新概念英語第二冊(英音新版) 第67課:火山

Lesson 67 Volcanoes
    第六十七課 火山
    First listen and then answer the question.
    聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。
    Why does Tazieff risk his life like this?
    塔捷耶夫為什么要這樣冒生命危險?
    Haroun Tazieff, the Polish scientist, has spent his lifetime studying active volcanoes and deep caves in all parts of the world.
    波蘭科學家哈羅恩.塔捷耶夫花了畢生的精力來研究世界各地的活火山和探洞。
    In 1948, he went to Lake Kivu in the Congo to observe a new volcano which he later named Kituro.
    1948年他去了剛果的基伍湖，對一座后來被他命名為基圖羅的新火山進行觀察
    Tazieff was able to set up his camp very close to the volcano while it was erupting violently.
    當火山正在猛烈地噴發(fā)時，塔捷耶夫有辦法把帳篷搭在離它非常近的地方。
    Though he managed to take a number of brilliant photographs, he could not stay near the volcano for very long.
    盡管他設法拍了一些十分精彩的照片，但他卻不能在火山附近停留太長的時間。
    He noticed that a river of liquid rock was coming towards him.
    他發(fā)現(xiàn)有一股巖漿正向他流過來，
    It threatened to surround him completely, but Tazieff managed to escape just in time.
    眼看就要將他團團圍住，但塔捷耶夫還是設法及時逃離了。
    He waited until the volcano became quiet and he was able to return two days later.
    他等到火山平靜下來，兩天以后又返回去。
    This time, he managed to climb into the mouth of Kituro so that he could take photographs and measure temperatures.
    這次他設法爬進了基圖羅火山口，以便能拍攝照片和測試溫度。
    Tazieff has often risked his life in this way.
    塔捷耶夫經常冒這樣的生命危險。
    He has been able to tell us more about active volcanoes than any man alive.
    他能告訴我們的有關活火山的情況比任何在世的人都要多。