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. 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 their closest relatives. Though they are running out of food and drink, the men are cheerful and confident that they will get out soon. 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.
句子講解：
9、Meanwhile, a microphone, which was lowered into the mine two hours ago, has enabled the men to keep in touch with their closest relatives.
與此同時，兩個小時以前放下井去的一只麥克風(fēng)使井下的人可以與其親屬保持聯(lián)系。
語言點 sth. be lowered into somewhere某物被放下進入某個地方
10、Though they are running out of food and drink, the men are cheerful and confident that they will get out sooil
雖然他們的食物和飲料都快消耗盡了，但這些人的心情很好，相信人們會很快把他們救出來的。
語言點 though引導(dǎo)讓步狀語從句。
11、They have been told that reftcue operations are progressing smoothly.
他們一直被告知救援工作進展得十分順利。
12、If they knew how difficuIt it was lo drill through the hard rock，they would lose heart.
假如他們知道鉆透堅硬的巖石有多么困難，他們肯定會喪失信心的。
語言點 if引導(dǎo)虛擬條件句，對當(dāng)時情況的假設(shè)。
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 their closest relatives. Though they are running out of food and drink, the men are cheerful and confident that they will get out soon. 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.
句子講解：
9、Meanwhile, a microphone, which was lowered into the mine two hours ago, has enabled the men to keep in touch with their closest relatives.
與此同時，兩個小時以前放下井去的一只麥克風(fēng)使井下的人可以與其親屬保持聯(lián)系。
語言點 sth. be lowered into somewhere某物被放下進入某個地方
10、Though they are running out of food and drink, the men are cheerful and confident that they will get out sooil
雖然他們的食物和飲料都快消耗盡了，但這些人的心情很好，相信人們會很快把他們救出來的。
語言點 though引導(dǎo)讓步狀語從句。
11、They have been told that reftcue operations are progressing smoothly.
他們一直被告知救援工作進展得十分順利。
12、If they knew how difficuIt it was lo drill through the hard rock，they would lose heart.
假如他們知道鉆透堅硬的巖石有多么困難，他們肯定會喪失信心的。
語言點 if引導(dǎo)虛擬條件句，對當(dāng)時情況的假設(shè)。