新概念三册Lesson42备课笔记.pptVIP

Text： （L14）As it is only six feet across, it is barely noticeable. The cave might never have been discovered had not the entrance been spotted by the distinguished French potholer, Berger. Text： （L16）Since its discovery, it has become a sort of pot-holers Everest. Though a number of descents have been made, much of it still remains to be explored. Text： （L18）A team of pot-holers recently went down the Gouffre Berger. After entering the narrow gap on the plateau, they climbed down the steep sides of the cave until they came to a narrow corridor. （L19）steep adj.陡峭的； 急剧（上升或下降）的 -There has been a steep rise in prises. Text： （L19）They had to edge their way along this, sometimes wading across shallow streams, or swimming across deep pools. Suddenly they came to a waterfall which dropped into an underground lake at the bottom of the cave. Text： （L21）They plunged into the lake, and after loading their gear on an inflatable rubber dinghy, let the current carry them to the other side. To protect themselves from the icy water, they had to wear special rubber suits. Text： （L23）At the far end of the lake, they came to huge piles of rubble which had been washed up by the water. In this part of the cave, they could hear an insistent booming sound which they found was caused by a small water-spout shooting down into a pool from the roof of the cave. Text： （L26）Squeezing through a cleft in the rocks, the potholers arrived at an enormous cavern, the size of a huge concert hall. Text： （L27）After switching on powerful arc lights, they saw great stalagmites—some of them over forty feet high--rising up like tree-trunks to meet the stalactites suspended from the roof. Round about, piles of lime-stone glistened in all the colours of the rainbow. （L27）switch n. 开关，电闸；转换 v.转换，改变 power switch 电源开关 control the switch switch on—switch off = turn on—turn off -The time of talk has been switch to the afternoon. (会谈) （L28）trunk n.树干 tree trunk trunk road 干道，干线 trunk tream 干流，主流