27-Chapter 12:Eyes wide open
第十二章:眼睛大开;下
文章:(中文意思请听节目)
The sudden changes in navigation conditions into a violent sea deterred most sailors from crossing the dangerous strait. Overpowered by the huge waves, Joe lost control of the ship. Although the bulky ship dived and rolled for hours, it never flipped upside down. The current finally pushed the ship close to an island. Joe felt his mood soared higher than ever before because the island looked like a giant turtle!
Joe landed on the island. Although it was not obvious, there were indications that other people had also landed here before. Following a slightly inclined path, Joe climbed up and came near an entrance of a cave, the one that Coco had disclosed to him with its secrets. Clasping the sword and a wooden suitcase in his hands, Joe walked around a puddle and stepped in. The air circulation inside the cave was pretty bad. In addition, the complete darkness gave him no advantage. Joe could feel broken bone chips on the ground. He could also see white sparkles of glowing platinum jewels as he got near to the end of the cave.
“Kill the cave monster! ” Coco had emphasized her words during their talk, and the words was ringing again in Joe’s ears. Holding the sword, Joe tried to keep a low, balanced posture.
Hiding behind a stone column, the monster recognized the sword that had made him bleed before. The monster was trembling with fear. The sword sensed a smell, the familiar taste of blood from the monster. The sword was looking…and it jumped out of Joe’s hand, thrusting its blade into the monster’s body.
The halved cave monster roared before dying. The turtle island trembled , and a man’s eyes mysteriously opened up widely at the cave entrance…
27-雅思词汇:1331--1361(中文意思请见节目)
75 violently; 76 deter; 77 overpower; 78 soar; 79 obvious; 80 indication; 81 indicative; 82 indicator; 83 incline; 84 inclination;85 disclose;86 clasp;87 suitcase; 88 circulation;89 in addition;90 in addition to; 91 advantage;92 disadvantage;93 vantage; 94 chip; 95 sparkle; 96 spark; 97 glowing;98 platinum;99 emphasize; 100 emphasis; 101 posture; 102 familiar; 103 halve; 104 roar;