英语听力：自然百科 徒步南非之克鲁格公园 The Kruger—11
时间：2018-12-03 作者：英语课 分类：自然百科2012年
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An unexpected break in the weather means I am able to make one more stab at the summit. -It's difficult to believe this is the same spot as yesterday without the rain. You can actually see. And look at that vista 1!
With the spring back into my stab, the action turns up n* and my walk penetrates 2 the next tier of the Drakensberg. Here, I am almost entirely 3 surrounded by wall of mountains. Far above, the towering spire 4 of my Cathedral continues to beckon 5.
-We just step up onto another world. Luckily behind we've done this.
As I make my way upswing hill, the difference between the lower and up bird becomes even more clear. It's quite unlike any mountain range I've ever walked before.
-These cunning link lines, they just get you.
-They do.
It's taken over 150 million years to shape and mow 6 these peaks. When the world's regional super continent broke up, Africa was pulled apart. Molten lava 7 rocked through giant ashes, creating these mighty 8 ridges 9, some of the oldest on the planet.
1 vista
n.远景，深景，展望，回想
- From my bedroom window I looked out on a crowded vista of hills and rooftops.我从卧室窗口望去，远处尽是连绵的山峦和屋顶。
- These uprisings come from desperation and a vista of a future without hope.发生这些暴动是因为人们被逼上了绝路，未来看不到一点儿希望。
2 penetrates
v.穿过( penetrate的第三人称单数 )；刺入；了解；渗透
- This is a telescope that penetrates to the remote parts of the universe. 这是一架能看到宇宙中遥远地方的望远镜。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The dust is so fine that it easily penetrates all the buildings. 尘土极细，能极轻易地钻入一切建筑物。 来自辞典例句
3 entirely
ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地
- The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
- His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。
4 spire
n.(教堂)尖顶，尖塔，高点
- The church spire was struck by lightning.教堂的尖顶遭到了雷击。
- They could just make out the spire of the church in the distance.他们只能辨认出远处教堂的尖塔。
5 beckon
v.(以点头或打手势)向...示意，召唤
- She crooked her finger to beckon him.她勾勾手指向他示意。
- The wave for Hawaii beckon surfers from all around the world.夏威夷的海浪吸引着世界各地的冲浪者前来。
6 mow
v.割（草、麦等），扫射，皱眉；n.草堆，谷物堆
- He hired a man to mow the lawn.他雇人割草。
- We shall have to mow down the tall grass in the big field.我们得把大田里的高草割掉。
7 lava
n.熔岩，火山岩
- The lava flowed down the sides of the volcano.熔岩沿火山坡面涌流而下。
- His anger spilled out like lava.他的愤怒像火山爆发似的迸发出来。