广东 俞伟玲
人生是一场探索和历险,在这个过程中我们总会遇到惊慌失措、生死攸关的紧要时刻。在各种各样的险境中,我们必须想尽办法克服恐惧,学会自救和寻求帮助,这样,我们才能摆脱困境,渡过难关。本次读后续写之朋友历险将带我们走进I have noidea how to fly this plane,读一读一对朋友哈里森和弗兰克的冒险经历。
文章叙述的是一个令人惊心动魄的冒险故事。正在海洋上空一万英尺飞行的飞机,由于飞行员艾伦突然昏厥,飞机上另外两名乘客哈里森和弗兰克不得不临时驾驶飞机,他们在塔台工作人员的指导下控制好飞机,最终安全着陆,化险为夷。
1.It's around noon.The early May weather is perfect and the views—brilliant blue skies and the crystalline ocean below—are drop-dead beautiful.The plane is being flown by Ken Allen,a 64-year-old veteran pilot.To Allen's right in the co-pilot's seat is his friend Russ Franck,70.Franck is no pilot,but he does enjoy going along for the ride.大约是中午。五月初的天气是完美的,风景——灿烂的蓝天和底下清澈的海洋——是非常美丽的。驾驶这架飞机的是一名64 岁的资深飞行员肯·艾伦。艾伦的右边在副驾驶座位上的是他的朋友拉斯·弗兰克,70 岁。弗兰克不是飞行员,但他非常喜欢跟着一起飞。
2.A few minutes later,as Allen continues his descent,the right side of his head starts pounding: Boom! Boom! Boom! Every time his heart beats, Allen feels as if his head is being hit with a hammer.What the heck...? Allen wonders as he winces in pain.Out of his right eye, he begins seeing bright blue lights flashing.几分钟后,当艾伦继续下降时,他的头部右侧开始剧烈地跳动:砰!砰!砰!每次心跳的时候,艾伦都觉得自己的头被一把锤子击中了。怎么回事……?当艾伦在痛苦中抽搐时,他还在疑惑。他开始从他的右眼看到明亮的蓝色灯光在闪烁。
3.“Guys, I don't feel good!”he tells Harrison and Franck.The pain is severe.The pounding intensifies.His voice shaking,he says,“Everything is fuzzy!”“朋友们,我感觉很糟糕!”他对哈里森和弗兰克说。疼得厉害。(他头部右侧的)冲击加剧了。他声音颤抖地说:“一切都模糊了!”
4.Harrison answers immediately,“What does that mean?”“I don't know.My head is killing me! I don't...”Allen suddenly stops talking and Harrison watches him slump back in his seat.The plane is now careening toward the sea without a pilot.哈里森立刻回答:“什么意思?”“我不知道。我的头疼死了!我不……”艾伦突然不说话了,哈里森看着他瘫倒在座位上。没有飞行员,这架飞机正在冲向大海。
5.Harrison manages to undo his seat belt and, fighting G-forces that want to pin him back to his seat, stumbles a few feet to Allen.He and Franck try to rouse Allen.No response.The pilot is unconscious.And the plane is out of control, plummeting in a deep,dizzying 340-mile-per-hour dive to the ocean below.哈里森设法解开他的安全带,与想要把他按回座位上的重力做斗争,踉踉跄跄地走了几英尺到艾伦面前。他和弗兰克试图唤醒艾伦。没有回应。飞行员已失去知觉。飞机失去控制,以猛烈的、令人眩晕的、每小时340英里的速度向下面的海洋俯冲。
表1 遇险境——飞行员突然晕倒,飞机失控
1.Although he's never taken a flying lesson, Harrison has flown enough small planes and observed enough pilots to know that he has to pull back the plane's yoke to bring the plane's nose up.But he has to do it slowly or the motor would stall, or the wings may be ripped off.Squatting behind Allen's seat, he reaches over the unconscious pilot and grabs the yoke while Franck grabs the co-pilot's yoke.虽然哈里森从未上过飞行课,但他驾驶过足够多的小型飞机,观察过足够多的飞行员,他知道他必须把飞机的轭拉回来,才能让飞机的机头向上。但他必须慢慢来,否则发动机可能会熄火,或者机翼可能会被扯下来。他蹲在艾伦的座位后面,伸手越过昏迷的飞行员,抓住了轭,同时弗兰克抓住了副驾驶的轭。
