Lesson 67 Volcanoes 火山 Managed to do can Be able to

Haroun Tazieff, the Polish scientist, has spent his lifetime studying active volcanoes and deep caves in all parts of the world.

spend some time (in) doing sth. ^{花多少时间干…}

• I spend too much time watching television.^{我看电视花的时间太多。}
• They spend hours feeding on the ocean floor.^{它们花几个小时在海底进食。}

lifetime ^{n. 毕生精力}

• spend most of his lifetime ^{花了毕生大部分精力}
• spend his lifetime ^{花了毕生精力}

he went to Lake Kivu in the Congo to observe a new volcano which he later named Kituro.

Tazieff was able to set up his camp very close to the volcano while it was erupting violently.

close to ^{离…很近，与…靠近 [kləʊs]}

• He parked the car close to the river.
• Don’t sit so close to the fire.

for long＝for a long time

• We should not put stamps in the light for long.^{我们不应该把邮票在光线下放置太长时间。}

Though he managed to take a number of brilliant photographs, he could not stay near the volcano for very long.

He noticed that a river of liquid rock was coming towards him.

He notice a river of liquid rock coming towards him. ^{使用非谓语重写}

a river of… ^{…形成的河流}

• a river of soil and stone ^泥石流
• Rivers of blood flowed during World war II. ^{（rivers of blood 血流成河）}
• When she heard the news, a river of tears came down her face. ^{泪流成河 (泪如雨下 "tears like rain" 或 "tears falling like rain" )}

It threatened to surround him completely, but Tazieff managed to escape just in time.

threaten to ^{威胁着要…，有迹象表明…}

• He threatened to leave the team. ^{他扬言要离开这个队。}

in time ^{及时，来得及，just 表示“正好，差一点”}

• I caught the train just in time.
• Shall we still be in time for / to see the performance?

He waited until the volcano became quiet and he was able to return two days later.

was able to return ^{有能力做且做到了}

This time, he managed to climb into the mouth of Kituro so that he could take photographs and measure temperatures.

Tazieff has often risked his life in this way.

risk one’s life ^{冒着生命危险}

He has been able to tell us more about active volcanoes than any man alive.

If you say so, I suppose it' s true.

I don' t think you would tell me a lie.

He is only five, but he can already tell the time.

If you could say a good word for him, he might get the job.

say ^说

• John is said to be very interested in art.
• Do you have anything to say about the accident? ^{关于这次事故你有什么想说的/想法？}
• He knelt down and said his prayers. ^{他跪了下来作祷告}
• He said goodbye and left. ^{他告辞后离开了}
• Don’t expect that he’ll say a good word for you. ^{say a good word for 为…说好话/辩护；推}