走进神秘的落基山脉第1期:落基山概况
日期:2011-10-19 10:58

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听力原文 听完了挪威的一系列故事,不知道大家做好去下一个地方的准备了吗?呵呵~ ~ 今天Daisy小编带大家来到位于北美大陆的落基山脉,首先大致介绍一些关于落基山脉的情况dX7HNXg;Iv9Ic.-D9tM_。这样就可以了解一些地球形成的情况Xc;%x;C#&w|J

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落基山脉占北美大陆西部大高原体系的大部地区.整体而言,落基山系所包含的各条山脉从亚伯达省北部和不列颠哥伦比亚省向南延伸,经美国西部至墨西哥边境,全长约4,800公里DcgUaY6jnijhVrL。界线大多不易确定,尤其是西北边远地区,经常将阿拉斯加的布鲁克斯山脉归入落矶山系.这里有终年积雪的山峰、茂密的针叶森林、宽广的山谷、清澈的溪流、开阔的天空和丰富的矿藏资源.大部分山脉平均海拔达2000到3000 米,有的甚至超过了4000 米,如埃尔伯特峰高达4399 米,加尼特峰高达4202 米,布兰卡峰高达4365米.

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Earth, a unique planet, restless and dynamic, continents shift and clash, volcanoes erupt, glaciers grow and recede, titanic forces that are constantly at work, leaving a trail of geological mysteries behind.

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In this episode, we investigate the formation of the Rockies, the North American mountain range shrouded in mystery, flanked by huge slabs of rocks with ancient sea fossils buried high in its slopes, and crowned by jagged peaks that geologists believe were once double the height they are today. Scientists piecing together their story, uncover evidence of 1 ice sheets, collapsing mountains and explosive volcanic eruptions. A geological history that brings us one step closer to understanding HOW THE EARTH WAS MADE.

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The Rockies, a 2 mountain range, towering high above the American West. It's the longest chain in North America, and the third longest in the world, stretching over 3,000 miles, from New Mexico, through Colorado, Wyoming and Montana, and north into Canada.

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For decades, geologists have been puzzled about how this giant mountain range rose from the plains. The investigation begins with a specific type of rock.

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"Here we are, in the heart of the Rocky Mountains; we're in an amazing place to begin with. And right here, at Red Rocks, we're in the midst of an amphitheatre of rock."

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Thirteen miles west of Denver, Colorado, two 300-foot-high sandstone monoliths slope 45 degrees into the sky, each is taller than Niagara Falls. Together they form the walls of a unique musical venue.

课后题目: 学习完后,你能告诉我文章中空缺的单词吗?

听力答案
听力答案 ①massive ②majestic

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在这里,我们调查落基山脉的形成,这个独特的北美山脉有着一层神秘的面纱,古海的化石埋在山坡两侧巨大的岩石砖中,这些山峰是锯齿状的,地质学家们认为这里的高度曾经是今天的两倍c4jtYu8%Nu。科学家寻找着他们的证据,探索巨大的冰床,倒塌的山和火山爆发的证据&MXed2y+4%。这些地质的历史,让我们更进一步的理解地球是如何形成的)Osdh[(~;2#guILBs

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落基山脉,雄伟的山脉,高耸在美国西部&u3z9gM0OGdy。在北美,它的山脉延绵地非常长,世界第三,有3000多公里,从新墨西哥州到科罗拉多州,从怀俄明州到蒙大拿州以及它的北部经过加拿大的边境33Hgjx51u6%

几十年来,地质学家们一直困惑这个巨人山脉是如何从平原升起来的zsd]UsX5ucdLZmfm。调查从特定类型的岩石开始OBDQ,T[wX[~@Us。我们在这里,在落基山脉的心脏,从红色的岩石这儿开始探索,它位于大岩石的中心,就像是在露天剧场 3F0W(*!i.-%Z

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位于西部的科罗拉多州丹佛市,两个300英尺高的砂岩巨石向天空倾斜45度,每一个的高度都超过尼亚加拉大瀑布 .3SNDbkC%a(I。它们共同构成一个独特的音乐场地的墙壁PqV;JXDSAr

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重点讲解
注释:① unique adj. 独特的,稀罕的;[数] 唯一的,独一无二的
n. 独一无二的人或物

例句:
1. Sometimes you can be too unique for your own good.
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2. He's caught the unique opportunity.
他抓住了那唯一的机会t8GuW&6Uw@d5jFKB77OB

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flank n. 侧面;侧翼;侧腹 vt. 守侧面;位于…的侧面;攻击侧面
vi. 侧面与…相接 adv. 在左右两边

例句:
1. Our orders are to attack their left flank.
我们的命令是攻击他们的左翼,^P2#we3PcvXS
2. A number of men were detached to guard the right flank.
派遣了一些士兵守卫右翼.

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puzzle vt. 使…困惑;使…为难;苦思而得出
vi. 迷惑;冥思苦想 n. 谜;难题;迷惑

例句:
1. He was deep in a book and she in a crossword puzzle.
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2. I could not puzzle out his intentions.
我琢磨不出他的意图K_|;8,Njuq_

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句子讲解:

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1. In this episode, we investigate the formation of the Rockies, the North American mountain range shrouded in mystery, flanked by huge slabs of rocks with ancient sea fossils buried high in its slopes, and crowned by jagged peaks that geologists believe were once double the height they are today.

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  【结构简析】这句话的长度可不小,文中用了shrouded、flanked 、crowned这三个分词来说明 the North American mountain是怎么样的情况,也间接说明了the Rockies的情况是那样的神秘,经过了漫长的进化形成了今天的独特的样子Zx-[pIdmv;#

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  【参考译文】在这里,我们调查落基山脉的形成,这个独特的北美山脉有着一层神秘的面纱,古海的化石埋在山坡两侧巨大的岩石砖中,这些山峰是锯齿状的,地质学家们认为这里的高度曾经是今天的两倍*xNesFq+xn[FmDYQ#

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  2. It's the longest chain in North America, and the third longest in the world, stretching over 3,000 miles, from New Mexico, through Colorado, Wyoming and Montana, and north into Canada.

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  【结构简析】这里用了两个longest的最高级,把落基山脉分别在北美洲和世界的山脉做了一个比较,并介绍了大致的地理情况~J6VzujNQPLAqy*+N

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  【参考译文】在北美,它的山脉延绵地非常长,世界第三,有3000多公里,从新墨西哥州到科罗拉多州,经过怀俄明州和蒙大拿州以及它的北部经过加拿大的边境y-0&h1rDD70n

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重点单词
  • evidencen. 根据,证据 v. 证实,证明
  • recedevi. 后退,减弱 vt. 撤回
  • majesticadj. 宏伟的,高贵的,壮丽的
  • uniqueadj. 独一无二的,独特的,稀罕的
  • jaggedadj. 锯齿状的,参差不齐的 动词jag的过去式和过去
  • slopen. 倾斜,斜坡,斜面,斜线,斜率 vt. 使倾斜 vi
  • massiveadj. 巨大的,大规模的,大量的,大范围的
  • opportunityn. 机会,时机
  • dynamicadj. 动态的,动力的,有活力的 n. 动力,动力学
  • specificadj. 特殊的,明确的,具有特效的 n. 特效药,特性