2.As the plane falls, both Harrison and Franck struggle to level off the plane, which has dropped nearly 4000 feet in 30 seconds.Soon, the plane's nose levels off and turns up,before climbing back to 9000 feet.“Can you hold this steady?”Harrison asks Franck.While holding the co-pilot's yoke, Franck helps Harrison unbuckle Allen's seat belt, and Harrison pulls him off the seat and gently lays the unconscious pilot on the floor of the cabin.Harrison quickly climbs into the pilot's seat and takes stock of the situation.First and foremost,they are alive.But they are a long way from home.随着飞机的下降,哈里森和弗兰克都在努力使飞机保持平稳,飞机在30秒内下降了近4000英尺。很快,飞机的机头水平上升,然后爬升到9000 英尺的高度。“你能拿稳吗?”哈里森问弗兰克。弗兰克一边拉着副驾驶的轭,一边帮哈里森解开艾伦的安全带,哈里森把他从座位上拉下来,轻轻地把失去知觉的飞行员放在机舱的地板上。哈里森迅速爬到飞行员的座位上,对情况进行了评估。首先,他们还活着,但他们离家很远。
3.“I've got a serious situation here,”says Harrison.“My pilot...uh...has gone...unconscious.I have no idea how to fly the airplane...”Flores jumps from his seat and hits a button on his console that broadcasts the radio transmission through the control tower's loudspeakers.Alerted to an emergency, everyone in the tower drops what they are doing and listens to the call.“我遇到了一个严重的问题。”哈里森说,“我的飞行员……嗯……已经没有意识了。我不知道怎么开飞机……”弗洛雷斯从座位上跳起来,按下控制塔台上的一个按钮,通过控制塔的扬声器播放无线电传输。接到紧急情况警报后,塔里的每个人都放下手中的工作,倾听警报。
4.Harrison and Franck realize they have lost contact with the tower.Flores's voice is replaced by static, then nothing.Once again, Harrison and Franck are on their own.While Harrison holds the plane steady, Franck tries to figure out where they are and if they are even flying in the right direction.Franck had ceded control of the plane to the younger Harrison under the mistaken belief that he may have had some flight simulator experience because he seemed so focused.哈里森和弗兰克意识到他们已经和塔台失去了联系。弗洛雷斯的声音被静电干扰声所取代,然后什么都听不见了。哈里森和弗兰克又一次只能靠他们自己了。当哈里森稳住飞机时,弗兰克试图弄清楚他们的位置,以及他们是否朝着正确的方向飞行。弗兰克把飞机的控制权让给了小哈里森,错误地认为他可能有一些(驾驶)飞行模拟器的经验,因为他看起来很专注。
5.Franck peers out of his window and says,“Look, there's the coast over there.”He checks his compass to double-check his bearings.“We need to go west to get to the airport.”Harrison nods and makes a gradual turn towards the coast.弗兰克向窗外看了看,说:“看,那边是海岸。”他检查罗盘,再次确认方位。“我们得往西走才能到机场。”哈里森点点头,慢慢(将飞机)转向海岸。
表2 解险境——迅速控制好飞机,寻求帮助
1.The airport's operation manager, Mark Siviglia, meets him at the door and quickly briefs him,“We have passengers flying a plane,Cessna 208.The pilot is unconscious.Can you help land this plane?”Morgan's eyes widen and he thinks,“Is this really happening?This sounds like a movie!”机场运营经理马克·西维利亚在门口迎接他,并迅速向他介绍情况:“我们有乘客驾驶塞斯纳208飞机。飞行员已失去知觉。你能帮忙让飞机降落吗?”摩根睁大了眼睛,他想:“这是真的吗?这听起来像电影!”
