英语听力：自然百科 间歇泉记事

 Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula is known for its volcanic¹ and seismic² activity, but not since the 1960s has a new geyser appeared here. A ranger³ in the Kronotsky Nature Reserve was the first to see the column of boiling liquid last month. 

 

Another observer exclaimed Prikolny, meaning peculiar⁴ in Russian and the geyser was named. Scientists are still analyzing⁵ Prikonlnys sudden appearance, the temperature of its water and the depth of its underground structure. The Nature Reserve's director says the geyser erupts every 6 to 20 minutes. 

 

The new geyser shoots a column of water and steam up to more than 16 feet high. The scientists say it uses the same water over and over again as its water gets back into its funnel⁶ for reuse. It's located near a ranger station and an observation boudoir, so it's already become a tourist attraction. 

 

Usually occurring in volcanic regions, geysers are hot springs that intermittently⁷ eject forceful jets of water and steam. No one knows what caused the geyser's formation, but theories include rising water levels in the area or a pulsating⁸ hot spring that switched roles.

 

Prikolny is less than nine miles from Kamchatka Valley of the Geysers, a large geyser field discovered in 1941. At one point, about 100 geysers spouted⁹ here, until a mudslide in 2007 wiped out half of them. 

 

There are three other large geyser fields in the world in Iceland, New Zealand and the United States where the last new geyser appeared in Yellowstone National Park in the early 20th century.

1 volcanic   

adj.火山的；象火山的；由火山引起的

参考例句：

• There have been several volcanic eruptions this year.今年火山爆发了好几次。
• Volcanic activity has created thermal springs and boiling mud pools.火山活动产生了温泉和沸腾的泥浆池。

2 seismic   

a.地震的，地震强度的

参考例句：

• Earthquakes produce two types of seismic waves.地震产生两种地震波。
• The latest seismic activity was also felt in northern Kenya.肯尼亚北部也感觉到了最近的地震活动。

3 ranger   

n.国家公园管理员，护林员；骑兵巡逻队员

参考例句：

• He was the head ranger of the national park.他曾是国家公园的首席看守员。
• He loved working as a ranger.他喜欢做护林人。

4 peculiar   

adj.古怪的，异常的；特殊的，特有的

参考例句：

• He walks in a peculiar fashion.他走路的样子很奇特。
• He looked at me with a very peculiar expression.他用一种很奇怪的表情看着我。

5 analyzing   

v.分析；分析( analyze的现在分词 )；分解；解释；对…进行心理分析n.分析

参考例句：

• Analyzing the date of some socialist countries presents even greater problem s. 分析某些社会主义国家的统计数据，暴露出的问题甚至更大。 来自辞典例句
• He undoubtedly was not far off the mark in analyzing its predictions. 当然，他对其预测所作的分析倒也八九不离十。 来自辞典例句

6 funnel   

n.漏斗；烟囱；v.汇集

参考例句：

• He poured the petrol into the car through a funnel.他用一个漏斗把汽油灌入汽车。
• I like the ship with a yellow funnel.我喜欢那条有黄烟囱的船。

7 intermittently   

adv.间歇地；断断续续

参考例句：

• Winston could not intermittently remember why the pain was happening. 温斯顿只能断断续续地记得为什么这么痛。 来自英汉文学
• The resin moves intermittently down and out of the bed. 树脂周期地向下移动和移出床层。 来自辞典例句

8 pulsating   

adj.搏动的，脉冲的v.有节奏地舒张及收缩( pulsate的现在分词 )；跳动；脉动；受（激情）震动

参考例句：

• Lights were pulsating in the sky. 天空有闪烁的光。
• Spindles and fingers moved so quickly that the workshop seemed to be one great nervously-pulsating machine. 工作很紧张，全车间是一个飞快的转轮。 来自子夜部分

9 spouted   

adj.装有嘴的v.（指液体）喷出( spout的过去式和过去分词 )；滔滔不绝地讲；喋喋不休地说；喷水

参考例句：

• The broken pipe spouted water all over the room. 破裂的水管喷了一屋子的水。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The lecturer spouted for hours. 讲师滔滔不绝地讲了几个小时。 来自《简明英汉词典》