32．Journey To The Bottoms Of The Pacific Ocean
时间：2019-02-03 作者：英语课 分类：英语背诵文选第一册
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32．Journey To The Bottoms Of The Pacific OceanThe journey two naval 1 officers made some time ago to the very deepest pointon the earth makes us realize how much of the world still remains to beexplored. The two men went down seven miles to the bottoms of the PacificOcean inside a small steel ball called a 'bathyscaphe'(1) to find out ifthere are any ocean currents(2) or signs of life. Above the ball therewas a special tank full of petrolwhich was slowly emptied(3) into the water to make the bathyscaphe heavyenough to complete its journey.
It was necessary to set out early, so that the bathyscaphe would come tothe surface in daylight, and so be easily found by the mother ship(4) whichwould be waiting for it. The divers 2 began preparations at dawn and soonafterwards, when all was ready, the steel ball disappeared under thesurface of the water.
The divers felt as if they were going down steps as they passed throughwarm and cold layers of water(5). In time(6), the temperature dropped tofreezing-point and the men shivered 3 inside the ball. They kept in touchwith the mother ship by telephone describing how they felt. Then, at adepth of 3,000 feet, the telephone stopped working and they were quitecut off from the outside world. All went well until some four hours laterat 30,000 feet, the men were startled 4 by a loud, cracking noise: even thesmallest hole in the ball would have meant instant death. Luckily, though,it was only one of the outer windows that had broken. Soon afterwards,the bathyscaphe touched the soft ocean floor raising a big cloud of 'dust'
made up of small, dead sea-creatures. Here, powerful lights lit up thedark water and the men were surprised to see fish swimming just above themquite untroubled by the enormous water-pressure. But they did not dareto leave the lights on for long, as the heat from them made the water boil.
Quite unexpectedly 5, the telephone began working again and the faint butclear voices of the officers were heard on the mother ship seven milesaway. After a stay of thirty minutes the men began their journey up,arriving three hours later, cold and wet through, but none the worse(7)for theirexperience.
It was necessary to set out early, so that the bathyscaphe would come tothe surface in daylight, and so be easily found by the mother ship(4) whichwould be waiting for it. The divers 2 began preparations at dawn and soonafterwards, when all was ready, the steel ball disappeared under thesurface of the water.
The divers felt as if they were going down steps as they passed throughwarm and cold layers of water(5). In time(6), the temperature dropped tofreezing-point and the men shivered 3 inside the ball. They kept in touchwith the mother ship by telephone describing how they felt. Then, at adepth of 3,000 feet, the telephone stopped working and they were quitecut off from the outside world. All went well until some four hours laterat 30,000 feet, the men were startled 4 by a loud, cracking noise: even thesmallest hole in the ball would have meant instant death. Luckily, though,it was only one of the outer windows that had broken. Soon afterwards,the bathyscaphe touched the soft ocean floor raising a big cloud of 'dust'
made up of small, dead sea-creatures. Here, powerful lights lit up thedark water and the men were surprised to see fish swimming just above themquite untroubled by the enormous water-pressure. But they did not dareto leave the lights on for long, as the heat from them made the water boil.
Quite unexpectedly 5, the telephone began working again and the faint butclear voices of the officers were heard on the mother ship seven milesaway. After a stay of thirty minutes the men began their journey up,arriving three hours later, cold and wet through, but none the worse(7)for theirexperience.
adj.海军的，军舰的，船的
- He took part in a great naval battle.他参加了一次大海战。
- The harbour is an important naval base.该港是一个重要的海军基地。
adj.不同的；种种的
- He chose divers of them,who were asked to accompany him.他选择他们当中的几个人，要他们和他作伴。
- Two divers work together while a standby diver remains on the surface.两名潜水员协同工作，同时有一名候补潜水员留在水面上。
（因寒冷，害怕等）颤抖，哆嗦( shiver的过去式和过去分词 )
- We shivered in the damp of the forest. 我们因树林里的湿气而打寒颤。
- She shivered involuntarily as he approached her. 他离她越来越近，她不由自主地颤抖起来。
adj.受惊吓的v.使惊跳，使大吃一惊( startle的过去式和过去分词 )
- A crowd of 2000 was startled near the end of the concert. 2000名观众在音乐会将近结束时大吃一惊。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Startled by the sudden whistle of the train, the horse broke away. 火车突然鸣笛，那匹马受惊脱逃。 来自《简明英汉词典》
adv.未料到地，意外地；竟；居然；骤然
- The volcano unexpectedly blew up early in the morning. 火山一早突然爆发了。
- I had just put the dinner on when Jim walked in unexpectedly. 我刚把晚饭摆上桌，吉姆突然走进来。