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house.Nofenceseparatedtheirbackyardfromthetrack—onlyathickrowoftrees.But,hersons,3（1/2）-year-oldToddand18-month-oldScott,werenearby,playingonthedriveway.

Stayrightthere,"

Katesaid,"

whileMommyputsthegroceriesaway.Thenwe'

llgoinsideandhavelunch,okay?

Okay!

saidTodd,givingathumbs-upgesturehe'

dseenhisfathermake.

echoedScott,tryingtocopyhisolderbrother.

Theywatchedtheirmotherenterthehousewithseveralbags.

Kateshuttherefrigeratorandhurriedoutside.Good.Theboyswereplayingrightwhereshe'

dleftthem.

Assheliftedmorebagsfromthetrunk,Kateheardatrainracepast—apassengerexpress,shejudgedfromitsspeed.Shecarriedmorebagsintothehouse.

Thesoundsofthetrainapparentlydrewtheboys'

attentiontothetrack.Aftermakingtheirwaythroughthetrees,theyclimbedtothetopofthesteeproadbed,kneltdownalongtherailroadandbegantoplay.

Afewthousandfeetwest,afreighttrainrolledslowlytowardthechildren.OverheadlightssignaledtoengineerRichCampanathatthepassengertrainaheadwasoutoftheway,andtheycouldresumetheirnormalspeedof40milesperhour.Theengineeradjustedtheaccelerator,thenturnedtoconductorAnthonyFalzo,aman,mediuminheightandstronglybuilt,whohadworkedforConrailforalmosthalfofhis35years.

Sowhat'

dyoudoovertheweekend,Anthony?

Oh,notmuch.Mostlymessingaround—alittleTV,thenbed.Whatelse?

Campanasmiled."

Hey,you'

dbettercooldown,Anthony—you'

regettingtobearealpartyanimal!

Thetwomenlaughed.Theywerestilllaughingasthetrainbegangatheringspeed,movingat21milesperhour.

RichandAnthonyspottedsomethingaheadatthesameinstant.

What'

sthatupthere?

askedtheengineer.Anthonydidn'

tanswer.Staringintently,hewastryingtoidentifythecuriousshapeonthetrackahead.Abox?

Oldrags?

Suddenlybothmenrealizedwhatitwas.Richthrewontheemergencybrakeandpulledontheair-hornhandlewithallhisstrength.

Thehorn'

sblastandAnthony'

swordsexplodedatthesametime:

"

KidsontheTrack!

Anthonysprangthroughthecabdoorontoanarrowrunningboardsixfeetabovethewheelsandracedtothefrontoftheswayingtrain.Climbingquicklydownasteelladder,hepausedatthebottom,twofeetabovetheroadbedflashingby.

Nowhecouldclearlyseethetwolittlechildren.Theyweresittingalongsidetherail.Anthonywavedwildlyandshouted,"

Getaway!

Getaway!

Hementallycalculatedthetrain'

sdecelerationrateandgroaned.We'

llneverstopintime.

Absorbedinplay,ToddandScottdidnothearthetrain.Finally,asthesoundbecamethunderous,Scottlookedupandfroze.

Thoughthetrainwasslowing,Anthonyknewitwasstillgoingfasterthanhecouldrun.Soheforcedhimselftowaituntilhewouldbecloseenoughtoleapoffandgrabtheboys.Withperhapstenfeetleftbetweenthemandthesharp-edgedsnowplowbladeatthefrontofthetrain,Anthonysprangforwardfromtheladder.Landingontheloose,fist-sizestonesalongsidethetrack,hehadtostruggletokeephisbalance.Intwogiantstepshealmostreachedthechildren.Theystaredupathiminwide-eyedshock.Anthony,throwinghisbodyintospace,flewtowardthem.

TheunendingblastofthetrainhornstruckKatePritchardlikeahammerblow."

Theboys!

shecried,andracedoutthedoor.Theyweregone!

Thetrack,shethought.Imustgettothetrack!

Ashisbodycrasheddownward,AnthonycoveredToddwhilereachingoutwithonearmtograbScottandpullhimclearofthetrack.Butthetrainhadcaughtuptothem.Anthonysawtheblacksteeledgeofthesnowplowbladehittheyoungchildunderthechin,drivinghisheadbackandscrapingoverhisface.Instantly,bloodflashedacrosstheboy'

sforehead.

PartofthetrainthenpunchedintothebackofAnthony'

sworkjacket,tearingthenylonfabric.Still,AnthonymanagedtopullScottcompletelyunderhim.

He'

sdead,Anthonythought.Hefeltsickwithhorror.Buryinghisfaceinthestones,hepusheddownwardonthetwoboyswithallhisstrengthasthetrainpassedinchesabovethem.

ThefirstpersonKatesawwhenshereachedthehaltedtrainwasTodd.Herolderboywasjumpingupanddownandcryinguncontrollably.ButKatecouldseehewasn'

tinjured.Shegrabbedandhuggedhim.Thenshesawthestillfigureofamanlyingunderthethirdcar.Scott'

shead,amaskofdarkeningblood,wasvisibleunderhim.Katerantothem."

Scott!

shescreamed.

Anthonytwistedtofaceher."

Lady,"

hesaid,hisvoicecalm,"

gotoyourhouse.Callthepoliceandambulance."

