英语听力：自然百科 徒步南非之德拉肯斯堡山脉 The Drakensberg—10

 It's on foot. It's amazing how quickly you find yourself in isolation¹. There's nobody here, just the baboons². The morning mist seems to be pretty determined³ not to lift. No sooner have I begun to make progress on my walk, then the path ahead goes completely out of sight. It's not too long before the weather really closes in. I might have got used to rain on my UK walks, but deep rumbling⁴ in the distance does not bolt well for the rest of the day.-Wow, lightning.

-See, that's exactly what our prayer warned us this about. Let's go.

-Let's get out of here.

-It's getting scary.

-Let's go. Now we've got to be careful.

This might be exhilarating weather to watch, but in these conditions the mountains are no place to linger. My walk is well and truly over for today.

It's proving decidedly tricky⁵ to experience the freedom of these isolated⁶ mountains. But as luck would have it, Day 3 brings an all-together different perspective.

1 isolation   

n.隔离，孤立，分解，分离

参考例句：

• The millionaire lived in complete isolation from the outside world.这位富翁过着与世隔绝的生活。
• He retired and lived in relative isolation.他退休后，生活比较孤寂。

2 baboons   

n.狒狒( baboon的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Baboons could break branches and leaders. 狒狒会折断侧枝和顶梢。 来自辞典例句
• And as nonprimates, they provoke fewer ethical and safety-related concerns than chimps or baboons. 而且作为非灵长类，就不会产生像用黑猩猩或狒狒那样的伦理和安全方面的顾虑。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 医学的第四次革命

3 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

4 rumbling   

n. 隆隆声, 辘辘声 adj. 隆隆响的 动词rumble的现在分词

参考例句：

• The earthquake began with a deep [low] rumbling sound. 地震开始时发出低沉的隆隆声。
• The crane made rumbling sound. 吊车发出隆隆的响声。

5 tricky   

adj.狡猾的，奸诈的；(工作等)棘手的，微妙的

参考例句：

• I'm in a rather tricky position.Can you help me out?我的处境很棘手，你能帮我吗？
• He avoided this tricky question and talked in generalities.他回避了这个非常微妙的问题，只做了个笼统的表述。

6 isolated   

adj.与世隔绝的

参考例句：

• His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident. 他的不良行为只是个别事件。
• Patients with the disease should be isolated. 这种病的患者应予以隔离。