在地震中幸存

浙江 江 丽

当时，作为护士的“我”正在值班，在上午11点下班前，“我”感觉情况有点不妙，放在桌上的托盘突然掉了下来，整栋大楼也开始晃动起来……

主题语境：人与自然 篇幅：379词 建议用时：7分钟

1When I worked as a nurse, I was on day duty. On one shift, I sensed something just before going off duty at 11 am. I put down the tray (托盘) on the table and suddenly it fell off the table. At first I thought I had accidentally knocked it over, but then I felt the whole building shaking and heard patients were screaming.

2I realized that an earthquake was happening. I quickly caught hold of a nearby patient and pushed her under a bed.And then,I got under another bed myself.As soon as the earthquake stopped, I carried the patient out and helped her down to the grassland,where several other people had gathered.

3Afraid that my other workmates were in danger, I went back inside the building again.When I met Lucy,our ward(病房)sister(护士长),I found her patient couldn't walk.We made a seat for the patient by linking our hands and arms, and carried her outside together.We went back through the building to check no one was left behind in our ward.

4Just then, we saw that a male doctor was calling for volunteers to go down to other wards with him to help more people. So we went together. The doctor went ahead of us and found one of the nurses partially covered with rubble (碎石), luckily still alive. Suddenly,the aftershock (余震) struck and the doctor ordered us to leave. The brave doctor intended to stay alone and risk his own life to save the nurse.

5However, without any hesitation, we made up our minds to stay with the doctor and save the nurse together. The doctor encouraged the trapped nurse to stay calm, and in the meanwhile, we focused our efforts on removing the bricks and the rubble that trapped her body.Gradually and slowly,we lifted the nurse out of the rubble.Finally,all,including patients,nurses and doctors,were in the safe place.

6It was our teamwork that made a difference.Although my workplace lay in ruins,I held the firm belief that some day in the future my workplace would come back to life and take on a new look, where we would continue working together to save more patients.

Reading Check

Answer the following questions according to the text.

1.When did the earthquake happen?

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2.What made the author realize that an earthquake was happening?

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3.What did the author do after knowing an earthquake was happening?

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4.What did the author do when the earthquake stopped?

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5.What did the author think of her workplace in the future?

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Language Study

Difficult sentence

Although my workplace lay in ruins, I held the firm belief that some day in the future my workplace would come back to life and take on a new look,where we would continue working together to save more patients.尽管我工作的地方沦为一片废墟，但我坚信在未来的某天，它会恢复生机并呈现新的面貌，在那里我们将继续同心协力，救治更多的病人。

【点石成金】该句中，Although 引导一个让步状语从句，I held the firm belief that...是主句；where引导非限制性定语从句，先行词为my workplace。