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全新版大学英语第一册7

Unit7

Emergency

PartIPre-readingTask

Listentotherecordingtwoorthreetimesandthenthinkoverthefollowingquestions:

1.Howdidthefatherunderstandcourageatfirst?

2.Whatdidcouragemeantothefatherafterthefirewasputout?

3.Thepoetsaysthatfiremenfightawartheycanneverwin.Whatdoeshemean?

4.Howdoescourageasdescribedinthepoemrelatetothethemeoftheunit—emergency?

Thefollowingwordsintherecordingmaybenewtoyou:

clad

（clothe的过去式和过去分词）穿上

armor

n.盔甲（文中指防火衣）

atstake

在危险中

lair

n.兽穴

talon

n.魔爪

PartII

TextA

Atfirstitseemedasifitmightjustbeanoldboxorragsaheadofthetrain.Butthentheyrealizedjustwhatitwas.

"KIDSONTHETRACK!

"

JackMurphy

Monday,May1,1989wasapleasantmorninginRamsey,N.J.KatePritchardbentoverhercartrunkandstruggledwiththebagsofgroceriesshe'djustbroughthome.Sheheardthedistantcryofalocomotivehorn.ThetrainsofConrailpassedlessthan300feetfromthePritchards'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.

"Okay!

"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.

（1161words）

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