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Menace Under Otari - 3 The Spider's Web

The tunnel continues deeper undergroud, eventually opening into a large chamber. Patches of glowing blue fungus cling to the ceiling and provide dim light. You can just barely make out vast strands of webbing arcoss the floor and walls of this cavern, stretching between stalactites like shimmering curtains.

Words

chamber

cham·ber /ˈtʃeɪmbə $-ər / noun

  • a room used for a special purpose, especially an unpleasant one
    • gas/torture chamber (=used for killing people by gas or for hurting them)

fungus

  • fun·gus /ˈfʌŋɡəs/ noun (pluralfungi /-dʒaɪ, -ɡaɪ/ or funguses)
    • [uncountable and countable] a simple type of plant that has no leaves or flowers and that grows on plants or other surfaces. MUSHROOMS and MOULD are both fungi.

strand

strand /strænd/ noun [countable]

  1. a single thin piece of thread, wire, hair etc
    • strand of
      • He reached out and brushed a strand of hair away from her face.
  2. one of the parts of a story, idea, plan etc
    • strand of thought/opinion/argument
      • Plato draws all the strands of the argument together.

stalactite

stal·ac·tite /ˈstæləktaɪt $stəˈlæktaɪt / noun [countable] a sharp pointed object hanging down from the roof of a CAVE, which is formed gradually by water that contains minerals as it drops slowly from the roof →stalagmite

shimmering

  • shim·mer /ˈʃɪmə $-ər / verb [intransitive]

  • to shine with a soft light that looks as if it shakes slightly:

    • The lake shimmered in the moonlight.

  • shimmer noun [singular, uncountable]

Chinese

隧道继续深入地下，最终通向一个宽阔的洞室。天花板上长着一片片发着幽蓝光的真菌，提供着微弱的照明。你勉强能看清，地面和墙壁上布满了巨大的蛛网，如同闪闪发光的帘幕一般，连接着钟乳石之间。