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When a light passenger plane flew off course some time ago, it crashed in the mountains and its pilot was killed.
不久前,一架轻型客机偏离了航线,在山区坠毁,飞行员丧生。
The only passengers, a young woman and her two baby daughters, were unhurt.
仅有的乘客——一位年轻妇女和她的两个小女儿——都安然无恙。
were unhurt 让故事转入“如何活下来”而不是“谁受伤了”。
It was the middle of winter.
此时正值隆冬季节,地上积着厚厚的雪。
Snow lay thick on the ground.
这位妇女知道,即使最近的村庄也有数英里远。
The woman knew that the nearest village was miles away.
天黑下来的时候,她把提箱当作小床,把两个孩子放了进去,又把所有能找到的衣服都盖在了孩子们身上。
When it grew dark, she turned a suitcase into a bed and put the children inside it, covering them with all the clothes she could find.
夜里,天冷得厉害。
During the night, it got terribly cold.
夜里天气冷得可怕。
terribly cold 把寒冷压力推高。
The woman kept as near as she could to the children and even tried to get into the case herself, but it was too small.
第二天一大早,她听到头顶上有飞机飞过,但不知道怎样才能发个信号。
Early next morning, she heard planes passing overhead and wondered how she could send a signal.
第二天一早,她听见头顶有飞机飞过,便想自己怎样才能发出信号。
故事从“保命”转入“求救”。
Then she had an idea.
她在雪地上踩出了“SOS”这3个字母。
She stamped out the letters 'SOS' in the snow.
她在雪地里踩出了“SOS”几个字母。
stamped out 是最聪明也最简洁的办法。
Fortunately, a pilot saw the signal and sent a message by radio to the nearest town.
不久,一架直升飞机飞抵飞机失事现场,来搭救这几个幸存者。
It was not long before a helicopter arrived on the scene to rescue the survivors of the plane crash.
单元概要
本课写一位年轻母亲在飞机失事后的雪山中保护两个婴儿,并用在雪地里踩出 SOS 的办法最终获救。重点在于动作链、极端环境和冷静自救思路。
精读导图 1. 先写飞机失事和严酷环境。 2. 再写母亲如何照顾孩子熬过寒夜。 3. 最后用 SOS 信号完成冷静求救。 精读关注 - turn ... into ... - send a signal / on the scene
单词表
| 单词 | 音标 | 释义 | 精讲 |
|---|---|---|---|
| thick | /θɪk/ | 厚的 |
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| signal | /ˈsɪɡnəl/ | 信号 |
|
| stamp | /stæmp/ | 踩;跺 |
|
| helicopter | /ˈhelɪkɒptə(r)/ | 直升机 |
|
| scene | /siːn/ | 现场 |
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| survivor | /səˈvaɪvə(r)/ | 幸存者 |
|
短语
| 短语 | 意思 |
|---|---|
| fly off course | 偏离航线 |
| turn ... into ... | 把……变成…… |
| pass overhead | 从头顶飞过 |
| send a signal | 发出求救信号 |
| on the scene | 在现场;赶到现场 |
语法点
wonder how...
wondered how she could send a signal 写出人物在困境中的思考过程。
相似句:
- He wondered how he could open the door.
- She wondered how they would survive the storm.
turn ... into ...
这是本课最重要的动作结构,写“临时把某物变作别的用途”。
相似句:
- They turned the box into a table.
- She turned the room into a classroom.
to rescue 的目的表达
arrived on the scene to rescue... 用不定式明确救援目的。
相似句:
- The team came to help us.
- A doctor rushed in to save the child.
读写提示
- 这课概括要分“御寒”和“求救”两步。
- 人物冷静处理困境是核心,不能只写环境艰苦。
- SOS 是最需要保留的细节。
- 生存类叙事很适合积累极端环境下的动作词。
考点
4
考点
4第 1 / 4 题
这位母亲获救最关键的一步是什么?