Lesson 88 Trapped in a mine 困在礦井里
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.
句子講解:
1、Six men have been trapped in a mine for seventeen hours.
6個人被困在礦井中已有16個小時了。
trapped:
adj. 捕獲的;陷入困境的;收集的;受到限制的
vt. 誘捕(trap的過去分詞)
例句:
1. People trapped in the earthquake must be very scared.
被困在地震中的人們一定非常害怕。
語言點 sb. be trapped in somewhere某人被困在某地
2、If they are not brought to the surface soon they may lose their lives.
如果不把他們盡快救出來,他們就有可能喪生。
語言點 if引導真實條件句。
surface :
n. 表面;表層;外觀
adj. 表面的,膚淺的
vi. 浮出水面
vt. 使浮出水面;使成平面
例句:
1. The rocks were surfaced from the deep cave.
從深洞里挖出的巖石被送到了地面。
3、However, rescue operations are proving difficult.
然而,事實證明救援工作非常困難。
語言點 sth. be proving difficult證明某事進展困難
sth. be proving smooth證明某事進展順利
rescue:
vt. 營救;援救
n. 營救;援救;解救
例句:
1. They were trying every possible means to rescue the miners trapped underground.
他們正在千方百計設(shè)法營救圍困在井下的礦工。
4、If explosives are used,vibrations will cause the roof of the mine to collapse.
如果使用炸藥爆破,震動將會引起礦頂塌落。
語言點 在此if引導真實條件句。
vibrations:
n. 振動;共鳴;動搖(vibration的復數(shù))
例句:
1. Sound is caused by vibrations .
聲音是由振動引起的。
collapse:
vi. 倒塌;瓦解;暴跌
vt. 使倒塌,使崩潰;使萎陷
n. 倒塌;失敗;衰竭
例句:
1. Despite their efforts the project collapsed.
雖然經(jīng)過他們努力,這個規(guī)劃還是失敗了。
擴展:
prove difficult 和 prove to be difficult 有什么區(qū)別?
prove difficult 和 prove to be difficult 表達意思相同
to be 省略時,prove相當于系動詞(系動詞你應(yīng)該明白吧,就像look,sound后面可以直接加形容詞,舉個例子:You look great today!你今天看起來很棒啊!)