英语听力：自然百科 徒步南非之德拉肯斯堡山脉 The Drakensberg—5

 All ready in my walk, I can see how changeable conditions here can be. A build-up of clouds often leads to thunderstorms in the afternoon, a bit of problems for walkers like me, but it does add us an air of mystery to the place.

Did you know that, apparently¹, the Lord of the Rings was inspired here and *.

Really?

Yeah.

So Tolken must have been here!

He must have been here, of course.

I must admit there is a real Lord of the Rings feel to this part of the valley. But it’s unlikely that was ever actually here. He was born 350 kilometers away and left South Africa was he was three. Still, there is no denying that the atmosphere is both magical and eerie².

You can just look around. It’s very mystical as well. You can imagine little Hobbits running around, can’t you?

I hope we don’t get ambushed³ by Hobbits. 

It would be an interesting hike. 

…ever gonna escape the mist.

My walk now heads upwards⁴, to one of the many hidden caves scattered⁵ around these mountains. It’s an opportunity for Zee to show me some of the intriguing⁶ remains⁷ left behind by the valley’s earliest residents, the San Bushmen.

1 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

2 eerie   

adj.怪诞的；奇异的；可怕的；胆怯的

参考例句：

• It's eerie to walk through a dark wood at night.夜晚在漆黑的森林中行走很是恐怖。
• I walked down the eerie dark path.我走在那条漆黑恐怖的小路上。

3 ambushed   

v.埋伏( ambush的过去式和过去分词 )；埋伏着

参考例句：

• The general ambushed his troops in the dense woods. 将军把部队埋伏在浓密的树林里。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The military vehicles were ambushed. 军车遭到伏击。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 upwards   

adv.向上，在更高处...以上

参考例句：

• The trend of prices is still upwards.物价的趋向是仍在上涨。
• The smoke rose straight upwards.烟一直向上升。

5 scattered   

adj.分散的，稀疏的；散步的；疏疏落落的

参考例句：

• Gathering up his scattered papers,he pushed them into his case.他把散乱的文件收拾起来，塞进文件夹里。

6 intriguing   

adj.有趣的；迷人的v.搞阴谋诡计(intrigue的现在分词)；激起…的好奇心

参考例句：

• These discoveries raise intriguing questions. 这些发现带来了非常有趣的问题。
• It all sounds very intriguing. 这些听起来都很有趣。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。