unit4 Canlamities and rescus

Unit4
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Natureimposdifficultconditionsupontheearthfromtimetotime.Thetornadoandforestfire,picturedbelow,destroynatural1.,homesandotherstructures,andveryoftenharmorkillpeople.Technologicaltragedieshappenwithlittleornowarningasweetrainscrashandairplanesfallfromtheskyshortlyaftertake-off.Astragicascalamitiesare,theyemto2.thebestinhumannature.Peopletrainedin3.carearriveatthesceneandbeginassistingtheinjured.Otherscomewithequipmenttoremovedebris.Men,women,andyoungpeoplewillinglycometothesceneofan4.hopingtobeofhelpinsomeway.Thelflessactsof5.makeourworldabetterplace.Compassioneasthewoundsofcalamities.
AmericanAirlinesflightnumber587crashedlessthanthreeminutesafter6.
fromJFKAirportinNewYorkinNovember,2001.7.sawanenginefiredevelopontheplane’snumberoneenginelocatedundertheleftwingofthe8..Secondslater,theairliner9.eighthomes,completelydestroyingfourofthem.All260people10.theairplanewerekilledalongwithsixpeopleatthecrashsite,leavingmanypeopletomournthelossoftheirlovedones.Theresidents(peoplewholiveintheareaofthecrash)ralliedtogethertocomfortthogrieving,whileothersremovedbodiesfromthewreckageanddidthenecessaryclean-up.
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Exerci3
1.D;
2.C;
3.B;
4.B;
5.A
TheyboardedtheplaneinNewYorkCitywithhighhopes.The18membersoftheUnitedStatesfigureskatingteamwouldflytoBrusls,Belgium.ThentheyweretogoontoPrague,Czechoslovakia,fortheworldiceskatingchampionships.AphotowastakenoftheteammembersastheystoodonthestepsoftheSabenaAirlines707jet.ThebestofAmerica’sskatersbeamedforthecamera.Mostlyyoung,theylaughedandgiggled,theireyesdancingwithexcitement.Thiswasgoingtobethetimeoftheirlives.
在纽约,美国花样滑冰队的18名成员踌躇满志地登上飞机。他们将飞往比利时的布鲁塞尔,在那儿转机,到(前)捷克斯洛伐克去参加在布拉格举办的世界花样滑冰锦标赛。站在比利时沙比那航空公司的707喷气机的舷梯上,全体成员合影留念。这批全美顶尖的滑冰运动员在照相机前笑脸盈盈,开心地笑着,眼睛里舞动着激动与兴奋。这将成为他们生命中珍贵的一刻。
championship
n.锦标赛,冠军赛;冠军地位
Ourteamwontheswimmingchampionships.
Dianawonfivechampionshipsinwomen’shighjumpsuccessivelyinthefiveyears.
戴安娜五年内连续五次蝉联女子跳高冠军。
Champion冠军
Therewerethreeiceskatingpairsontheplane.Twowerebrother-and-sisterteams:LaurieandWilliamHickoxandIdaandRayHadley.Therewasalsothehusband-and-wifeteamofPatriciaandRobertDineen.Butthebrighteststarofallwasasinglesskater.HernamewasLaurence“Laurie”Owen.Only16yearsold,shehadwontheNorthAmericantitleforwomenjusttwodayarlier.Lauriehadgreatskill,dazzlinggrace,andawinningsmile.
dazzle
V.使目炫,眼花,使惊叹不已,使迷惑
N.耀眼的光,令人赞叹的东西
Thesplendidroomdazzledtheyounggirl.富丽堂皇的房间使得小女孩眼花了。
Shewasnotdazzledbyhersuccess.她没有被自己的胜利冲昏头脑。
Dazzling眼花缭乱的,耀眼的
Bedazzledby被…迷住,因…感到目眩
Dazzlesb.Withsth.使某人对…赞叹不已
Lauriecamefromaskatingfamily.Hermother,Maribel,hadwontheU.Sfigureskatingchampionshipninetimes.Lauriehadanoldersisterwhosharedhermother’sname.MaribelOwen,age20,wasnotquiteasstrongaskaterasLaurie.Still,shehadjustwontheU.S.niorpairschampionship.AllthreeoftheOwenwomenwereontheplaneboundforBrusls.
劳利出生于滑冰世家。母亲玛丽贝尔曾九次将美国花样滑冰冠军收入囊中。劳利还有一个姐姐,与母亲同名。玛丽贝尔·欧文20岁,实力不如劳利,但也刚刚获得美国双人滑大龄组的冠军。欧文家的三员女将都在飞往布鲁塞尔的航班上。