2.Harrison and Franck are glued to their headsets, listening to Morgan's instructions.Franck scans the ground for familiar landmarks.He sees the I-95 freeway and nudges Harrison.They follow it north to Palm Beach International Airport.哈里森和弗兰克都紧紧地贴着耳机,听着摩根的指令。弗兰克在寻找地面上熟悉的地标。他看到了I-95高速公路,推了推哈里森。他们沿着它向北到达棕榈滩国际机场。
3.“Hey! I don't know how to use the brakes.What should I do when I land?”“When you get to the ground,just put your feet on the top of the pedals and apply a bit of pressure,”Morgan quickly adds.“Gentle! Be very gentle when you press on the pedals.”What he doesn't mention is that putting too much pressure on the brakes too early can blow a tire, causing a pilot to lose control of the plane, possibly crashing on the runway.“嘿!我不知道怎么用制动器。我落地后该怎么办?”“当你到达地面时,把你的脚放在踏板上,然后施加一点压力。”摩根迅速补充道,“轻柔!踩踏板的时候力道要非常轻柔。”他没有提到的是,太早地、过重地踩下制动器会让飞机爆胎,使飞行员失去对飞机的控制,可能使飞机撞毁在跑道。
4.Harrison throttles back and lines up the runway,which is 3 miles away.The radar room is quiet;everyone's eyes are glued to the radar screens,watching this final approach.哈里森减速,在三英里外的跑道上排队。雷达室很安静,所有人的眼睛都紧盯着雷达屏幕,注视着这最后一次着陆。
5.Then the room's loudspeaker crackles into life.It's Harrison.“I'm on the ground.How do I stop this thing?”Morgan hits the radio call button,“Use the toe brakes—nice,gently!”然后,房间里的扩音器轰鸣起来。是哈里森。“我在地面上。我该如何阻止这一切?”摩根按下无线电呼叫按钮:“用脚趾制动器——要特别,轻轻地!”
6.The radar room erupts in cheers.Exhausted but flushed with adrenaline, Morgan stands and blinks back tears.Harrison, feeling comfortable at the plane's control,radios Morgan,“Hey, do you want me to taxi this off the runway?”Morgan chuckles.“Amazing,”he says to himself.“That guy is amazing.”雷达室里爆发出欢呼声。摩根筋疲力尽,但肾上腺素令他满脸涨红,他直直地站着,强忍着泪水。哈里森此刻对操纵飞机有几分自信,他用无线电向摩根发送讯息:“嘿,你想让我把飞机滑出跑道吗?”摩根笑了。“太棒了,”他自言自语道,“那家伙太棒了。”
7.An ambulance rushes Ken Allen to the nearby Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center, where he is diagnosed with an aortic dissection, a tear in the inner layer of the aorta that is often fatal.Doctors operate on him immediately,and he is expected to make a full recovery.救护车迅速将肯·艾伦送往附近的棕榈滩花园医疗中心,在那里他被诊断出患有主动脉夹层,这是一种主动脉内层的撕裂,通常是致命的。医生立即为他做了手术,他有望完全康复。
表3 脱险境——塔台指导着陆,救助伤员
And the plane is out of control, plummeting in a deep, dizzying 340-mile-per-hour dive to the ocean below.飞机失去控制,以猛烈的、令人眩晕的、每小时340英里的速度向下面的海洋俯冲。
dizzy意为“头晕目眩的”,在句中用作动词,意为“使晕头转向”。
The airport's operation manager, Mark Siviglia, meets him at the door and quickly briefs him,“We have passengers flying a plane,Cessna 208.”机场运营经理马克·西维利亚在门口迎接他,并迅速向他介绍情况:“我们有乘客驾驶塞斯纳208飞机。”
brief意为“短暂的;简短的”,在句中用作动词,意为“向……简要介绍情况”。
Harrison,feeling comfortable at the plane's control,radios Morgan,“Hey,do you want me to taxi this off the runway?”哈里森此刻对操纵飞机有几分自信,他用无线电向摩根发送讯息:“嘿,你想让我把飞机滑出跑道吗?”
radio意为“无线电广播”,在句中用作动词,意为“用无线电向……发送信息”。taxi意为“出租车”,在句中用作动词,意为“使飞机缓慢滑行”。
即学即练
1.However,their strikes only managed to ________________________(激怒这个凶猛的野兽).
2.To her great joy, a helicopter flew overhead just at that moment.The fisherman helped ________________________(疯狂挥动她的黄色衬衫).
Harrison and Franck are glued to their headsets,listening to Morgan's instructions.哈里森和弗兰克都紧紧地贴着耳机,听着摩根的指令。
The radar room is quiet; everyone's eyes are glued to the radar screens, watching this final approach.雷达室很安静,所有人的眼睛都紧盯着雷达屏幕,注视着这最后一次着陆。
即学即练
1.“We need to think out a way!”I muttered, ________________________(绞 尽脑汁).
2.________________________(面对如此团结的对手), the cougar had to admit defeat and flee.
