We explored hundreds of feet underground, standing beneath dripping stalactites in New Mexico.

我们在新墨西哥州探访地下几百英尺，站在滴水的钟乳石下。

The cave itself is full of stalactites which are rock formations that look like they are dripping.

洞穴本身有许多呈岩石形态的滴落状的钟乳石。

" It has stalactites and stalagmites in many shapes and colors, even red" .

" 它有各种形状和颜色的钟乳石和石笋，甚至是红色的。"

Round about, piles of limestone glistened in all the colours of rainbow.

与洞顶悬挂下来的钟乳石相接。周围是一堆堆石灰石，像彩虹一样闪闪发光。

And then you get these beautiful long formations of these sort of straw stalactites.

然后你会看到这些由稻草钟乳石组成的美丽的长形结构。

For nearly 10 days, they survived on water dripping from stalactites in the cave.

在将近10天的时间里，他们靠着洞内钟乳石滴下的水活了下来。

Burglar Bugler stalagmite stalactite The cavern was adorned with both majestic stalagmites and shimmering stalactites.

这个山洞里装饰着雄伟的石笋和闪耀的钟乳石。

But that which formed steps under our feet became stalactites overhead.

但我们脚下形成的台阶却变成了头顶上的钟乳石。

Stalactites are on the tops or sides of the cave.

钟乳石位于洞穴的顶部或两侧。

It is home to one of the world's longest soda straw stalactites, measuring in at over 21 feet long.

它是世界上最长的汽水钟乳石之一，长度超过 21 英尺。

Actually, teacher Garrett taught me a really helpful way to remember the difference between a stalactite and a stalagmite.

事实上，加勒特老师了我一个非常有用的方法来记住钟乳石和石笋之间的区别。

The beam of sunlight dances like fire on the surrounding stalactites, and it turns the water a beautiful transparent blue.

阳光在周围的钟乳石上像火一样舞动，把水变成了美丽透明的蓝色。

That’s the smooth stone you see inside old limestone caves, that forms into the stalactites and stalagmites sticking out of the ceiling and floor.

那是您在古老的石灰岩洞穴中看到的光滑石头，它形成了从天花板和地板伸出的钟乳石和石笋。

My couch, made up of all our travelling gear, was in a charming grotto, adorned with splendid stalactites, and the soil of which was a fine sand.

我的沙发由我们所有的旅行装备组成，位于一个迷人的洞穴中， 装饰着绚丽的钟乳石，土壤是细沙。

After switching on powerful arc lights, they saw great stalagmites -- some of them over forty feet high -- rising up like tree-trunks to meet the stalactites suspended from the roof.

他们打开强力弧光灯，看见一株株巨大的石笋，有的高达40英尺，象树干似的向上长着，与洞顶悬挂下来的钟乳石相接。

From the bridge, he could see into a beautiful cave residence: cushioned with moss, hung with stalactites, furnished with carved benches and beds, and equipped with pans and stoves.

从桥上，他可以看到一座美丽的洞穴住宅：垫着青苔，悬挂着钟乳石，配有雕刻的凳子和床，并配备了锅和炉子。

The ancient cloth in which the meat, fresh from the frying-pan, is tied serves as a filter through which the clear fat and gravy juices drip down on his right hip and leg in clustering stalactites.

裹着煎锅里新鲜肉的古老布料充当过滤器，清澈的脂肪和肉汁通过它像一簇簇的钟乳石一样滴落在他的右臀和腿上。