L42 Modern cavemen

新概念英语3 perhaps it is the desire for solitude or the chance of making an unexpected discovery that lures people down to the depths of the earth

L42 Modern cavemen

• about cave exploration
  • also named pot-holing
  • it's a relatively new sport
  • perhaps it is the desire for solitude or the chance of making an unexpected discovery that lures people down to the depths of the earth
  • caves have the same peculiar fascination which high mountains have for the climber
  • people arouse instincts which can only be dimly understood
• preparation for cave exploration
  • it requires the precise planning and foresight of military operations
  • it can take as long as eight days to rig up rope ladder and to establish supply bases
  • for it's impossible to foretell the exact nature of difficulties
• the deepest known cave in the world
  • it′s located in the Gouffre Berger near Grenoble and extends to a depth of 3,723 feet
  • it's formed by an underground stream which has tunnelled a course through a flaw in the rocks
  • the entrance to the cave is on a plateau in the Alps, which was discovered by the distinguished French pot-holer, Berger
  • it has become a sort of pot-holers′ Everest and it still remains to be explored
• an recent exploration in the Gouffre Berger
  • After entering the narrow gap on the plateau, They climbed down the steep sides of the cave until they came to the narrow corridor
  • They came to a waterfall and plunged into the lake to the other side
  • Squeezing through a cleft in the rocks they arrive at the enormous cavern and saw great stalagmites

L42 Modern cavemen

• about cave exploration
  • also named pot-holing
  • it's a relatively new sport
  • perhaps it is the desire for solitude or the chance of making an unexpected discovery that lures people down to the depths of the earth
  • caves have the same peculiar fascination which high mountains have for the climber
  • people arouse instincts which can only be dimly understood
• preparation for cave exploration
  • it requires the precise planning and foresight of military operations
  • it can take as long as eight days to rig up rope ladder and to establish supply bases
  • for it's impossible to foretell the exact nature of difficulties
• the deepest known cave in the world
  • it′s located in the Gouffre Berger near Grenoble and extends to a depth of 3,723 feet
  • it's formed by an underground stream which has tunnelled a course through a flaw in the rocks
  • the entrance to the cave is on a plateau in the Alps, which was discovered by the distinguished French pot-holer, Berger
  • it has become a sort of pot-holers′ Everest and it still remains to be explored
• an recent exploration in the Gouffre Berger
  • After entering the narrow gap on the plateau, They climbed down the steep sides of the cave until they came to the narrow corridor
  • They came to a waterfall and plunged into the lake to the other side
  • Squeezing through a cleft in the rocks they arrive at the enormous cavern and saw great stalagmites