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Caveexploration,orpotholing,asithascometobeknown,isarelativelynewsport.Perhapsitisthedesireforsolitudeorthechanceofmakinganunexpecteddiscoverythatluresmendowntothedepthsoftheearth.Itisimpossibletogiveasatisfactoryexplanationforapot-holer'smotives.Forhim,caveshavethesamepeculiarfascinationwhichhighmountainshavefortheTheyarouseinstinctswhichcanonlybedimlyunderstood.solitudebeingalonewithoutcompanions1）寂寞，孤單Thenightregressed（回歸）intouttersilenceandsolitude.黑夜重歸孤寂。2）獨處，獨居:Sheenjoysthesolitudeofherownflat.

Caveexploration,orpotholing,asithascometobeknown,isarelativelynewsport.Perhapsitisthedesireforsolitudeorthechanceofmakinganunexpecteddiscoverythatluresmendowntothedepthsoftheearth.Itisimpossibletogiveasatisfactoryexplanationforapot-holer'smotives.Forhim,caveshavethesamepeculiarfascinationwhichhighmountainshavefortheTheyarouseinstinctswhichcanonlybedimlyunderstood.1lure引誘，誘惑sbintodoingsthPeoplemaybeluredintobuyingthingsbycleveradvertising.

Itis…thatPerhapsitisthedesirefo solitudeorthechanceofmakinganunexpecteddiscoverythatluresmendowntothedepthsoftheearth.基本句：IboughtacatinthatshopyesterdayCaveexploration,orpotholing,asithascometobeknown,isarelativelynewsport.Perhapsitisthedesireforsolitudeorthechanceofmakinganunexpecteddiscoverythatluresmendowntothedepthsoftheearth.Itisimpossibletogiveasatisfactoryexplanationforapot-holer'smotives.Forhim,caveshavethesamepeculiarfascinationwhichhighmountainshavefortheTheyarouseinstinctswhichcanonlybedimlyunderstood.

喚起同情Arousesympathy

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arouse instinct

ExploringreallydeepcavesisnotataskfortheSundayafternoonSuchundertakingsrequirethepreciseplanningandforesightofmilitaryoperations.Itcantakeaslongaseightdaystorigupropeladdersandtoestablishsupplybasesbeforeadescentcanbemadeintoaverydeepcave.Precautionsofthissortarenecessary,foritisimpossibletoforetelltheexactnatureofthedifficultieswhichwillconfronttheThedeepestknowncaveintheworldistheGouffreBergernearGrenoble.marchstridewandertiptoe/creeptrudgewadestagger

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ExploringreallydeepcavesisnotataskfortheSundayafternoonSuchundertakingsrequirethepreciseplanningandforesightofmilitaryoperations.Itcantakeaslongaseightdaystorigup(搭起）ropeladdersandtoestablishsupplybasesbeforeadescentcanbemadeintoaverydeepcave.Precautionsofthissortarenecessary,foritisimpossibletoforetelltheexactnatureofthedifficultieswhichwillconfronttheThedeepestknowncaveintheworldistheGouffreBergernearGrenoble.4descent?TheplanebeganitsdescentintoParis.TherewasadescentoftemperatureafterrainAscent上升

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Itcantakeaslongaseightdaystorigup(搭起）ropeladdersandtoestablishsupplybasesbeforeadescentcanbemadeintoaverydeepcave.Precautionsofthissortarenecessary,foritisimpossibletoforetelltheexactnatureofthedifficultieswhichwillconfronttheThedeepestknowncaveintheworldistheGouffreBergernearGrenoble.5Itextendstoadepthof3723feet.Thisimmensechasmhasbeenformedbyanundergroundstreamwhichhastunnelledacoursethroughaflawintherocks.TheentrancetothecaveisonaplateauintheDauphineAlps.Asitisonlysixfeetacross,itisbarelynoticeable.ThecavemightneverhavebeendiscoveredhadnottheentrancebeenspottedbythedistinguishedFrenchpothole,Sinceitsdiscovery,ithasbecomeasortofpotholers'Everest.Thoughanumberofdescentshavebeenmade,muchofitstillremainstobeexplored.

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Itextendstoadepthof3723feet.Thisimmensechasmhasbeenformedbyanundergroundstreamwhichhastunnelledacoursethroughaflawintherocks.TheentrancetothecaveisonaplateauintheDauphineAlps.Asitisonlysixfeetacross,itisbarelynoticeable.ThecavemightneverhavebeendiscoveredhadnottheentrancebeenspottedbythedistinguishedFrenchpothole,Sinceitsdiscovery,ithasbecomeasortofpotholers'Everest.Thoughanumberofdescentshavebeenmade,muchofitstillremainstobeexplored.6tunnel flaw?Thisvasewouldbeperfectwithoutafewsmallflawsinitsbase瑕疵，漏洞，缺陷anargumentfullofflawsaflawinacontractPridewasthegreatestflawinhis

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AteamofpotholersrecentlywentdowntheGouffreAfterenteringthenarrowgapontheplateau,theyclimbeddownthesteepsidesofthecaveuntiltheycametoanarrowTheyhadtoedgetheirwayalongthis,sometimeswadingacrossshallowstreams,orswimmingacrossdeeppools.Suddenlytheycametoawaterfallwhichdroppedintoanundergroundlakeatthebottomofthecave.Theyplungedintothelake,andafterloadingtheirgearonaninflatablerubberletthecurrentcarrythemtotheotherprotectthemselvesfromtheicytheyhadtowearspecialrubbersuits.gap，

AteamofpotholersrecentlywentdowntheGouffreAfterenteringthenarrowgapontheplateau,theyclimbeddownthesteepsidesofthecaveuntiltheycametoanarrowTheyhadtoedgetheirwayalongthis,sometimeswadingacrossshallowstreams,orswimmingacrossdeeppools.Suddenlytheycametoawaterfallwhichdroppedintoanundergroundlakeatthebottomofthecave.Theyplungedintothelake,andafterloadingtheirgearonaninflatablerubberletthecurrentcarrythemtotheotherprotectthemselvesfromtheicytheyhadtowearspecialrubbersuits.8edgeone’sway…，Thepolicemanslowlyedgedhiswayforward.EdgingmywaythroughthecrowdIeventuallymanagedtogettothedoor

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inflateAtthefarendofthelake,theycametohugepilesofrubblewhichhadbeenwashedupbytheInthispartofthecave,theycouldhearaninsistentboomingsoundwhichtheyfoundwascausedbyasmallwater-spoutshootingdownintoapoolfromtheroofofthecave.Squeezingthroughacleftintherocks,thepotholersarrivedatanenormouscavern,thesizeofahugeconcerthall.Afterswitchingonpowerfularclights,theysawgreatstalagmites-someofthemoverfortyfeethigh--risingupliketree-trunkstomeetthestalactitessuspendedfromtheroof.Roundabout,pilesoflime-stoneglistenedinallthecoloursoftherainbow.巨石巖石鵝卵石碎石，瓦礫（u）Atthefarendofthelake,theycametohugepilesofrubblewhichhadbeenwashedup