了不起的迈克·达尔

2023-03-27云南李世友

疯狂英语·新读写 2023年2期

云南李世友

当萨拉和她的父母在健身房做单项训练时，她看到患有心脏病的父亲突然停下来，跪倒在地。在这危及生命的时刻，有人向他们伸出了援手。

主题语境：做人与做事篇幅：342词建议用时：7分钟

1Sara Vermilyea chose the Timberwolf CrossFit gym,because it has a family feel.Everyone knows each other,and it's a friendly and supportive place to stay active.After her father,Pat,had heart trouble a year ago,Sara convinced both her parents to join the gym,too.

2Recently, Sara and her parents were at the gym taking a class.As they broke off to do individual workouts, she saw her father suddenly stop and take a knee.They didn't know it at the time, but Pat had suffered from a sudden cardiac death, which happens when the heart suddenly stops beating.Sara rushed to her father's side,but someone else got there first—Mike Dahl, a policeman.Dahl was working out before his shift, as he often does,when he saw Pat fall to his knees.When someone said Pat wasn't breathing,his training took over,and he immediately took control of the scene.

3“He came out of nowhere and he was just really quick to take control of the situation,”Sara recalls.The off-duty cop immediately assigned roles to the bystanders,instructing specific people to call 911,clear a path for the emergency medical technicians (EMTs),check Pat's pulse,and most importantly,bring him the club's automated external defibrillator device (自动体外除颤器).Meanwhile, Dahl started doing chest compression, keeping Pat's heart beating until help arrived.Pat was taken to the hospital, where he was revived and is now recovering.

4While this isn't the first time the officer has administered cardiopulmonary resuscitation（CPR）（心肺复苏术）,it is the first time his efforts have saved a life.He's just grateful that he happened to be in the gym when Pat had his emergency.“Right place, right time,my training just kind of kicked in,”said Dahl.“Just what we do every day, so I'm very happy I could be in that position for Pat.”

5Sara and her family are overjoyed to have more time with their parents, especially since she and her little sister have weddings planned next year.She said Dahl gave them that gift of their dad being there.

Reading Check

Detail 1.Who rushed to Pat's side first when he fell to his knees?

A.Sara.B.Dahl.

C.Passers-by.D.A friend.

Gist 2.What's the fourth paragraph mainly about?

A.Dahl's processes of first aid.

B.Dahl's methods of doing chest compression.

C.The steps of keeping Pat's heart beating.

D.The preparations before taking Pat to the hospital.

Inference 3.Which word can best describe Dahl?

A.Grateful.B.Adaptable.

C.Sensible.D.Handsome.

Inference 4.What can we learn from the last two paragraphs?

A.It is the first time that Dahl has saved a life.

B.It is the first time that Dahl has performed CPR.

C.Dahl gives Sara and her family a wedding present.

D.Dahl goes to the gym to practice occasionally.

Language Study

I.Difficult sentences in the text

1.They didn't know it at the time, but Pat had suffered from a sudden cardiac death,which happens when the heart suddenly stops beating.他们当时并不知道，帕特遭受了心源性猝死，它发生在心脏突然停止跳动的时候。

【点石成金】which在从句中引导非限制性定语从句，which在从句中作主语；后面的when引导的是时间状语从句。

2.Sara and her family are overjoyed to have more time with their parents, especially since she and her little sister have weddings planned next year.萨拉和她的家人都非常高兴能有更多的时间和父母在一起，尤其是因为她和她的妹妹已经计划明年举行婚礼。

【点石成金】本句中的since 引导的是一个原因状语从句。since 还可以引导时间状语从句，表示“自从”，例如：

He has studied very hard since he came to our school.自从他来到我们学校，他学习就非常努力。