2018年商务英语初级口语测试：雨水变雪

Just after we set off, it started raining,

then it started hailing.

And the idea had been that we’d stop here for an hour or two and do some shots

. But as you can probably see,

there’s not a great deal of view.

Brilliant shots of rain and hail and fog.

Beyond that, we’re pretty stuffed,

so it’s becoming a bit of a theme.

For the crew and over 75 guides and helpers,

it’s hard going carrying nearly a tonne of kit through the marshy valleys.

Mud, mud,

and just a little bit more mud.

But it’s not just the bogs they have to deal with.

There was a small,

but slightly disconcerting, earthquake last night,

so let’s hope we don’t get any of those below any rocks.

The team continue to climb and,

before long, the rain turns to snow.

They eventually arrive at the highest hut,

surrounded by ice and nearly three miles up.

This will be base camp for the crew.

我们刚出发就开始下雨了

过一会又开始下冰雹

原本我们是计划在这里停留一到两小时

拍点东西但如你所见

眼前并无多少景色可拍

只能拍些雨水冰雹和大雾

除此之外我们都背着满满的行李

那也成了我们现在关心的重点

摄制组和超过75人的向导和帮手

真是举步维艰他们必须扛着将近一吨重的设备

跨越泥泞的山谷

淤泥淤泥

到处都是淤泥

他们要对付的可不仅是沼泽

昨晚发生了一次

引起轻微恐慌的小地震

我们祈祷攀爬石山时不要发生地震

摄制组继续攀登

不久之后雨水变为雪花

他们终于抵达最高处的小木屋

建于海拔将近3英里处被冰雪覆盖

那将成为整个摄制组的大本营

damp [dæmp]adj. 潮湿的，有湿气的，沮丧的

n. 潮湿

earthquake [’ə:θkweik]n. 地震

brilliant [’briljənt]adj. 卓越的，光辉的，灿烂的

n. 宝石

base [beis]n. 基底，基础，底部，基线，基数，(棒球)垒，[化]碱

crew [kru:]n. 全体船员，全体乘务员，(一组)工作人员

setting [’setiŋ]n. 安装，放置，周围，环境，(为诗等谱写的)乐曲

slightly [’slaitli]adv. 些微地，苗条地

eventually [i’ventjuəli]adv. 终于，最后

marshy [’mɑ:ʃi]adj. 沼泽般的，湿软的

gamble [’gæmbl]v. 赌博，投机，孤注一掷

n. 赌博，冒险