Lesson 67 Volcanoes
Why does Tazieff risk his life like this?
Haroun Tazieff, the Polish scientist, has spent his lifetime studying active volcanoes and deep caves in all parts of the world. In 1948, he went to Lake Kivu in the Congo to observe a new volcano which he later named Kituro. Tazieff was able to set up his camp very close to the volcano while it was erupting violently. Though he managed to take a number of brilliant photographs, he could not stay near the volcano for very long. He noticed that a river of liquid rock was coming towards him. It threatened to surround him completely, but Tazieff managed to escape just in time. He waited until the volcano became quiet and he was able to return two days later. This time, he managed to climb into the mouth of Kituro so that he could take photographs and measure temperatures. Tazieff has often risked his life in this way. He has been able to tell us more about active volcanoes than any man alive.
ˈlɛsn 67 vɒlˈkeɪnəʊz
waɪ dʌz Tazieff rɪsk hɪz laɪf laɪk ðɪs?
Haroun Tazieff, ðə ˈpɒlɪʃ ˈsaɪəntɪst, hæz spɛnt hɪz ˈlaɪftaɪm ˈstʌdiɪŋ ˈæktɪv vɒlˈkeɪnəʊz ænd diːp keɪvz ɪn ɔːl pɑːts ɒv ðə wɜːld. ɪn 1948, hiː wɛnt tuː leɪk Kivu ɪn ðə ˈkɒŋgəʊ tuː əbˈzɜːv ə njuː vɒlˈkeɪnəʊ wɪʧ hiː ˈleɪtə neɪmd Kituro. Tazieff wɒz ˈeɪbl tuː sɛt ʌp hɪz kæmp ˈvɛri kləʊs tuː ðə vɒlˈkeɪnəʊ waɪl ɪt wɒz ɪˈrʌptɪŋ ˈvaɪələntli. ðəʊ hiː ˈmænɪʤd tuː teɪk ə ˈnʌmbər ɒv ˈbrɪljənt ˈfəʊtəgrɑːfs, hiː kʊd nɒt steɪ nɪə ðə vɒlˈkeɪnəʊ fɔː ˈvɛri lɒŋ. hiː ˈnəʊtɪst ðæt ə ˈrɪvər ɒv ˈlɪkwɪd rɒk wɒz ˈkʌmɪŋ təˈwɔːdz hɪm. ɪt ˈθrɛtnd tuː səˈraʊnd hɪm kəmˈpliːtli, bʌt Tazieff ˈmænɪʤd tuː ɪsˈkeɪp ʤʌst ɪn taɪm. hiː ˈweɪtɪd ənˈtɪl ðə vɒlˈkeɪnəʊ bɪˈkeɪm ˈkwaɪət ænd hiː wɒz ˈeɪbl tuː rɪˈtɜːn tuː deɪz ˈleɪtə. ðɪs taɪm, hiː ˈmænɪʤd tuː klaɪm ˈɪntuː ðə maʊθ ɒv Kituro səʊ ðæt hiː kʊd teɪk ˈfəʊtəgrɑːfs ænd ˈmɛʒə ˈtɛmprɪʧəz. Tazieff hæz ˈɒf(ə)n rɪskt hɪz laɪf ɪn ðɪs weɪ. hiː hæz biːn ˈeɪbl tuː tɛl ʌs mɔːr əˈbaʊt ˈæktɪv vɒlˈkeɪnəʊz ðæn ˈɛni mæn əˈlaɪv.
任务配置:L0+L4
知识笔记:
Volcano 英 /vɒl'keɪnəʊ/ n. 火山 复数 volcanoes或volcanos
Polish 英 /'pɒlɪʃ/ n. 磨光,擦亮;上光剂,擦亮剂;优雅,精良 vi. 擦亮,变光滑 vt. 磨光,使发亮 adj. 波兰的
lifetime 英 /'laɪftaɪm/ n. 一生;寿命;终生;使用期 adj. 一生的;终身的
active 英 /'æktɪv/ adj. 积极的;活跃的;主动的;有效的;现役的 n. 主动语态;积极分子
cave 英 /keɪv/ vt. 使凹陷,使塌落;在…挖洞穴 vi. 凹陷,塌落;投降 n. 洞穴,窑洞
set up his camp 安营扎寨
erupting violently 猛烈地喷发
erupt 英 /ɪ'rʌpt/ vi. 爆发;喷出;发疹;长牙 vt. 爆发;喷出
violently 英 /ˈvaɪələntli/ adv. 猛烈地,激烈地;极端地
练习感情:
语句结构相对简单。