时间:2018-12-28 作者:英语课 分类:趣谈英语


英语课

 Pre-Listening Vocabulary


 
rickety: old and not well maintained
seismic 1: related to vibrations 2 of the earth
monitor: to observe
canyon 3: a deep valley with steep cliffs
at one’s own risk: no other person or group will take responsibility if something bad happens
 

The Swing At The End Of The World
The Swing At The End of the World has become a tourist attraction in the mountains of Ecuador. The swing hangs from two ropes tied to a tree branch next to a rickety tree house on the top of a cliff. The tree house is a seismic monitoring station called Casa del Arbol (The Tree house). It is used to observe Mt. Tungurahua, an active volcano. Unlike other rides and attractions for thrill-seekers, this swing has no safety measures. Brave visitors who want to swing over the canyon do so at their own risk


1 seismic
a.地震的,地震强度的
  • Earthquakes produce two types of seismic waves.地震产生两种地震波。
  • The latest seismic activity was also felt in northern Kenya.肯尼亚北部也感觉到了最近的地震活动。
2 vibrations
n.摆动( vibration的名词复数 );震动;感受;(偏离平衡位置的)一次性往复振动
  • We could feel the vibrations from the trucks passing outside. 我们可以感到外面卡车经过时的颤动。
  • I am drawn to that girl; I get good vibrations from her. 我被那女孩吸引住了,她使我产生良好的感觉。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 canyon
n.峡谷,溪谷
  • The Grand Canyon in the USA is 1900 metres deep.美国的大峡谷1900米深。
  • The canyon is famous for producing echoes.这个峡谷以回声而闻名。
学英语单词
adaware
an(a)erobiosis
asplanchnic
ASSET (Assessment of Safety Significant Event Team)
bad data
be half-hearted
benzoxazolinone
beta-binomial
beta-hemihydrate
bigger
bioimplant
black-sand
braided twill weaves
cast a ballot
cathedral angle
chained segment
cobalt ferrite tape
compulsory prepayment of charges
confuses
cyclical redundancy check (crc)
damping viscosity
dangle-berry
Davison County
dens.
diap
diplocaulescent
dynamic peg
Edward VI
electronic noise jammer
engine-brake
equalization reserve account
equatorial reflection
equivalent cost
exobases
fibre direction
flow diagrams
foordite
fourment
fuel economics
full face round
glassy compliance
gold bracelet
good and safe port
Grauer Kopf
hedious
hellfighters
histiopterid
hydrangea rosthornii diels
intestine loop
intuition type
jettisonable fuel tank
kincobs
kolokus (hawaii)
L-thyroxine
L-wave
laocon
liquation point
liquid metal heat transfer
low water full and change
Mantua
manufacturing costs budget
maximum operating temperature
mechanical operated arm
meet engagement
natural regionalization
non-gravitational effect
non-phenolic tanning agent
old worlds
overflow passage
palaeozics
pelvicephalometr
Pergamese
plasmogen
profiled tube
radial refraction
refill opening
rosewood cabinet with dragon design
ruans
Ryazantsevo
S-TA
semi-liquid waste
Shalbuzdag, Gora
shut-off switch
sideband noise power ratio
sigall
Sphaerobacter
syllogistically
synthetic binder
tailcords
tertiary channel
tetracme recurvate bge
the third law of thermodynamics
timber rot
top-of-the-range
Turkana
Usman dan Fodio
varnished cloth
VDW
volume current density
weld width
white american
yfcs