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大学英语课文

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第一单元

1Bollwascravingahotturkeydinnerandasliceofapplepie.Afterahecticweektreatingpatientswithsorethroatsandearinfectionsathisfamilypractice,the52-year-oldphysicianwasreadyforanightofhomecookingandfellowshipathischurch’sannualfund-raisingdinner.

2Steppinginsidethecrowdedgymat’sUnitedChurchofChrist,Bollandhisfamilyfoundalonglineofpeoplewaitingtobeseated.Hewasn’tsurprised.TheturkeyfeasthadbecomeapopulareventinMokena,Illinois,attendedbyhundredsfromthesurround-thegoodfoodandwerewillingtopay＄10toheaptheirplatesandhelppayforthechurch’snewcommunitycenter.Bollandhiswife,Dana,andtheirson,Kyle,14,wenteveryyear.

3Aftersittingdown,Bollhadbarelyplacedhisnapkininhislapwhenheheardacommotionontheothersideoftheroom.”Help!

”awomanshouted.“DoesanybodyknowhowtodotheHeimlich”

4Jumpingupfromthetable,thedoctorcouldseeawhite-hairedwomanslumpedoverinherchair.“I’madoctor.What’sgoingon”Bollsaidtothegroupgatheredaround76-year-oldPatRohrer.

5“Mymother-in-lawchokedonapieceofturkey,”answeredafranticColleenRohrer.“We’vetriedtheHeimlichmaneuver,butit’snotworking.”BollreachedaroundPat’sabdomenandpulledsharplyupwardwithhisfists.Nothinghappened.Movingquickly,heliftedPatupandontothefloortogetherintoabetterposition.TwiceagainhetriedtheHeimlich,butshedidn’trespond.

6Thiscan’tbehappening,Bollthought.Heworriedhewouldn’tbeabletohelpher.Lookingup,herecognizedSteveHoblin,anursefromthehospitalnearhisoffice.“Steve,stickyourfingersdownherthroatandseeifyoucansweepanythingout,”hesaid.Hoblinreachedinandpulledoutasmallpieceofturkey.

7ButPatstillwasn’tbreathing.Infact,shewasrapidlyturningblue.Apparently,somefoodwasstilllodgedinherthroat.Bollknewheneededtodosomethingdrastic---andfast---togetairintoherlungs.Hisonlychancewastoperformanemergencytracheotomy.

8“Call911!

Andgetmeasharpknife!

”Heshouted.Hiswiferantothekitchen,andHoblinhandedoverhispocketknife.

9Bollhadneverdonetheoperationbefore.Heflashedbacktotheonlytimehe’dseenoneperformed:

duringhisresidency20yearsearlier.Thatprocedurehadbeendoneinasterile,controlledenvironmentbyexpertsurgeons.Howwasafamilydoctorsupposedtoaccomplishthesamethingatachurchdinnerwithadullpocketknife?

10Hewasrelievedtoseethathiswifehadfoundacleanparingknife.Takingadeepbreath,BollcarefullycutasmallslitinPat’sneck.Asbloodpouredfromthewound,hebrokeintoasweat.ButBollknewitwastoolatetostop.Twoorthreepreciousminuteshadalreadypassed.Shecouldn’tsurvivemuchlongerwithoutoxygen.Bollfiguredhehadabout45secondstosaveherlife.

11Oblivioustothecrowdbreathlesslywatchinghimwork,Bollsteadiedhishandsandcontinued.Buttheknifewouldn’tcutdeepenough.Outofnowhere,amanhandedBollaswitchblade.Ithadataperedpoint,niceandsharp,withathree-inchbladethatlockedsecurelyinplace.Bollquicklyfinishedthecut.

12Then,asifshewerereadinghismind,Colleenhandedhimatracheotomytube.Herson,Shaun---Pat’sgrandson---hasaseverelungconditionandneedsatubetokeephisairwayclear.Buthecouldmanagewithoutitforanhourorso.

13Patwasturningbluerbythesecond.ColleenhelpedBollgentlypushthetubeintoPat’strachea.Secondstickedbylikeminutes,butthepairworkedcalmly,withprecision---justlikeasurgicalteam,thoughtthedoctor.

14“I’min,”hesaidoncethetubewasfinallyinplace.

15butthecrisiswasfarfromover.Bollneededtoresuscitatetheunconsciouswoman.Fortunately,herfamilyneverwentanywherewithoutanemergencykitcontainingamanualresuscitatorbag,justincaseShaunhadtroublebreathing.

16colleenclickedthebagontothetubeandpumped.withinseconds,PatRohrerstartedbreathingandthecolorreturnedtohercheeks.

17asparamedicsrushedinandtookover,bollstoodup,trembling.Hecertainlyhadn'tanticipatedanythinglikethiswhenhelefthisjobasasocialworkertogotomedschool.

18“i'mnotterriblyreligious,”Bollsaysnow,“butiknownowthatGodgoestoTurkeydinnersatchurches.Totakeadoctorwhoonlyhalfknowswhathe'sdoingandgivehimtherighttools——idon'tknowhowirecalledtodo.Tomethere'snoexplanationbutdivineintervention.”

19Maybeso,butHowardStephens,assistantchiefoftheMokenaFireProtectionDistrict,wasquicktopointout,“withoutDr.Boll,thisladywouldn'thavemadeit.”

