Vicky的ScalersTalk第六轮新概念朗读持续力训练Da

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Modern cavemen Part-3

ˈmɒdən ˈkeɪvmən pɑːt-3

They plunged into the lake, and after loading their gear on an inflatable rubber dinghy, let the current carry them to the other side. To protect themselves from the icy water, they had to wear special rubber suits. At the far end of the lake, they came to huge piles of rubble which had been washed up by the water. In this part of the cave, they could hear an insistent booming sound which they found was caused by a small waterspout shooting down into a pool from the roof of the cave. Squeezing through a cleft in the rocks, the pot-holers arrived at an enormous cavern, the size of a huge concert hall. After switching on powerful arc lights, they saw great stalagmites -- some of them over forty feet high -- rising up like tree-trunks to meet the stalactites suspended from the roof. Round about, piles of limestone glistened in all the colours of the rainbow. In the eerie silence of the cavern, the only sound that could be heard was made by water which dripped continuously from the high dome above them.

ðeɪ plʌnʤd ˈɪntuː ðə leɪk, ænd ˈɑːftə ˈləʊdɪŋ ðeə gɪər ɒn ən ɪnˈfleɪtəbl ˈrʌbə ˈdɪŋgi, lɛt ðə ˈkʌrənt ˈkæri ðɛm tuː ði ˈʌðə saɪd. tuː prəˈtɛkt ðəmˈsɛlvz frɒm ði ˈaɪsi ˈwɔːtə, ðeɪ hæd tuː weə ˈspɛʃəl ˈrʌbə sjuːts. æt ðə fɑːr ɛnd ɒv ðə leɪk, ðeɪ keɪm tuː hjuːʤ paɪlz ɒv ˈrʌbl wɪʧ hæd biːn wɒʃt ʌp baɪ ðə ˈwɔːtə. ɪn ðɪs pɑːt ɒv ðə keɪv, ðeɪ kʊd hɪər ən ɪnˈsɪstənt ˈbuːmɪŋ saʊnd wɪʧ ðeɪ faʊnd wɒz kɔːzd baɪ ə smɔːl ˈwɔːtəspaʊt ˈʃuːtɪŋ daʊn ˈɪntuː ə puːl frɒm ðə ruːf ɒv ðə keɪv. ˈskwiːzɪŋ θruː ə klɛft ɪn ðə rɒks, ðə pɒt-ˈhəʊləz əˈraɪvd æt ən ɪˈnɔːməs ˈkævən, ðə saɪz ɒv ə hjuːʤ ˈkɒnsə(ː)t hɔːl. ˈɑːftə ˈswɪʧɪŋ ɒn ˈpaʊəfʊl ɑːk laɪts, ðeɪ sɔː greɪt ˈstæləgmaɪts -- sʌm ɒv ðɛm ˈəʊvə ˈfɔːti fiːt haɪ -- ˈraɪzɪŋ ʌp laɪk triː-trʌŋks tuː miːt ðə ˈstæləktaɪts səsˈpɛndɪd frɒm ðə ruːf. raʊnd əˈbaʊt, paɪlz ɒv ˈlaɪmstəʊn ˈglɪsnd ɪn ɔːl ðə ˈkʌləz ɒv ðə ˈreɪnbəʊ. ɪn ði ˈɪəri ˈsaɪləns ɒv ðə ˈkævən, ði ˈəʊnli saʊnd ðæt kʊd biː hɜːd wɒz meɪd baɪ ˈwɔːtə wɪʧ drɪpt kənˈtɪnjʊəsli frɒm ðə haɪ dəʊm əˈbʌv ðɛm.

他们跳入湖中，把各种器具装上一只充气的橡皮艇，听任水流将他们带往对岸。湖水冰冷刺骨，他们必须穿上一种特制的橡皮服以保护自己。在湖的尽头，他们见到一大堆一大堆由湖水冲刷上岸的碎石。在这儿，他们可以听见一种连续不断的轰鸣声。后来他们发现这是由山洞顶部的一个小孔里喷出的水柱跌落到水潭中发出的声音。洞穴探险者从岩石缝里挤身过去，来到一个巨大的洞里，其大小相当于一个音乐厅。他们打开强力弧光灯，看见一株株巨大的石笋，有的高达40英尺，像树干似地向上长着，与洞顶悬挂下来的钟乳石相接。周围是一堆堆石灰石，像彩虹一样闪闪发光。洞里有一种可怕的寂静，唯一的可以听见的声响是高高的圆顶上不间断地滴水的嘀嗒声。

任务配置：L0、L4

知识笔记：

单词与短语

rubber dinghy橡皮艇

arrived at 抵达某地

Round about周围（后加,）

练习感悟：这一篇里面有许多的关于地质勘探的生词，也是适合背的一篇文章。