18. in the side of the mountain 在山的一边

19. have a much closer look ( at sth.) 近距离的观看(某物)

20. be in a panic 陷入恐慌（状态）

get into a panic 陷入恐慌（动作）

21. make one's way to ... 前往.......

22. climb down into... 爬进......

23. be enthusiastic about... 对......怀着热情

24. be amazed at ... 对......感到惊讶

25. take sb. by surprise 使某人大吃一惊

take sth. by surprise 突袭

26. make an effort to do sth. 努力做某事

27. be out of work 失业

28. (the) Lake of Heaven 天上的湖（天池）

29. thick forest 茂密的森林

30. nature reserve 自然保护区

31. vary from ... to ... 由......到......不等

32. a great diversity of 多种多样

33. take a bath 沐浴

34. give birth to sb. 生小孩

35. glance through 匆匆看一遍

36. be bored with sb. / sth. 对某人/某物厌烦

37. cancel one's appointment with sb. 取消和某人的约会

II. Sentences

1. Have you ever considered how weak humans are compared with a volcano , hurricane or earthquake？

你有没有想过，与火山、飓风和地震比起来，人类是多么软弱？

2. Having collected and evaluated the information , I help other scientists to predict where lava from the volcano will flow next and how fast it will flow .

收集和评估这些信息之后，我就帮助其他科学家一起预测熔岩接着将往何处流，流速是多少。