A New Year’s“miracle”新年的“奇跡”

孫啟祿

主題語境：急救 篇幅：328詞 關(guān)鍵詞：swollen， infected， miracle

1 Isnt it incredible when a last?minute de?cision changes someones life in a major way？

2 On the day after the New Year， AllisonScott and her friend， Alfred Valdivia， Jr.， madea last?minute decision to head up to Big BearLake in California for a camping trip. They packed up their equipment and broughtalong their dog for the planned night， never once imagining that they were actually set?ting out on a rescue mission for a man theyd never met.

3 Allison and Alfred picked a camping spot between Big Bear Lake and Angelus Oaks.They were relaxing when， suddenly， a low?flying plane caught their attention. As the planewent by， they heard a mans voice calling out for help somewhere nearby. Curious， theytracked the sound to a ridgeline， and at the bottom of the hill， a man named Eric wasstranded （使滯留）.

4“We end up finding him， and my friend is looking over the ridge （山脊） and callingout，‘Hey I see you，”Allison recalled.“He had a stick with a water bottle on it trying to signal. He couldnt walk. His feet were extremely swollen and infected just from walking somuch.”

5 Allison and Alfred climbed down to Eric and learned that hed set out from his homein Oceanside two weeks earlier. No one knew where he was， and no one was looking forhim. He didnt own a cell phone， either. Hed managed to survive for the past 14 dayseating only a half a jar of salsa hed brought along for the hike.

6 Eric told Allison and Alfred it was a“miracle”that they d discovered him. Hewas extremely weak and hungry. Allison used her cell phone to call 911， and within 15 min?utes a rescue helicopter arrived to airlift the starving man to safety.

7 Once Eric had been safely evacuated， Allison and Alfred continued on their campingtrip as planned， but with a very cool story to tell when they returned！

Reading Check

1. What did Allison and Alfred decide to do？

A. Perform a rescue mission.

B. Spend the night camping.

C. Celebrate the New Year.

D. Look for a camping spot.

2. To whom did Eric call out for help actually？

A. People on the plane.

B. Someone near the lake.

C. Allison and her friend.

D. People at the camping site.

3. Why did Eric have a stick with a water bottle on it？

A. He wanted to get some water.

B. He wanted to use it to help him walk.

C. He wanted people to see it and discover him.

D. He didnt have enough money to buy a phone.

4. Which of the following words can best describe Eric？

A. Helpful. B. Generous. C. Warm?hearted. D. Strong?willed.

語篇解碼

本文是一篇記敘文，主題語境是人與社會(huì)。新年后的第二天，艾莉森和朋友決定到山中露營。沒想到他們這次露營的決定挽救了一個(gè)人的生命。

語言學(xué)習(xí)

Ⅰ. 語料薈萃

Ⅱ. 語句分析

1. They packed up their equipment and brought along their dog for the planned night，never once imagining that they were actually setting out on a rescue mission for a man theyd never met. 他們收拾好裝備，帶著他們的狗，計(jì)劃過夜，從未想過他們實(shí)際上是去為一個(gè)素未謀面的人執(zhí)行救援任務(wù)。

【點(diǎn)石成金】They packed up their equipment and brought...night是句子的主干，其中packed up和brought是并列謂語，never once imagining...met是動(dòng)詞?ing 形式作狀語，that they were actually...met是that引導(dǎo)的賓語從句，theyd never met是限制性定語從句。

2. Eric told Allison and Alfred it was a“miracle”that theyd discovered him. 埃里克告訴艾莉森和阿爾弗雷德，他們發(fā)現(xiàn)了他，這真是個(gè)“奇跡”。

【點(diǎn)石成金】本句是一個(gè)主從復(fù)合句。Eric told Allison and Alfred 是主句，后面部分是省略了that的賓語從句，其中it是形式主語，that theyd discovered him是主語從句。

語言運(yùn)用

Ⅰ. 例句仿寫

1. 瑪麗站在教室的中間，眼睛盯著墻上的中國地圖。

Mary stood in the middle of the classroom，_________________________________________________on the wall.

2. 他在沒有任何幫助的情況下完成了5千米的越野賽，這真是個(gè)奇跡。

______________________________________________he finished the 5?kilometer cross?country race without any help.

Ⅱ. 寫作實(shí)踐

假定你是某英文報(bào)的小記者李華，請你根據(jù)上面文章的故事內(nèi)容寫一篇報(bào)道，要點(diǎn)如下：

1. 事件發(fā)生的時(shí)間和地點(diǎn)；

2. 事件的經(jīng)過和結(jié)果。

注意：

1. 詞數(shù)80左右；

2. 可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

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