节目资讯

刊物:空中英语教室
日期:2013-04-25
难易度:Medium
关键字:erupt, stunning, grudginly, coral, crater
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Studio Classroom.
My name is Gabe.
I'm Carolyn.
And of course, back with us is Linda.
We're glad to have you again today.
And we've been learning all about Linda and her husband's experience beyond
Bali.
What did we talk about the first day here, Carolyn?
Well, the first day we talked about their experience when they went to Komodo
National Park and saw the Komodo dragons.
They were with a guide.
And they had to be very careful and follow all of the very clear warnings that
were given because Komodo dragons are quite dangerous.
What did we talk about on the second day, Gabe?
Well, we learned about some other creatures that Linda and her husband got to
see when they were snorkeling: some giant sea turtle and a lot of morph rays.
Well, this has all been very interesting.
They also got to go to the base of a volcano.
And they got to climb the volcano.
Is that right, Linda?
We didn't climb this volcano.
We climbed one that we're going to talk about today.
OK. Well, we're going to learn about another volcano today.
Let's get started with the first reading - Beyond Bali.
(Music).
Beyond Bali.
We continued to Moni for a short sleep before arising at 4:00 a.m. to hike up
Mount Kelimutu, Flores' three-colored wonder.
The volcano erupted in 1886, leaving three lakes at its peak.
Originally, red, blue and white in color, the lakes have changed to turquoise,
blue/green and black.
The view not only of the crater lakes but also of the surrounding countryside
can only be described as stunning.
We hated to leave but had to begin our drive north, so we grudgingly made our
way down the mountain.
(Music).
Well, if you do have your magazine, let's start at the beginning.
Linda wrote:
We continued to Moni for a short sleep before arising at 4:00 a.m. to hike up
Mount Kelimutu, Flores' three-colored wonder.
Linda, you said here that it was a short sleep.
I want to say that's a nap, but that wasn't a nap, right?
No. Since it's 4:00 in the morning, it was at night.
OK. So it's... so you did actually sleep through the night.
We did.
OK. Good. All right.
So usually in the afternoon if you get a short sleep, that would be called a
nap.
But this is a little different.
So you woke up at 4 a.m. to hike up?
Right. We started our hike around 4:30 in the morning... and because we wanted
to be there for the sunrise.
This sunrise comes up, it faces the east.
So there are spectacular pictures that you can get at the top.
Wow! Well, you would not want to miss this.
If you have a chance to visit this area, friends, make sure to... to get up at 4
a.m. one morning and go and catch the sunrise.
Right now it's time for us to learn something different with Steve and Ken in
the Information Cloud.
In every language, there are different ways to say the same thing, and there are
different ways to write the same thing.
And each way brings with it a slightly different nuance in meaning.
For example, what if in the first sentence of today's lesson our author used the
simple past tense verb "arose" as in "we arose at 4 a.m."?
It would be correct but unexciting.
In using the progressive verb, arising, however, an important nuance of meaning
is presented.
The author is telling us that waking up at 4 a.m. was a process, an ongoing
action.
Which makes perfect sense.
If I had to get up that early, I think it would take me at least half an hour
and many cups of coffee before I was fully awake.
OK. Another word the author may have considered using is "rising" as in "before
rising at 4 a.m.".
A better choice than "arose" but still not as good as "arising".
The big difference here is arising's "a-" prefix.
The "a-" not only strengthens the verb's progressive feel, it acts as an
intensifier, giving "arising" a slightly stronger nuance than "rising".
Great word choice.
(Chinese).
Continuing in the article:
The volcano erupted in 1886, leaving three lakes at its peak.
So quite a long time ago this volcano erupted.
It exploded, and it left three lakes at the top, at its peak.
Linda, what can you tell us about this particular eruption?
Well, it erupted, and it left three craters behind it.
And... well, these three different lakes.
And it also erupted... it erupted through the years.
It erupted in 1968 and shot water 10 meters out of the lakes that exist there
right now.
And our guide told us that they are expecting another eruption in about 20
years.
They hope it will leave a fourth crater, but it could destroy the whole volcano.
Wow! That kind of sounds a little bit dangerous.
Um, Linda has been talking about this word and using this word "erupt." It's
from our Word Bank.
And that just means that the volcano's top blew off uh, a couple of... well, not
a couple of years ago.
Almost 30 some years ago, Mount St. Helens erupted in America.
That was a famous volcano that erupted.
You also might talk about someone who loses their temper as "erupting." They are
erupting.
But today we're talking about this volcano.
And an eruption is the noun form, E-R-U-P-T-I-O-N.
Well, um, I guess it does sound a little bit dangerous, but they're expecting
another lake to be created from this?
Well, they hope that another lake will be created.
If it isn't, then they aren't really sure what will happen.
They can only be guessing at this point.
Oh, I see.
And well, in the article you talk about these lakes.
And it says originally, red, blue and white in color, the lakes have changed to
turquoise, blue/green and black.
So it sounds like these lakes used to be very vivid colors, and now they've
gotten a bit darker.
Well, that's right.
Actually, it's because of the chemicals underneath.
So they've been several different colors.
These... these are the colors that they are right now.
But through the years, they've... they've been a variety of colors.
And in the turquoise lake, which is kind of a light blue color like the color
maybe of the sky.
Sometimes we could see a turquoise sky, or the color of the ocean um, along the
shore.
You can see uh, gold... gold, and you think: What is that?
It's sulfur in the water.
Interesting.
Wow! OK.
So these lakes have been formed and changing, it seems, over the years.
And we continue.
The view not only of the crater lakes but also of the surrounding countryside
can only be described as stunning.
You described these as crater lakes.
What's a crater, Linda?
Well, a crater is something that's dug into the ground.
So we were standing at the peak and we were looking down at three kind of big,
big holes.
And in these holes were the different lakes.
They're like 67 meters deep.
One of the lakes is 67 meters deep.
They're different uh, depths.
Or each lake is a uh... in different... widths as well.
OK. Well, craters can also be caused by asteroids or rocks from space.
When they hit the Earth, they might leave a crater.
And you said these can only be described as stunning.
I want to take a look at that phrase there - it is "only be described as"
something.
That means you can't think of any other word to describe something.
For instance, you might say that restaurant can only be described as too
expensive.
How else might you use that phrase?
Well, I think you could say the girl's dancing can only be described as
graceful.
And this volcano or these lakes can only be described as stunning.
We see that word from the Word Bank.
What does it mean, stunning?
It means, you know, it's so beautiful, then it kind of takes your... in English
we say "it takes your breath away" because you have the green background,
and you know, we could see quite a distance because we were at the top of a
volcano.
So you could see the mountains in the background, actually the ocean way far
away... behind there.
And then you have these three-colored lakes sitting there.
Wow, that does sound quite stunning.
It looks stunning.
You can describe a scenery as being stunning.
You can also tell someone: Hey, you look stunning.
That means they're dressed very nicely.
They look stunning.
Carolyn, how does the article continue?
Well, we see that we hated to leave but had to begin our drive north, so we
grudgingly made our way down the mountain.
So you didn't really want to leave.
It was very grudgingly that you left.
Right. If somebody does something grudgingly, it means that they don't really
want to do it.
So if I help you... if you ask me for some help, and I say: OK, I'll help you.
Right.
And I... it means I'm not doing it with a very good attitude.
I'm grudgingly going to help you.
Right. Well, it seems like your guide knew that there were plenty of other great
things to see.
And so that's what he wanted to take you away.
And we do have some more things to learn about from Linda and her husband's
experiences here.
First, let's go and take some time with Michelle in the Language Lab.
Hi, everyone. I'm Michelle.