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Lesson88 Trapped in a mine

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. Rescue workers are therefore drilling a hole on the north side of the mine. 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 way to go. Meanwhile, a microphone, which was lowered into the mine two hours ago, has enabled the men to keep in touch with the closest relatives. Though they are running out of food and drink, the men are cheerful and confident that they will soon get out. They have been told that rescue operations are progressing smoothly. If they knew how difficult it was to drill through the hard rock, they would lose heart.

ˈlɛsn88 træpt ɪn ə maɪn 

sɪks mɛn hæv biːn træpt ɪn ə maɪn fɔː ˈsɛvnˈtiːn ˈaʊəz. ɪf ðeɪ ɑː nɒt brɔːt tuː ðə ˈsɜːfɪs suːn ðeɪ meɪ luːz ðeəlɪvz. haʊˈɛvə, ˈrɛskjuː ˌɒpəˈreɪʃənz ɑː ˈpruːvɪŋ ˈdɪfɪkəlt. ɪf ɪksˈpləʊsɪvz ɑː juːzd, vaɪˈbreɪʃənz wɪl kɔːz ðə ruːf ɒv ðə maɪn tuːkəˈlæps. ˈrɛskjuː ˈwɜːkəz ɑː ˈðeəfɔː ˈdrɪlɪŋ ə həʊl ɒn ðə nɔːθ saɪd ɒv ðə maɪn. ðeɪ ɪnˈtɛnd tuː brɪŋ ðə mɛn ʌp ɪn ə ˈspɛʃəlˈkæpsjuːl. ɪf ðeə hæd nɒt biːn ə hɑːd ˈleɪər ɒv rɒk bɪˈniːθ ðə sɔɪl, ðeɪ wʊd hæv kəmˈpliːtɪd ðə ʤɒb ɪn ə fjuː ˈaʊəz. æz ɪt ɪz, ðeɪhæv biːn ˈdrɪlɪŋ fɔː ˈsɪksˈtiːn ˈaʊəz ænd ðeɪ stɪl hæv ə lɒŋ weɪ tuː gəʊ. ˈmiːnˈwaɪl, ə ˈmaɪkrəfəʊn, wɪʧ wɒz ˈləʊəd ˈɪntuː ðə maɪntuː ˈaʊəz əˈgəʊ, hæz ɪˈneɪbld ðə mɛn tuː kiːp ɪn tʌʧ wɪð ðə ˈkləʊsɪst ˈrɛlətɪvz. ðəʊ ðeɪ ɑː ˈrʌnɪŋ aʊt ɒv fuːd ænd drɪŋk, ðə mɛn ɑːˈʧɪəfʊl ænd ˈkɒnfɪdənt ðæt ðeɪ wɪl suːn gɛt aʊt. ðeɪ hæv biːn təʊld ðæt ˈrɛskjuː ˌɒpəˈreɪʃənz ɑː prəʊˈgrɛsɪŋ ˈsmuːðli. ɪf ðeɪ njuːhaʊ ˈdɪfɪkəlt ɪt wɒz tuː drɪl θruː ðə hɑːd rɒk, ðeɪ wʊd luːz hɑːt. 

任务配置：L0+L4

笔记：As it is事实上， keep in touch with 与...保持练习，run out of 用完，用尽，lose heart失望、丧失信心。 lower放下、降低。smoothly顺利地。

感悟：坚持了两个多月，感觉每天朗读跟吃饭一样平常了，准备放寒假了，时间会稍微充裕点，继续加油，加大砝码。