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1.9.14 14  Mauna Kea in Hawaii:Astronomy on the World's H...
14 Mauna Kea in Hawaii Astronomy on the World's Highest Island Mountain 夏威夷莫纳克亚山 世界最高岛山上的天文学

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仔细听

Four thousand years ago,a volcano exploded in a far away area of the Pacific Ocean.Today,the Mauna Kea volcano is inactive.It is on the Big Island in the state of Hawaii.It is the highest mountain on any island in the world.It is also the highest mountain in the Pacific Ocean.And it is one of the best places in the world to study the heavens.This is because the air is clear,dry and generally free from pollution.Astronomers from around the world come to the Mauna Kea observatory to explore the universe.

四千年以前,一个火山在遥远的太平洋地区爆发。今天,莫纳克亚火山是一座休眠火山。它位于夏威夷州的大岛上,是世界上位于岛上的最高的山。它也是太平洋的最高山。它是世界上研究天文的最佳之地。这是因为这里空气洁净、干燥并且几乎无污染。全世界的天文学家们都会来莫纳克亚天文台来探索宇宙。

听力破解:It is连读为[itiz]。

词汇宝典:heaven通常是“天堂”的意思,加s表复数时是“天,天空,天象”之意,如:Millions of stars were shining in the heavens.天空中繁星闪烁。

仔细听

Astronomers must compete for observation time on Mauna Kea.But visitors are welcome anytime.They must either walk up more than four thousand kilometers to the top of the mountain.Or they can join a guided vehicle tour that leaves from the Mauna Kea Visitors Center,about two-thirds of the way up the mountain.Erik West is our guide for the trip up the mountain.

在莫纳克亚山,天文学家们必须争抢观测的时间。但是游客任何时间来都可以。他们要么必须步行4000多公里到山顶,要么就得参加从莫纳克亚游客中心出发的旅行团,乘车到距离山脚大约三分之二的半山腰。艾瑞克·威斯特是我们这次登山之旅的导游。

听力破解:top of连读为[′tɔpəv]。

词汇宝典:two-thirds是two thirds的合成词,表示“三分之二的”。在英语中,分数的表达方式为:分子用基数词,分母用序数词,当分子大于1时,分母为复数形式。

仔细听

Mister West says visitors who want to drive up the mountain must have a special kind of four-wheel-drive vehicle.He also explains some health and safety issues because of the height of the mountain.Being at such a high elevation can affect people's health.

威斯特先生说,想要开车上山的游客必须有一种特殊的四轮驱动车。他还解释了由于山的高度产生的一些健康和安全问题。身处如此高海拔的地方会影响人的健康。

听力破解:want的尾音[t]和to的首音[t]形成双爆破,前者要失去爆破。

仔细听

Visitors must not have any heart or breathing problems.They must not have dived deep underwater in the past twenty-four hours.And visitors must be over the age of sixteen.

游客不能有任何心脏或呼吸系统疾病,也不能在过去的24时内进行过水下深潜,而且必须满16周岁。

听力破解:must的尾音[t]和not的首音[n]形成爆破音+鼻音的组合,前者要失去爆破。

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学着说一说

1.be free from免于;不受;免去……

▶free可以表示“自由的;免费的”意思,如toll-free call就是“免费电话”。

▶短语be free from表示“免于,不受……”,如:

Men are not saints;how can they be free from faults?

人非圣贤,孰能无过?

▶短语free from pollution=pollution-free,都可以表示“无污染,免受污染”,不同的是pollution-free常放在名词之前做修饰语,如:

pollution-free food无污染食品。

2.guided vehicle tour导游车旅行

▶guide是“向导,导游,指导”的意思,tour是“旅游,旅行”的意思。tour guide就是“导游”,而guided tour则指“有导游的游览”。

▶self-guided tour意思是“自己给自己做导游的游览”,即“自由行”。如:

A:Did you have a package tour in summer holiday?

暑假你跟团旅游的吗?

B:No.I had a self-guided tour.不,我自由行。