新概念英語(yǔ)第三冊(cè)逐句精講語(yǔ)言點(diǎn) 第42課 現(xiàn)代洞穴人 (6)

　　After switching on powerful arc lights, they saw great stalagmites—some of them overforty feet high--rising up like tree-trunks to meet the stalactites suspended from theroof. Round about, piles of lime-stone glistened in all the colours of the rainbow. Inthe eerie silence of the cavern, the only sound that could be heard was made by waterwhich dripped continuously from the high dome above them.

　　27.After switching on powerful arc lights, they saw great stalagmites—some of themover forty feet high--rising up like tree-trunks to meet the stalactites suspended fromthe roof.

　　他們打開(kāi)強(qiáng)力弧光燈，看見(jiàn)一株株巨大的石筍，有的高達(dá)40英尺，像樹(shù)干似地向上長(zhǎng)著，與洞頂懸掛下來(lái)的鐘乳石相接。

　　28.Round about, piles of lime-stone glistened in all the colours of the rainbow.

　　周?chē)且欢讯咽沂癫屎缫粯娱W閃發(fā)光。

　　語(yǔ)言點(diǎn):glisten表示“閃爍”。

　　29.In the eerie silence of the cavern, the only sound that could be heard was made bywater which dripped continuously from the high dome above them.

　　洞里有一種可怕的寂靜，唯一的可以聽(tīng)見(jiàn)的聲響是高高的圓頂上不間斷地滴水的嘀嗒聲。