Rescue workers are therefore drilling a hole on the north side of the mine. They intend to bring the men up in a special capsule. If there had not been a hard layer of rock beneath the soil, they would have completed the job in a few hours. As it is, they have been drilling for sixteen hours and they still have a long way to go.

　　句子讲解：

　　5、Rescue workers are therefore drilling a hole on the north side of the mine.

　　因此，救援人15在矿井的北面钻了一个洞。

　　drilling ：

　　n. 钻孔;训练，教练;演练

　　v. 钻孔;训练(drill的ing形式)

　　例句:

　　1. To master drilling technique is very important to drilling workers.

　　掌握钻井技术对钻井工人是十分重要的。

　　6、They intend to bring the men up in a special capsule.

　　他们想用一种特制的容器把困在下面的人带上来。

　　语言点 sb. intend to do sth.某人打算做某事

　　intend ：

　　vt. 打算;想要;意指

　　vi. 有打算

　　例句:

　　Do you intend to buy that suit?

　　你企图买下那套衣服了吗?

　　capsule ：

　　n. [医]胶囊;[植]蒴果;[航]太空舱;小容器

　　adj. 压缩的;概要的

　　vt. 压缩;简述

　　例句:

　　1. Can vitamin E capsule treat the scar of wet poison? ?

　　维生素E胶囊可以治疗湿毒的疤痕吗??

　　7、If there had not been a hard layer of rock beneath the soil, they would have completed the job in few hours.

　　如果不是土壤下面有一层坚硬的岩石，他们的营救工作仅用几个小时就可以完成了。

　　语言点 此处if引导虚拟条件句，表示对过去事实的假设。

　　layer ：

　　n. 层，阶层;地层

　　vt. 用压条法培植;把...堆积成层

　　vi. 借助压条法生根繁殖

　　例句:

　　Each layer of color represents an eruption.

　　这一层颜色就代表一次喷发。

　　8、As it is, they have been drilling for sixteen hours and they still have a long way to go.

　　实际情况是，他们已连续钻了 16个小时，但离钻透还早着呢。

　　扩展学习：

　　1.想要做

　　成考专升本英语常用句型及短语二 ...

　　Instead instead of 代替，相反

　　Intend to do 想要做

　　Involve…… In……介入，卷入 ...

　　2.打算去做

　　Phrases for Book I ...

　　plan to do 计划去做

　　intend to do 打算去做

　　feel like doing 喜欢做….. ...

　　3.想要做某事

　　Unite One Occupations ...

　　It is believed that…人们相信

　　intend to do 想要做某事

　　prevent sb from doing 阻止某人做某事