6. Even under a clear blue sky, the village looked forbidding, as all the houses were built of

grey mud bricks.

因此，即使在晴朗的蓝天底下，村庄看上去也会令人感到难以亲近。

7. I noticed that my wife seemed to be filled with alarm.

我注意到妻子十分惊恐

第47课 Through the Earth s Crust

1. Satellites orbiting round the earth have provided scientists with a vast amount of

information about conditions in outer space.

环绕地球运行的卫星，为科学家提供了浩如烟海的外层空间的资料，相比之下，对地球内部的结构则知之甚微。

2. Until recently, scientists have been unable to devise a drill which would be capable of

cutting through hard rock at great depths.

直至今日，科学家尚未能设计出一种能钻透极深处坚硬岩石之钻探机。

3. Keeping the platform in position at sea will give rise to further problems.

固定此平台于海上不动将会遇到新问题。

4. Scientists have been amazed to find that it can cut through the hardest rock with great

ease.

科学家发现的方法听起来意想不到的简单。

第46课 Do it Yourself

1. So great is our passion for doing things for ourselves, that we are becoming

increasingly less dependent on specialized labour.

increasingly+比较级。

现在我们自己动手做事的热情很高，结果对于专业工人的依赖越来越少了。

2. Armed with the right tools and materials, newly-weds gaily embark on the task of

decorating their own homes.

只要配备适当的工具及材料，新婚夫妇便乐于从事新房布置。

3. The worst thing about the do-it-yourself game is that sometimes husbands live

under the delusion that they can do anything even when they have been repeatedly

proved wrong.

自己动手的例子中最糟糕的是，有时甚至是男人尽管接连失败却还误以为自己什么都行，此乃自尊心所使。

4. I had traced the cause of the trouble.