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rock of gibraltar


Rock of Gi·bral·tar
the Rock of Gibraltar
a narrow mountain area on a peninsula (=piece of land surrounded on three sides by water) in the south of Spain, at the western end of the Mediterranean Sea. The state of Gibraltar is there. British people sometimes use the phrase "like the Rock of Gibraltar" to talk about something that is so solid and permanent that it will never break or be destroyed.
1. But there is still fiery hot rock deep inside.
    但是地球内部仍有滚烫的岩浆。

2. We could see a bluebottle on the rock.
    我们能看见一只绿头苍蝇在岩石上.

3. Water is purified by passing through rock.
    水在穿透岩石的过程中获得了净化.

4. When Kizzy was four or five, the African would take her by the hand and lead her round the farm and teach her names of things in his native tongue: one word for tree, another for rock, another for cow.
    当吉西四五岁的时候,老非洲就拉着她的手带她去农场转上一圈,教她用土著语说出各种事物的名称:一个词代表着“树”,一个词代表“岩石”,另一个词代表“母牛”。

5. Water is in rock deep under the ground, in natural holding areas -- in storage.
    水深藏于地底下的岩层里、在天然蓄水区里 -- 水就储存在那里。

6. This layer of rock contains a lot of flint.
    这一岩层中有大量燧石.

7. The sturdy young man removed the rock without effort.
    那个壮实的小伙子没费多大劲便把石块搬开了。

8. The waves are washing the rock.
    波浪冲击着岩石。

9. The ship was wrecked when it hit a rock.
    船触礁遇难了。

10. Towards evening, the boat struck a rock and the girl jumped into the sea.
    天将黑时,小船撞在了一块礁石上,姑娘跳进了海里。

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