时间:2018-11-30 作者:英语课 分类:最新15篇文章贯通英语四级词汇


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[00:00.00]Her parents were slightly nervous

[00:02.73]experiencing some negative feelings

[00:05.79]about Megan leaving the safety of

[00:07.76]home to live in another country.

[00:10.83]They knew the experience

[00:13.12]would broaden 1 her horizons;

[00:14.87]however, her destination, Montserrat,

[00:17.93]within the past year

[00:20.56]had a huge volcano erupt,

[00:22.75]disrupting people’s lives.

[00:25.16]Unstable conditions, loss of homes

[00:28.99]and fear of more eruptions 2

[00:31.83]all tended to breed trouble

[00:34.02]among the poor of the island.

[00:36.97]Her parents’concerns

[00:38.61]were for Megan’s safety.

[00:41.13]Departure day dawned clear

[00:44.41]and bright. Farewells were made

[00:47.92]to family and friends

[00:49.44]and she was off

[00:50.65]for the adventure of a lifetime.

[00:52.73]Megan’s arrival on Montserrat

[00:55.46]was both welcoming and

[00:58.52]initially uneventful. The island family

[01:02.57]where she was to live

[01:04.43]for the next six months,

[01:06.41]made her feel right at home.

[01:08.26]As the pace of life

[01:10.88]on the island was more

[01:12.75]relaxed than at home,

[01:14.39]she was very happy.

[01:16.25]Her new schoolmates included her

[01:19.31]in their lives and

[01:21.71]she adapted quickly.

[01:24.01]Swimming in the warm ocean water,

[01:26.75]and sitting underneath 3 waving

[01:28.83]palm trees in a mild climate,

[01:31.89] was a pleasant change

[01:33.75]from the cold northern winters



1 broaden
v.放宽,变宽,扩大
  • We broaden in experiences by traveling.旅行增长我们的经验。
  • Let's broaden out the discussion to talk about education as a whole.我们来扩大一下讨论范围,全面谈谈教育问题。
2 eruptions
n.喷发,爆发( eruption的名词复数 )
  • There have been several volcanic eruptions this year. 今年火山爆发了好几次。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Over 200 people have been killed by volcanic eruptions. 火山喷发已导致200多人丧生。 来自辞典例句
3 underneath
adj.在...下面,在...底下;adv.在下面
  • Working underneath the car is always a messy job.在汽车底下工作是件脏活。
  • She wore a coat with a dress underneath.她穿着一件大衣,里面套着一条连衣裙。