come to后接see, know, realize, understand时,表示"渐渐地,逐渐地"。
⑪impression/Im'preʃn/n.印象,感想
⑫master/'mɑːstə(r)/n.主宰;主人;大师 vt.精通,掌握;控制
⑬neither ... nor ...既不......,也不......
⑭go further into更进一步
⑮frost/frɒst/n.霜;霜冻
⑯still在此处表示"静止的,寂静的"。
⑰As the world turned to complete darkness是as引导的时间状语从句。
⑱turn to变成,变得;求助于
⑲found myself back为"find+宾语+宾补"结构。
⑳in the present day在当天[第4~6段译文]
起初,我以为是艾洛伊人强迫摩洛克人做所有的工作,以便艾洛伊人可以玩乐。然而,后来我逐渐意识到我产生了错误的印象:摩洛克人才是真正的主人。他们照顾艾洛伊人是因为他们靠杀死并吃掉艾洛伊人生存。摩洛克人甚至试图抓住并杀死我,但幸运的是,我利用时间机器逃脱了。
然后我继续向未来旅行了三千万年。我此刻在一片沙滩前,面前是一片海洋,但是那儿无风无浪,看上去似乎没有生命。我继续向未来穿越,太阳变得更大、更红、更暗,地球变得寒冷,被冰霜覆盖。一切都是静止的--那里根本没有生命和运动。
当世界变成漆黑一片时,我拉动了另一个把手,发现我已回到了自己的房子里,还在当天。时间仅仅过去了3个小时。
Step 1 True (T) or False (F).
1.Professor Otto Lindenbrock went to Iceland to make a fortune.( )
2.The professor with his nephew journeyed underground through a small forest without a guide.( )
3.Underground they found dinosaurs fighting in the ocean.( )
4.In the underground forest they came across huge insects and many strange creatures.( )
5.When reaching the bottom of the hole, they were pushed out into the sunlight.( )
答案:1~5 FFTTT
Step 2 Choose the best answers according to the text.
1.According to the text, what caused Professor Otto Lindenbrock to go to Iceland?