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Lesson88TrappedinaminediamondminecoalminegoldmineTrap1)keep(sb)inaplacefromwhichhewantstomovebutcannot使（某人）陷入困境他们被困在发生火灾的旅馆里.Theyweretrappedintheburninghotel.电梯出故障了,我们困在里面出不来.Theliftbrokedownandweweretrappedinside(it).2)deviceforcatchinganimals,etc捕动物等的器具;陷阱:amouse-trap老鼠夹afly-trap捕蝇器Sixmenhavebeentrappedinamineforseventeenhours.6个人被困在矿井里已有17个小时了。mine监察员已下到矿井里了。Theinspectorwentdownthemine.Iftheyarenotbroughttothesurfacesoontheymaylosetheirlives.如果不把他们尽快救到地面上来，他们就有可能丧生。However,rescueoperationsareprovingdifficult.然而，事实证明营救工作非常困难。rescueoperations营救工作Prove+形容词vt.证明是，结果是他的手术很成功。Hisoperationprovedsuccessful.他对我们所说的原来是假的。Whathehadtoldusprovedfalse.Ifexplosivesareused,vibrationswillcausetheroofoftheminetocollapse.如果用炸药爆破，震动会引起矿顶塌落。explosive(1)likelyoreasilyabletoexplode爆炸性的;易爆炸的(2)substancethatislikelyorabletoexplode爆炸物;炸药collapse①(breakintopiecesand)falldownorinsuddenlyvi.倒塌Withnoonetorepairit,theoldchurchcollapsedlongago.由于无人维修，那座教堂早就倒塌了。整个建筑倒塌了.Thewholebuildingcollapsed.Thewindcausedthetenttocollapse.风把帐篷吹塌了.②failsuddenlyorcompletely;breakdownvi.（因精疲力竭）倒下；（身体等）垮掉由于多年的辛苦劳动，我母亲的身体垮了。Aftermanyyears’hardwork,mymother’shealthcollapsed.Hehadrunmorethanfortymiles.Assoonashewasoutofdanger,hecollapsed.他已经跑了四十多英里路了。他刚脱离危险便（累得）倒下了。Rescueworkersarethereforedrillingaholeonthenorthsideofthemine.因此，营救人员在矿井的北侧钻了一个洞。dril(1)toolormachinewithadetachablepointedendformakingholes钻;钻床;钻机(2)make(ahole,etc)insomesubstance,espwithadrill钻（孔）,打眼（尤指用钻机）thereforeadv.因此，所以（可独立使用，也可位于动词前）这套新房子（比原先的）要大些，因此比较贵。Thenewflatislargerandthereforemoreexpensive.Hisparentsgavehimsomemoney,andhewasthereforeabletobuyacar.他的父母给了他一些钱，所以他能买得起一辆车。soconj.所以，因此（不能放在动词前）我到得早，因此我们找到了好座位。Wearrivedearly,sowegotgoodseats.Theyintendtobringthemenupinaspecialcapsule.他们准备用一种特制的容器把这6个人救上来。CapsuleA.aplasticcontainershapedlikeaverysmalltubewithmedicineinsidethatyouswallowwholeB.thepartofaspacecraftinwhichpeopleliveandworkIftherehadnotbeenahardlayerofrockbeneaththesoil,theywouldhavecompletedthejobinafewhours.如果不是因为土壤下面有一层坚硬的岩石，他们的营救工作仅用几个小时就可以完成了。Layerthicknessofmaterial(esponeofseveral)laidoverasurfaceorformingahorizontaldivision层（尤指数层中之一）:Severalthinlayersofclothingwillkeepyouwarmerthanonethickone.穿几层薄的衣服总比穿一层厚的衣服暖.家具上的一层尘土alayerofdustonthefurnitureBeneathinortoalowerpositionthan(sb/sth);under在或向低於（某人[某事物]）的位置;在...下面ShecouldseethemusclesofhisshouldersbeneathhisT-shirt.Asitis,theyhavebeendrillingforsixteenhoursandtheystillhavealongwaytogo.实际情况是，他们已连续钻了16个小时了，但离钻透还早着呢。asitis事实上，实际上我以为他们会帮助我们。实际上他们却只是坐着旁观。Ithoughttheywouldhelpus.Asitwas,theyjustsatthereandlookedon.Ipromisedtoreturnbooksyesterday.Asitis,Iwon’tbeabletodosountilnextMonday.我答应昨天还书的，但事实上我要到下星期一才能还。Meanwhile,amicrophone,whichwasloweredintotheminetwohoursago,hasenabledthementokeepintouchwiththeirclosestrelatives.与此同时，两个小时以前放下井去的一只麦克风使井下的人可以与其亲属保持联系。enablevt.使……能够Arabbit'slargeearsenableittoheartheslightestsound.兔子耳朵大能听到极微小的声音.前缀en-加在名词或形容词前可以使这个词成为动词，如endanger（危及，使遭受危险），enlarge（扩大，扩展，扩充），enslave（奴役，使成为奴隶），entrap（使……入陷阱/圈套，欺骗）keepintouchwith与……保持联系（可以用stay，get等其他动词）他与她联系密切。Heisinclosetouchwithher.你能与那家公司取得联系吗？Canyougetintouchwiththecompany?ThoughheworksinNewYork,hestillkeepsintouchwithhisfriendsinLondon.他虽然在纽约工作，但任然与伦敦的朋友们保持联系。Thoughtheyarerunningoutoffoodanddrink,themenarecheerfulandconfidentthattheywillgetoutsoon.虽然他们的食物和饮料都快消耗尽了，但这些人的心情很好，坚信他们很快就会出去。runoutof用完，耗尽他的钱用光了。Hehasrunoutofmoney.runafter追赶，追逐Seeingthathissisterwasannoyed,heranafterhertoapologize.当他发现他妹妹生气时，他便追上去道歉。她穿过森林，追赶那两个小偷。Sheranthroughaforestafterthetwothieves.runover在……驶过/辗过那只猫被火车压死了。Thecatwasrunoverbyatrain.runinto偶然碰见我在花店里碰见了玛丽和简。IranintoMaryandJaneintheflowershop.Theyhavebeentoldthatrescueoperationsareprogressingsmoothly.他们一直被告知营救工作进行得非常顺利。progress(1)n.forwardoronwardmovement前进;行进:Thewalkersweremakingslowprogressuptherockypath.行人沿着岩石小道慢慢往上走.(2)n.advanceordevelopment,esptowardsabetterstate进步,进展,发展（尤具改进之意）:theprogressofcivilization文明的进展这学期没有什么进步.Therehasbeenverylittleprogressthisterm.(3)v.makeprogress前进;行进;进步;进展:工作在稳步地取得进展.Theworkisprogressingsteadily.inprogressbeingdoneormade进行中:Theinvestigationisnowinprogress.调查工作此刻正在进行中.Pleasebequietrecordinginprogress.正在录音--请勿喧哗.Iftheyknewhowdifficultitwastodrillthroughthehardrock,theywouldloseheart.如果他们知道了钻透那坚硬的岩石有多么困难，他们会丧失信心的。loseheart失望，丧失信心/勇气，泄气，灰心Seeingthattheenemywasmuchstrongerthanthemselves,thesoldierslostheartatonce.当战士们发现敌军比自己要强大得多时，他们立刻就丧失了勇气。他告诉手下人不要灰心，并说他们很快会发现金矿的。Hetoldhismennottoloseheart,sayingthattheywouldsoondiscovergoldmines.