Lily的Scalers Talk第八轮新概念朗读持续力训练Da

L42-2: Modern cavemen

The deepest known cave in the world is the Gouffre Berger near Grenoble. It extends to a depth of 3,723 feet. This immense chasm has been formed by an underground stream which has tunneled a course through a flaw in the rocks. The entrance to the cave is on a plateau in the Dauphine Alps. 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 pot-holer, Berger. 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. 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. 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.

immense /ɪˈmens/ 极大的;巨大的

chasm /ˈkæzəm/ 断层、裂口

stream /striːm/ 小溪、河流

tunnel /ˈtʌnl/  v.开凿隧道;挖地道      n. 地下通道;地道;隧道;

flaw  /flɔː/小裂缝

plateau /plæˈtoʊ/ 高原;

distinguished  /dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/   尊贵的;杰出的;著名的;卓越的;

Everest /'evərəst/  珠穆朗玛峰

corridor /ˈkɔːrɪdɔːr/ 狭长地带 、空中走廊

steep /stiːp/ 陡峭的 、突然的;急剧的;

edge /edʒ/ 徐徐移动，渐渐移动; 

wade/weɪd/  涉水、蹚水

生词比较多，地名读起来更是拗口。今天时间有限，暂时只能学一部分了。