這本書講述了一支歐洲探險隊遠赴南美和玻利維亞探究古印加帝國的秘密此蜈,并帶回了印加王拉斯卡·卡帕克的木乃伊。但是回國之后,卻引發(fā)一系列厄運,七個科學家分別陷入到昏迷之中险毁,丁丁和船長為了救助陷入昏厥的科學家,以及解放被綁架的教授们童,踏上南美征程畔况。
以下是p1-p29的重點詞匯和地道表達。
1. a fruitful 2-year trip病附。
2. I just dropped in to say hello
順便拜訪
3. I must get on with my work
開展工作
4. that's your handiwork
5. place the cylinder over the class
6.? put...into a hypnotic trance
If your eyes are open but you're not fully awake and in control, you may be in?trance.
7. the vengeance of the Sun God
8. a put-up job
設計好的托
9. on the edge of the target
10. turn up
11. I'm used to strong wine
習慣于......
12. watch the conjuror do
= magician
13. a piece of scenery
14. drop you off on my way home
15. what's your view of this business
16. a preliminary report
初步的
17. deep coma
18. hypnotic sleep
19. how is the analysis getting on?
20. rule out the theory of simple coincidence
排除
21. ring up the laboratory
22. press on with our test
to start or continue doing something in a determined way, often despite problems.
23. pick up a taxi
24. keep away from the window
25. if they put in an appearance,I'll be ready
26. a taxi pulling up outside the door
a taxi drew up alongside
pull up=draw up
27. halt,or I fire
halt = stop
28. we had a narrow escape
虎口脫險
29. our quarry has got clean away
quarry: An animal being hunted is calledquarry?
get clean away = take to his heels
30. it continues to hit the front page
31. it poses new questions
32. the mysterious avenger didn't kill his victims on the spot
33. imperil their lives
imperil =? harm = threaten
34. take full precautions
35. with xx mummy in his possession
36. get into a fortress
37. there’s a storm brewing
釀酒问窃,引申為醞釀
eg: people have been?brewing??beer for thousands of years
38. here's the culprit
?culprit:a person who does something wrong, like committing a crime. When your wallet got stolen out of your pocket, there was a?culprit?to blame in the crowd.
39. he-who-unleashes-the-fire-of-heaven
unleash: When you remove your dog's leash so she can run wildly across the beach, you?unleash?her — you set her loose.
40. make the mistake of...
41. phone the garage
修車鋪