面，表面 n. 炸药 n. 震动 v. 坍塌 v. 钻孔 n. 容器 n. 层 prep. 在......之下 v. 放下，降低 v. 进展，进行 adv. 顺利地
beneath
prep. 在......之下 让我们在树下休息。 Let’s take a rest beneath the tree. 我脚下的土地松软。 The ground beneath my feet was soft .
lower
1）v.放低（高度、位置） ,降低 她垂下眼睛。 She lowered her eyes .
trap
Oh,My God!陷入困境啦!
1）v.陷入，使陷于困境
他被困在禁猎区。 He was trapped in the game preserve .
2）v.将（某人）诱入圈套
trap sb into doing 诱使某人做某事 他们骗她卖了房子。 They trapped her into selling her house .
Key structure
if 条件句
if 条件句
a.真实条件句 所表达的假设是可能发生和实现的, 是与事实相符的。 <主将从现> eg.If it is fine tomorrow, I will go to visit my grandpa. b.非真实条件句 所表达的假设则不可能或不大可 能发生或实现的,与事实相反的情况。 eg.If I were a bird, I would fly to America.
2）adj. 更低的; 较低的; 下层的 He belongs to the lower middle class. 他来自中产阶级下层。
progress
1）v. 进展，进行 我们现在工作进展顺利。 We are now progressing steadily with our work 2）v. 进步、上进 progress in sth.在某方面进步迅速 你在数学上进步迅速。 You have progressed quickly in mathematics . 3）n. 进步 make progress取得进步 医药的进步 the progress of medicine
If引导的非真实条件句，与现在事实相反 If +were/过去时，would/could/should/might+do 与过去事实相反 If+过去完成时，would/could/should/might+have done
• 如果明天下雨，我们就不去公园了 • If it rains tomorrow, we will not go to the park. • 如果他系了安全带，他就不会受伤了。 • If he had fitted safety belts, he would not have been injured . • 如果他给了我正确的地址，那我会更容易的找到 那个房子。 • I would have found the house easily if he had given me the correct address.