Saakshi Khanna李明娟

Nancy， Paula， Kate， Lisa， Ada， Monica， Gina， Rita， Polly and Phoebe weregood friends. Everyone in this girlsschool knew them.

“Girls！ The list of places for the mid-term trip has been put up on the noticeboard，”shouted Nancy. Everyone in the class ran out to the notice board rightaway. The next morning they gave in their names for the trek2.

The day arrived in the end. All of them got into the bus and started off alongwith two teachers. The group began its trek from a place called Magra nearMussoorie. Each student was carrying her own bag. Looking from the paths3 of thehills， it was so beautiful. But the path was difficult to walk. They must be verycareful. It was 9 a.m. They had been walking for three hours and started to gettired. The ten girls were right at the back of the group.

“I am feeling very tired. Lets sit for two minutes，”said Ada. “And I want togo to the restroom4， now！ ”said Monica.“OK， we take a two-minute rest，”decidedLisa.“But where should I go？”asked Monica.“The restroom is this way， maam，”said Lisa， looking at a bush5. Everyone laughed.

After a minute， they heard a scream6. It was Monica from behind the bush.“Help！ I am going to fall7，”cried Monica. Everyone ran to her quickly. She had fallenalmost 10 feet below on to a ledge8 and was catching the grass. There was no way thatthey could pull9 her up. They had to think of something fast.

南希、宝拉、凯特、丽莎、埃达、莫妮卡、吉娜、丽塔、波莉和菲比是好朋友。这所女子学校的每个人都认识她们。

南希喊道：“女孩们！期中旅行的地点名单已经张贴在布告栏上了。”

全班立即跑到了布告栏前。第二天早上，她们报上自己的名字，参加了徒步旅行。

这一天终于到来了。她们所有人和两位教师一起搭乘公共汽车出发。一行人从穆索里附近一个叫马格拉的地方开始徒步旅行。每个学生都背着自己的包。从山丘的小路上望去，风景真是太美了。但这条路很难走，她们必须非常小心。上午9 点，她们已经走了三个小时，开始感到疲惫了。那十个女孩走在队伍最后面。

“我感觉很累。我们坐下休息两分钟吧。”埃达说。“我现在就想去洗手间！”莫妮卡说。“好吧，我们休息两分钟。”丽莎做了决定。“但是我该去哪里上呢？”莫妮卡问道。“洗手间在这边，女士。”丽莎看着灌木丛说道。大家都笑了。

一分钟之后，她们听到了一声尖叫，是来自灌木丛后面的莫妮卡。

“救命！我要摔下去了。”莫妮卡喊道。每个人都迅速跑向她。她已经掉到了将近10 英尺深的岩脊上，抓着草丛。她们没法把她拉上来，必须快点想出办法。

Notes

1. unforgettable. 难以忘怀的；令人难忘的

2. trek.尤指徒步的；长途艰苦旅行

3. path .小径；小道

4. restroom.公共場所的；盥洗室；洗手间

5. bush .灌木；灌木丛

6. scream .尖叫声

7. fall .降落；落下；跌倒

8. ledge.岩脊

9. pull .用手拉/拽