英语听力：探索发现 2014-07-02 BBC 地平线：陨石的真相-22

 Look at the size of this! This is magnificent! That is beautiful. This cave may be stunning¹, but it provides the evidence for one of the greatest catastrophes² in the Earth’s history. And that water, it’s so clear! Lower the gear, please!

 

There’s actually much more to this amazing cavern³ than first meets the eye. But to understand the scale of what happened here, you have to go deeper still. Underwater.

 

I’m not sure if I’m ready for this. I’ve got all the equipment, but there’s something about going down into water when you’re not quite sure where your exit is. But I trust Bernadette completely here. She knows what she’s doing. So I’m as ready as I’ll ever be. 

 

Ready?

 

All right. 

 

Descending⁴ into the depths of the cenote is like entering a new world. Fewer people have visited some of these drowned caverns⁵ than the surface of the moon. 

1 stunning   

adj.极好的；使人晕倒的

参考例句：

• His plays are distinguished only by their stunning mediocrity.他的戏剧与众不同之处就是平凡得出奇。
• The finished effect was absolutely stunning.完工后的效果非常美。

2 catastrophes   

n.灾祸( catastrophe的名词复数 )；灾难；不幸事件；困难

参考例句：

• Two of history's worst natural catastrophes occurred in 1970. 1970年发生了历史上最严重两次自然灾害。 来自辞典例句
• The Swiss deposits contain evidence of such catastrophes. 瑞士的遗址里还有这种灾难的证据。 来自辞典例句

3 cavern   

n.洞穴，大山洞

参考例句：

• The cavern walls echoed his cries.大山洞的四壁回响着他的喊声。
• It suddenly began to shower,and we took refuge in the cavern.天突然下起雨来，我们在一个山洞里避雨。

4 descending   

n. 下行 adj. 下降的

参考例句：

• The results are expressed in descending numerical order . 结果按数字降序列出。
• The climbers stopped to orient themselves before descending the mountain. 登山者先停下来确定所在的位置，然后再下山。

5 caverns   

大山洞，大洞穴( cavern的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Within were dark caverns; what was inside them, no one could see. 里面是一个黑洞，这里面有什么东西，谁也望不见。 来自汉英文学 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）
• UNDERGROUND Under water grottos, caverns Filled with apes That eat figs. 在水帘洞里，挤满了猿争吃无花果。