[00:00.00]Passage One#
短文一#
[00:01.61]Devils Tower, the first national monument in America, could almost be mistaken for the stump of an enormous tree.#
恶魔塔是美国第一个国家纪念碑，几乎可以被误认为是一棵巨大树木的树桩。#
[00:10.53]Its sheer rock sides sweep up from a broad base until they cut off abruptly at the flat summit.#
它陡峭的岩石边从广阔的基地上拔地而起，直到在平顶下突然被切断。#
[00:18.23]Rising more than 1000 feet in the middle of the gently rolling plains of Wyoming,#
在怀俄明州平缓的平原中部上升了1000多英尺，#
[00:24.30]the massive column of rock looks as though it was dropped down into this location from a different time and place.#
这块巨大的岩石看起来似乎是从异时异地降落到了这个位置。#
[00:32.94]In a sense it was.#
一定程度上是这样的。#
[00:34.98]Devils Tower is a relic of the past, when the molten rock of the earth’s core forced its way to the surface to form the throat of a volcano.#
恶魔塔是历史遗迹，当地心的熔岩被迫到达地面时，它就形成了一座火山的喉咙。#
[00:45.66]As the centuries passed, the rock cooled and hardened, shrinking and cracking into long columns.#
几百年过去了，岩石冷却硬化，收缩并开裂成长柱。#
[00:52.72]Born in fire and fury, Devils Tower was then shaped by the slow, gentle work of wind and water.#
恶魔塔生于火和怒之中，然后由缓慢而温柔的风水再加塑造。#
[01:01.06]The outer layers of the volcano were worn away, until the hard core stood completely exposed.#
火山的外层被磨损，直到硬核完全暴露在外。#
[01:08.87]Small wonder that an Indian legend described Devils Tower as being formed by supernatural powers.#
难怪有印度传说认为恶魔塔是由超自然的力量形成的。#
[01:16.62]The legend says that when seven girls were attacked by bears,#
根据传说，有七个女孩受到熊的袭击，#
[01:21.26]they took refuge on top of a small rock, and they appealed to the Rock God for help.#
她们逃到一块小岩石上，并向石神求助。#
[01:27.38]The god caused the rock to grow and to lift the girls far above the ground, while its sides were scored by the claws of the angry bears.#
石神让岩石生长，把女孩抬到远离地面的高空，而岩石的四周则被愤怒的熊爪抓乱。#
[01:37.24]Even today, says the legend, the girls can be seen above the towering rock, as seven shining stars in the night sky.#
即使在今天，传言还可以在高耸的岩石上看到女孩们，就像夜空中七颗闪亮的星星。#
[01:46.53]Questions 9 to 12 are based on the passage you have just heard.#
问题9-12是基于刚刚你所听到的那段录音。#
[01:51.34]Question 9 What does Devils Tower look like?#
问题9. 恶魔塔是什么样的？#
[02:08.24]Question 10 What caused the volcano’s outer layers to wear away?#
问题10. 是什么导致了火山的外层被侵蚀？#
[02:27.75]Question 11 What does an Indian legend say about Devils Tower?#
问题11. 关于恶魔塔的印度传说是什么？#
[02:46.15]Question 12 How did the Rock God help the seven girls in the Indian legend?#
问题12. 印度传说中石神是怎样帮助那七个女孩的？
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