获救男孩与恩人重聚

山东 孙启禄

1It's been nearly three weeks since a fire went through a Seffner house,trapping a young boy inside. But it was two Hillsborough County deputies who broke through his bedroom window, guided him with their voices and flashlights in the middle of the night, and pulled him away from the flames.Those public servants were formally recognized and honored by the Sheriff's office.

2Nine-year-old Owen Ares was reunited with the two people who saved his life during Wednesday's ceremony and was able to thank them. Sheriff Chad Chronister presented the agency's life-saving award to Deputy Alexander Maldonado and Deputy Kevin Reich.

3“My baby is sitting here with me.He is alive,”said the nine-year-old's mother Karen McGinnis.“It could have been a completely different situation.”

4The house fire occurred back on May 19. The following day, the Sheriff's office released the deputies'body camera footage,showing their quick actions.

5Once the deputies got the windows broken,and they pulled a window out the front of the house, they just started calling out,“Hey, buddy, can you hear us?”After about three and a half minutes of frantically (疯狂地)calling for Owen,the child finally appeared.Immediately they could see his arm and Reich was able to reach in and pull him to the window.They got the boy out of the house and carried him to safety.He was covered in soot(烟灰),and couldn't stand,but he was breathing.

6“I felt just relief and happiness to get him out of the house, and get him as far away from the smoke as we possibly could,”Maldonado said.

Young Owen was taken to Tampa General Hospital with severe burns and smoke inhalation(吸入).Owen is now eating and taking steps towards recovery.

Reading Check

一、阅读自测

1.What is the aim of Wednesday's ceremony?

A.To arrange for Owen to meet his saviors.

B.To honor the heroic deed of the officers.

C.To show the videos of the rescue process.

D.To raise people's awareness of fire prevention.

2.What did Karen mean by saying“It could have been a completely different situation.”?

A.She would have lost her life.

B.Her son would have been dead.

C.Her house would have burnt down.

D.She wouldn't have got the award.

3.What was the first thing the deputies did when they got to the burning house?

A.They got the windows broken.

B.They started calling for Owen.

C.They pulled a window out the front of the house.

D.They jumped in and pulled Owen out of the house.

4.What does paragraphs 5 mainly describe?

A.The rescue process.

B.The boy's condition.

C.The situation of the fire.

D.The seriousness of the fire.

二、语篇解码

本文的主题语境为“人与自然”，属于“灾难防范”的范畴。文章为一篇记叙文。一个9 岁的男孩被困在着火的房屋中，两名警官反应迅速，奋力相救。三周后，在这两名警官的表彰典礼上，获救男孩和恩人再次相聚。文章结构如下：

三、语言学习

（一）语料荟萃

语篇单词trap vt.使陷入困境 guide vt.指引flame n.火焰 recognize vt.承认；认可honor vt.授予……荣誉 reunite vt.&vi.（使）重聚ceremony n.仪式 present vt.颁发award n.奖；奖品；奖状 situation n.情况；形势occur vi.发生 release vt.公开relief n.宽慰；轻松 severe adj.十分严重的smoke n.烟 recovery n.恢复重要短语break through 冲破；突破in the middle of 在……中间pull sb away from 使某人远离……be reunited with 与……重聚carry sb to safety 把某人送到安全的地方far away from 远离……quick action 快速行动be taken to hospital 被送进医院take steps 逐步；采取步骤as...as one possibly can 尽可能……

（二）语句分析

1. It's been nearly three weeks since a fire went through a Seffner house,trapping a young boy inside. 距离塞夫纳的一所房子发生火灾，一名小男孩被困在里面这件事情，已经过去近三周了。

【点石成金】It's been nearly three weeks 是主句，since 引导的是时间状语从句，trapping...是V-ing作伴随状语。It has been+一段时间+since...意为“自……以来……(时间)”。

2. But it was two Hillsborough County deputies who broke through his bedroom window,guided him with their voices and flashlights in the middle of the night,and pulled him away from the flames.但是，希尔斯伯勒县的两名警官在半夜打破了他卧室的窗户，用声音和手电筒引导他，把他从火焰中救了出来。

【点石成金】本句是It was...that...引导的强调句，强调的是句子的主语two Hillsborough County deputies，其中，broke through、guided和pulled是并列谓语。

四、语言运用

（一）例句仿写

1.自我从南昌大学毕业以来已经两年多了。

__________________I graduated from Nanchang University.

2.使他难以适应国外新环境的是文化，而不是语言。

__________________made it hard for him to adapt to the new environment abroad.

（二）写作实践

假定你是李华，上周日你校举行了消防演习（fire drill）活动。请你以“A meaningful fire drill”为题给校英文报写一篇报道。内容包括：

1.参与人员；

2.活动的过程；

3.活动的意义。

注意：

1.写作词数应为80左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

A meaningful fire drill

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