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　　Journey to the Centre of the Earth

　　by Jules Verne

　　In 1863, Professor Otto Lindenbrock found a secret message in an old book he had recently bought①. The message spoke of② a trip to the centre of the Earth through a volcano in Iceland③. Immediately, he ④got his things packed⑤ and went to Iceland, forcing his nephew⑥ Axel to go with him⑦.

　　In Iceland, the Professor hired⑧ a guide named Hans. When the three of them reached the volcano, they journeyed underground through a small cave. After many days, they came to a vast room with a large ocean inside. On the shores⑨ of this ocean, there was a forest and huge mushrooms⑩. High above, the sky was filled with gas⑪ that gave off light like the sun⑫.

　　The three men built a small boat and set sail⑬. All of a sudden, two dinosaurs⑭ rose to the surface and began to fight each other. The small boat was almost sunk by the dinosaurs before they were able to get away⑮.

　　①he had ...是省略了that或which的定语从句，修饰an old book。

　　②speak of谈及，提及　　③Iceland n．冰岛

　　④"get＋宾语＋宾补"结构，此处用过去分词作宾补。

　　⑤pack/pæk/vt.收拾(行李)；包装n.纸袋；大背包；一捆

　　pack up打点行李；把......打包

　　⑥nephew/'nefjuː/n.侄子，外甥　niece侄女

　　⑦现在分词短语forcing his ...作伴随状语。

　　⑧hire/'haIə(r)/vt.聘用，雇用；租用，租借

　　named Hans为过去分词短语作定语。

　　⑨shore/ʃɔː(r)/n.(海洋、湖泊等大水域的)岸，滨

　　⑩mushroom/'mʌʃrʊm/n.蘑菇；伞菌

⑪gas/gæs/n.气体；天然气，煤气