在英语学习领域，新概念英语第二册凭借其系统化的教学理念与丰富实用的课程内容，为英语学习者奠定了坚实的基础。今天，我们将聚焦于“困在矿井里”这一主题，通过这一生动实用的场景，为大家提供有深度的学习材料和宝贵的参考资料！

【课文】

Six men have been trapped in a mine for seventeen hours. If they are not brought to the surface soon they may lose their lives. However, rescue operations are proving difficult. If explosives are used, vibrations will cause the roof of the mine to collapse. 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. Meanwhile, a microphone, which was lowered into the mine two hours ago, has enabled the men to keep in touch with their closest relatives. Though they are running out of food and drink, the men are cheerful and confident that they will get out soon. They have been told that rescue operations are progressing smoothly. If they knew how difficult it was to drill through the hard rock, they would lose heart.

6个人被困在矿井里已达17个小时。如果不尽快把他们救到地面上来，他们就有丧生的危险。然而，事实证明营救工作非常困难。如果使用炸药，震动会使矿井的顶部坍塌。因此，营救人员在矿井的北侧钻了一个洞。他们准备用一种特制的胶囊装置把这几名矿工从井下提上来。如果土壤下面没有一层坚硬的岩石，他们的营救工作仅用几个小时就可以完成了。实际情况是，他们已连续钻了十六个小时了，但离钻透还早着呢。与此同时，两个小时以前放下井去的一只麦克风使井下的人可以与其亲属保持联系。虽然他们的食物和饮料快消耗完了，但这些人心情很好，坚信他们很快就会脱险。他们得知营救工作进行得非常顺利。要是他们知道钻透那坚硬的岩石有多么困难，他们会丧失信心的。

【生词】

trap v. 陷入，使陷于困境

surface n. 地面，表面

explosive n. 炸药

vibration n. 震动

collapse v. 坍塌

drill v. 钻孔

capsule n. 容器

layer n. 层

beneath prep. 在......之下

lower v. 放下，降低

progress v. 进展，进行

smoothly adv. 顺利地

以上就是“新概念英语第二册：困在矿井里”的内容，希望对大家有所帮助!