Allen feels as if his head is being hit with a hammer.艾伦觉得自己的头好像被一把锤子击中了。(表语从句)
Franck tries to figure out where they are.弗兰克试图弄清楚他们的位置。(宾语从句)
Franck had ceded control of the plane to the younger Harrison under the mistaken belief that he may have had some flight simulator experience because he seemed so focused.弗兰克把飞机的控制权让给了小哈里森,错误地认为他可能有一些(驾驶)飞行模拟器的经验,因为他看起来很专注。(同位语从句)
即学即练
1.Watching the shore in the distance, I felt powerless________________________(仿佛我们是任凭巨浪摆布的破碎的小船).
2.“Thank you for entering my world and I will always remember________________________(你为我所做的),”Simmons whispered to Norwood.
3.Sometimes we have no idea ________________________(我们可以做什么) until we have to make a choice between life and death.
The car abruptly stopped in front of Mac.Paul and Becky got out of the car immediately to offer him help.1.________________________(让他们顾忌的是他们手中没有任何工具).However, they still approached the wolf bravely.Meanwhile, the wolf also noticed them and turned its head back,2.________________________(朝着保罗和贝琪嚎叫).Mac then jumped off the bicycle and was ready to fight against the wolf.That reached deadlock.
A few minutes later, the other cyclists arrived.Among them were Mac's friends who jumped off their bicycles and joined the fight with the wolf the moment they saw the critical situation.More passers-by gathered.Some picked some stones on the roadside,and 3.________________________(朝那匹狼扔过去),even knives and guns 4.________________________(对准它).The wolf, 5._________________________(感受到来自人群的威胁),started to withdraw.Off the road ran the wolf and into the distance it disappeared.
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主题1 从火灾现场逃离
Lightning flashed through the darkness over the skylight (天窗) of Sibson's bedroom.Sibson was shaken by a clap of thunder before he knew what was happening.The storm had moved directly through his two-storey wooden house.Then he heard the smoke alarm beeping.
Sibson rushed down the stairs barefoot to check.He opened the door to the basement,and flames exploded.Sibson ran back upstairs to call the emergency call from his bedroom.“I felt glad because the room had a separate outdoor stairway,”he explained to the media later.
But the phone didn't work, and when he tried to go down the outdoor stairway, he was stopped by a wall of flames.Sibson realized he was trapped.Suddenly, a piece of wood fell from the roof and hit him.Sharp pain raced through his body as he looked down and found his leg bleeding.
Sibson's house was three kilometers off the main road and was so well hidden by trees that he knew calling for help would be fruitless.
Up a hill nearby lived Sibson's neighbor, Huggons.He was lying in bed when something like a smoke alarm struck his ears.He jumped out of bed, took his phone and flashlight, and headed down the hillside towards the noise.That was when he saw the rolling heavy smoke.
Huggons dialed the emergency call, and the operator warned him not to enter the house.But Huggons said,“There is no way I am going to hear Sibson scream and die in that fire.”
“Anyone there?”Huggons called out.Then he heard“Help! I'm trapped!”coming from the second floor balcony.He entered the house, but soon had to run back to catch his breath.
After one more attempt to get inside the house, Huggons gave up and circled around back.The wind parted the smoke just enough for him to catch sight of Sibson.But there was no way to get to him.
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“Go!Leave me alone!”shouted Sibson with desperate tears in his eyes.“It will kill you,too.”_____________________________________________________________________
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主题2 在悬崖旁边获救
It was May 2018, and my boyfriend, Gabe Smith, and I were driving from my home in Weyburn,to visit friends in Nelson.
At around 5:30 pm, we were driving along the Crowsnest Highway, a steep and winding mountain road.I was texting my mother when I happened to look up in time to see a huge tree in front of us on the highway.It was being pushed down by a torrent (洪流) of mud that was swallowing everything in its path.We didn't know about the recent flooding in the area, and now we were trapped in it.Gabe and I looked at each other unbelievably and said,“Oh,God.”Within seconds,our car was rolling 30 meters down to the cliffside.
I don't know how long we were unconscious, but I woke up to the sound of Gabe's moaning(呻吟).He laid beside me and his blood was everywhere.
Our car had landed on a small area among trees that had come down with the mudslide.On one side of us was the mountain.On the other side was a steep drop of about 1000 meters into a river.
I tried opening my door with a sharp pain in the chest.In addition, my left ankle had been broken.Gabe had broken his nose and cheek, as well as his chest bone, leaving him blind in his left eye and having difficulty in breathing.
As the doors were crashed out of shape, and my window failed to be opened, the only way out was through the driver's side window.Although it was difficult and painful,we both managed to get out of it.
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