20nowthathergratefulmother-in-lawisbackathome,withnosignsofinfectionfromtheswitchbladesurgery.Colleensays,“wearesothankfulthatinthisageoflawsuits,dr.bollwaswillingtoputhimselfontheline.hejuststeppedupanddidwhathadtobedone.”

21laterthatNovembernight,afterreturningfromthehospital,Robbollfoundanotherjobthatneededtobefinished.hestrolledintothechurchkitchenandrolleduphissleeves.“Divineinterventiondoesn'tusuallycomeintoplay,”hesays,“whenit'stimetodothedishes.”

第二单元

TheforestwasfullofshadowsasalittlegirlhurriedthroughitonesummereveninginJune.Itwasalreadyeighto’clockandSylviawonderedifhergrandmotherwouldbeangrywithherforbeingsolate

EveryeveningSylvialefthergrandmother’shouseatfivethirtytobringtheircowhome.ItwasSylvia’sjobtobringtheanimalhometothemilked.WhenthecowheardSylvia’svoicecallingher.Shewouldhideamongthebushes

ThiseveningithadtakenSylvialongerthanusualtofindhercow.Thechildhurriedthecowthoughthedarkforest.towardhergrandmother’shomeAsthecowstoppedatasmallstreamtodrink.Sylviaputherbarefeetincold,freshwaterofthestream

Shehadneverbeforebeenaloneintheforestaslateasthis.Sylviafeltasifshewereapartofthe

grayshadowsandthesilverleavesthatmovedintheeveningbreeze.

Itwasonlyayearagothatshecametohergrandmother’sfarm.beforethatshehadlivedwithhermotherandfatherinadirtycrowdedfactorytownOneday,Sylvia’sgrandmotherhadvisitedthemandhadchosenSylviaformallherbrothersandsistertocomerhelpheronherfarminVermont

Thecowfinishdrinkingandasthenine-year-oldchildhurriedthroughtheforesttheairwassuddenlycutbyasharpwhistlenotfarawaySylviaknewitwasn’tafriendlybird’swhistlesheforgotthecowandhidinsomebushesbutshewastoolate

HellolittlegirlayoungmancalledoutcheerfullyHowfarisittothemainroadSylviawastremblingasshewhisperedtwomilesShecameoutofthebushesandlookedupintothefaceofatallyoungmancarryingagun

ThestrangerbeganwalkingwithSylviaasshefollowedhercowthroughtheforestI’vebeenhuntingforbirdsheexplainedbutI’velostmywayDoyouthinkIspendthenightatyourhomeSylviadidn’tanswerShewasgladshecouldseehergrandmotherstandingnearthedoorofthefarmhouse

WhentheyreachedherthestrangerexplainedhisproblemtoSylvia’ssmilinggrandmother

Ofcourseyoucanstaywithusshesaidwedon’thavemuchbutyou’rewelcometosharewhatwehaveNowSylviagetaplateforthegentleman

Aftereating,theyallsatyoungmanexplainedhewasabirdcollector."Doyouputtheminacage"Sylviaasked."No,"heansweredslowly,"IshootthemandstuffthemwithputthemwithspecialchemicalstopreservehaveoveronehundreddifferentkindsofbirdsfromallovertheUnitedStates."

"Sylviaknowsalotaboutbirds,too,"hergrandmothersaidproudly."Sheknowstheforestsowell,thewildanimalscomeandeatbreadrightoutofherhands."

"Maybeshecanhelpmethen,"theyoungmansaid."Isawawhiteherontwodays'vebeenlookingforitever'saveryrareyouseenit,too"HeaskedSylviawassilent."Youwouldknowitifyousawit,"hesaid."It'satall,strangebirdwithsoftwhitefeathersandlongthinprobablyhasitsnestatthetopofatalltree."

Sylvia'sheartbegantobeathadseenthatstrangewhitebirdontheothersideoftheyoungmanwasstaringatSylvia."Iwouldgivetendollarstothepersonwhoshowedmewhereitis."

ThatnightSylvia'sdreamswerefullofallthewonderfulthingssheandhergrandmothercouldbuyfortendollars.

Sylviaspentthenextdayintheforestwiththeyoungtoldheralotaboutthebirdstheycouldnotunderstandwhyhekilledthebirdsheseemedtolikesofeltherhearttrembleeverytimeheshotanunsuspectingbirdasitwassingsinginthetrees.

Sylviawouldhavelikedhimvastlybetterwithouthisgun;butasthedaywaned,Sylviastillwatchedtheasleepinchild,wasvaguelythrilledbyadreamofstoppedtolistentoabird'ssong;theypressedforwardagaineagerly--speakingtoeachotherrarelyandinwhispers;Sylviafollowedtheyoungman,fascinated,afewstepsbehind,withhergrayeyesdarkfascinated,afewstepsbehind,withhergrayeyesdarkwithexcitement.

Longafterthemoomcameoutandtheyoungmanhadfallenasleep,Sylviawasstillhadaplanthatwouldgetthetendollarsforhergrandmotherandmaketheyoungmanitwasnearsunrise,shequietlyleftherhouseandhurriedthroughthefinallyreachedahugepinecouldseethewholeforestfromwassureshewouldbeabletoseewherethewhiteheronhadhiddenitsnest.

Sylvia'sbarefeetandtinyfingersgrabbedthetree'sroughdrybranchesscratchedatherlikecat'sclawsassheclimbedhigherandhigher.

WhenSylviahadatlastreachedthetree'shighestbranch,thegoldensun'srayshitthegreenhawksflewtogetherinslow-movingcirclesfarbelowfeltasif