Kate,onlyhalfhearinghim,extendedherarmstotakeherbaby.Anthonyspokeagain,moresharply,"

Ma'

am,listen!

Gotoyourhouseandcallthepolice—callanambulance.Go!

Katetorebacktothehouse,madethecalls,thenreachedherhusband,Gary,viahisbeeper.

Whenthefirstpolicecararrived,AnthonywasstillholdinglittleScott.Theconductorknewfromthechild'

scriesthathewasalive,butScottmighthaveinternalinjuriesthatanymovementcouldworsen.SoAnthonyinsistedtheemergencypersonnelchecktheboybeforehewouldreleasehisgrip.Miraculously,Scott'

sinjurieswerenotserious,requiringjust13stitches.

Therehadonlybeen14inchesbetweentheplowbladeandtheground.ReporterslateraskedAnthonyifhehadhesitatedbeforeriskinghislife.

No,"

hereplied."

AllIcouldthinkwasthatthosetwolittlekidshavetheirwholelivesstillaheadofthem,andifIdonothing,they'

redead.TherewasnowayIcouldletthathappen."

Soonaftertheincident,AnthonyvisitedthePritchards'

home.HerecallsputtinghisarmsaroundToddandScottandliftingthem."

ItmademerememberthemomentwhenIfirstshelteredthemunderthetrain.Itwasastrangefeeling,holdingthemagain—andwonderfultoo."

Sincethatfirstvisit,thePritchardssaythatAnthonyhasalmostbecomeamemberofthefamily.Theyalsoreportthatafencenowseparatestheirneighborhoodfromtherailroadtrack.

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NewWordsandExpressions

trunk

n.汽车后部的行李箱

strugglewith

havedifficultyhandlingorcopingwith费力地对付

grocery

n.（usu.pl）食品杂货

locomotive

n.机车

horn

n.喇叭

nearby

a.,ad.附近的；

在附近

thumbs-up

n.翘拇指（赞同或满意的表示）

gesture

n.手势；

姿势

echo

v.repeat（another'

swords,ideas,etc.）重复

drawsb.'

sattentionto

makesb.awareof（sth.）引起（某人）注意

steep

a.risingorfallingsharply陡峭的

kneel

vi.godownontheknees;

restontheknees跪下；

跪着

freight

n.货物；

货运

overhead

a.aboveone'

shead;

inthesky在上头的；

架空的

signal

v.send（sth.suchasawarningoramessage）byalightoranact发信号传达

outoftheway

远离，不碍事

resume

vt.beginagainafterapause重新开始，恢复

per

prep.foreach每

accelerator

n.加速器，加速装置

conductor

n.（AmE）列车员

medium

a.cominghalfwaybetween;

notextreme中等的

n.ameanswhichcanbeusedtoexpressorcommunicatesth.媒质，媒介

mess

vt.putintodisorder弄乱；

弄脏

n.混乱；

脏乱

messaround

（infml）dothingsinanaimlessway;

spendtimeplaying随意做事；

闲荡

hey

int.嗨（用以唤起注意等）

cooldown

（causeto）becomecalmer（使）冷静下来

spot

vt.seeorrecognize看出，认出

instant

n.片刻，瞬息

intently

ad.withgreatattention专心地

rag

n.破布；

抹布；

（pl）破旧衣服

brake

n.制动器，刹车

pullon

用力拉

withallone'

sstrength

使劲，用全力

blast

n.（汽笛等的）鸣叫

explode

vi.burstwithaloudnoise爆发；

爆炸

sway

v.（causeto）moveorswingslowlyfromsidetoside（使）摇动；

（使）摇摆

flash

vi.moveveryfast;

produceasuddenbrightlight飞驰，掠过；

闪烁

calculate

v.计算

deceleration

n.减速

groan▲

v.呻吟

thunderous

a.extremelyloud雷鸣似的；

极响的

leap

vi.jump跳，跃

grab

v.seizesuddenly;

takeroughlyandquickly猛地抓取

blade

n.刀刃，刀身；

刀片

loose

a.松散的

hammer

n.榔头，锤

crash

vi.fallorstrikesuddenly,violently,andnoisily突然重重倒下；

坠毁；

碰撞

reachout

stretchone'

sarm,usu.inordertogetortouch（sth.）伸手抓

clearof

freefrom,notincontactwith离开；

不接触

scrape

v.刮，擦

instantly

ad.atonce;

immediately立即，即刻

forehead

n.前额

punch

v.hithard猛击，用力击

nylon

n.尼龙

fabric

n.织物，织品；

构造，结构

horror

n.greatfearorshock恐惧，震惊

upanddown

一上一下地

injure

vt.harm,hurt；

damage损害；

伤害

injuryn.

hug▲

vt.holdtightlyinone'

sarms紧抱

mask

n.面具，面罩

visible

a.thatcanbeseen看得见的，可见的

twist

v.转动；

（使）扭曲；

扭伤

ambulance

n.救护车

ma'

am=madam

女士，小姐

via

prep.bymeansof;

bywayof通过；

经过

beeper

n.BP机，拷机

internal

a.oforintheinside内部的；

内在的

miraculously

ad.likeamiracle奇迹般地

stitch▲

n.（缝合伤口、缝纫、刺绣等的）一针，针脚

risk

vt.put（sth.）inadangerousposition使遭受危险

n.危险，风险

noway

（infml）innoway;

definitelynot不行；

决不

inci