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：
5、Rescue workers are therefore drilling a hole on the north side of the mine.
因此，救援人15在礦井的北面鉆了一個(gè)洞。
6、They intend to bring the men up in a special capsule.
他們想用一種特制的容器把困在下面的人帶上來(lái)。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn) sb. intend to do sth.某人打算做某事
7、If there had not been a hard layer of rock beneath the soil, they would have completed the job in few hours.
如果不是土壤下面有一層堅(jiān)硬的巖石，他們的營(yíng)救工作僅用幾個(gè)小時(shí)就可以完成了。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn) 此處if引導(dǎo)虛擬條件句，表示對(duì)過(guò)去事實(shí)的假設(shè)。
8、As it is, they have been drilling for sixteen hours and they still have a long way to go.
實(shí)際情況是，他們已連續(xù)鉆了 16個(gè)小時(shí)，但離鉆透還早著呢。
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：
5、Rescue workers are therefore drilling a hole on the north side of the mine.
因此，救援人15在礦井的北面鉆了一個(gè)洞。
6、They intend to bring the men up in a special capsule.
他們想用一種特制的容器把困在下面的人帶上來(lái)。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn) sb. intend to do sth.某人打算做某事
7、If there had not been a hard layer of rock beneath the soil, they would have completed the job in few hours.
如果不是土壤下面有一層堅(jiān)硬的巖石，他們的營(yíng)救工作僅用幾個(gè)小時(shí)就可以完成了。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn) 此處if引導(dǎo)虛擬條件句，表示對(duì)過(guò)去事實(shí)的假設(shè)。
8、As it is, they have been drilling for sixteen hours and they still have a long way to go.
實(shí)際情況是，他們已連續(xù)鉆了 16個(gè)小時(shí)，但離鉆透還早著呢。