国家地理 加里曼丹岛的地底洞天(2)

Already they knew Clearwater stretched for 140 miles and that some of the caverns¹ were lined with turbulent rivers, while the Racer-Easter system contained chambers² so enormous that a jetliner could fit easily within its walls with plenty of room to spare. In other words, the limestone³ underlying⁴ this region, beneath Malaysia's Gunung Mulu National Park, is riddled⁵ with some of the biggest holes, widest tunnels, and most mind-blowing voids anywhere on Earth.

他们已经知道清水洞绵延140英里，某些洞穴中遍布湍急的激流，而黑蛇—复活节洞穴系统则拥有极其巨大的洞窟，足以轻松容纳一架喷射客机还绰绰有余。换言之，位于马来西亚姆鲁山国家公园底下的这片石灰岩地区，其实布满了世上罕见的几个最广大的洞穴、最宽阔的隧道，以及最令人惊叹的地底洞天。

If you are the kind of explorer who enjoys crawling down into wet, hot darkness in order to find more wet, hot darkness, Borneo is a dreamland, a Disneyland, and a Neverland, all in one.

如果你是那种喜欢爬进潮湿闷热的黑暗之所，只为寻找更多潮湿闷热的黑暗之所的探险家，那么加里曼丹岛就是你的终极梦想乐园。

1 caverns   

大山洞，大洞穴( cavern的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Within were dark caverns; what was inside them, no one could see. 里面是一个黑洞，这里面有什么东西，谁也望不见。 来自汉英文学 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）
• UNDERGROUND Under water grottos, caverns Filled with apes That eat figs. 在水帘洞里，挤满了猿争吃无花果。

2 chambers   

n.房间( chamber的名词复数 )；（议会的）议院；卧室；会议厅

参考例句：

• The body will be removed into one of the cold storage chambers. 尸体将被移到一个冷冻间里。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Mr Chambers's readable book concentrates on the middle passage: the time Ransome spent in Russia. Chambers先生的这本值得一看的书重点在中间：Ransome在俄国的那几年。 来自互联网

3 limestone   

n.石灰石

参考例句：

• Limestone is often used in building construction.石灰岩常用于建筑。
• Cement is made from limestone.水泥是由石灰石制成的。

4 underlying   

adj.在下面的，含蓄的，潜在的

参考例句：

• The underlying theme of the novel is very serious.小说隐含的主题是十分严肃的。
• This word has its underlying meaning.这个单词有它潜在的含义。

5 riddled   

adj.布满的；充斥的；泛滥的v.解谜，出谜题(riddle的过去分词形式)

参考例句：

• The beams are riddled with woodworm. 这些木梁被蛀虫蛀得都是洞。
• The bodies of the hostages were found riddled with bullets. 在人质的尸体上发现了很多弹孔。 来自《简明英汉词典》