Modern cavemen 現(xiàn)代洞穴人
Cave exploration, or pot-holing, as it has come to be known, is a relatively new sport. Perhaps it is the desire for solitude or the chance of making an unexpected discovery that lures people down to the depths of the earth. It is impossible to give a satisfactory explanation for a pot-holer's motives. For him, caves have the same peculiar fascination which high mountains have for the climber. They arouse instincts which can only be dimly understood.
洞穴勘查——或洞穴勘探——是一項比較新的體育活動。尋求獨處的愿望或?qū)で笠馔獍l(fā)現(xiàn)的機會的欲望吸引人們來到地下深處。要想對洞穴探險者的動機作出滿意的解釋是不可能的。對洞穴探險者來說,洞穴有一種特殊的魅力,就像高山對登山者有特殊魅力一樣。為什么洞空能引發(fā)人的那種探險本能,人們對此只能有一種模模糊糊的理解。
New words and expressions 生詞與短語
caveman
n. (遠古)洞穴人
pot-holing
n. 洞穴探險,洞穴探險運動
solitude
n. 孤獨,寂寞
lure
v. 引誘,誘惑
pot-holer
n. 洞穴探險者
undertaking
n. 任務(wù),工作
foresight
n. 預(yù)見;深謀遠慮
foretell
v. 預(yù)言
Grenoble
n. 格里諾布爾
chasm
n. 斷層,裂口,陷坑
flaw
n. 小裂縫
distinguished
adj. 杰出的,著名的
Everest
n. 珠穆朗瑪峰
wade
v. 涉水
waterfall
n. 瀑布
gear
n. 一套用具
inflatable
adj. 可充氣的
rubble
n. 碎瓦
insistent
adj. 連續(xù)的,不斷的
boom
v. 轟響
waterspout
n. 強大的水柱
cleft
n. 裂隙,開
cavern
n. 在洞穴
stalagmite
n. 石筍
stalactite
n. 鐘乳石
limestone
n. 石灰石
glisten
v. 閃爍
cerie
adj. 引塌恐懼的,可怕的
dome
n. 穹窿,圓頂