英语听力：探索发现 2012-03-25 荒野求生 澳洲金伯利—11

 Coming off these hills is not as easy as I thought. And there’s obstacles everywhere you turn. And there’s no way I’m going to be able to cross this. 

 

And that’s not the only danger you’ll face in this wilderness¹. Ahead are snakes and the most dangerous of all, Australia’s lethal² crocodile. 

 

I’m in the searing heat and humidity of Australia’s outback. Water is scarce and the territory is unforgiving. So is this forty-foot drop. This gorge³ isn’t looking too great. Yeah, it’s probably about forty foot down there. But actually, this tree doesn’t look too bad. And if I could just reach that main trunk, I might well be able to just like monkey down it. And actually, there was a hiker a couple of years ago who got lost. And he found himself on the top of a gorge like this since the only way out was to go down the tree. And he went through it. He managed it and he got out. It’s a risky⁴ climb, so I’m roping up just in case. I’ve just got to get my legs around this tree trunk.

1 wilderness   

n.杳无人烟的一片陆地、水等，荒漠

参考例句：

• She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.她赶着牛群穿过荒野。
• Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。

2 lethal   

adj.致死的；毁灭性的

参考例句：

• A hammer can be a lethal weapon.铁锤可以是致命的武器。
• She took a lethal amount of poison and died.她服了致命剂量的毒药死了。

3 gorge   

n.咽喉，胃，暴食，山峡；v.塞饱，狼吞虎咽地吃

参考例句：

• East of the gorge leveled out.峡谷东面地势变得平坦起来。
• It made my gorge rise to hear the news.这消息令我作呕。

4 risky   

adj.有风险的，冒险的

参考例句：

• It may be risky but we will chance it anyhow.这可能有危险，但我们无论如何要冒一冒险。
• He is well aware how risky this investment is.他心里对这项投资的风险十分清楚。