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大学英语综合教程 第一册 unit 7b
日期:2009-12-02
[00:00.00]wrap/ trap/ conceal/ pressure
[00:02.74]包/陷阱/隐藏/压力
[00:05.49]plunge/ crush/  snap/ squeeze
[00:09.05]纵身跳入/压坏/折断/挤压
[00:12.62]collaps/  shiver/  be up to/ nowhere
[00:15.95]晕到/哆嗦/是…的职责/不知名的地方
[00:19.28]presence/  pray/ hang on
[00:25.34]China is no Stranger to the dangers of floods.But in this she is not alone.
[00:33.59]Others too have hadto learn to live with the possibility
[00:39.24]that the gentle river on their doorstep
[00:43.60]may one day reach out to grab them,turning their lives upside down.
[00:52.53]THE NIGHT THE RIVER CAME IN     by William Hendrux
[00:58.88]Dan Dykstra stood next to his 11-year old daughter,Jennifer,
[01:05.54]his long arm wrapped round her shoulders,
[01:10.71]as they peered from their cabin on the Guadalupe River into the rain-filled darkness
[01:19.46](1) It had rained most of the day,
[01:23.44]swelling the southern Texas river beyond its banks
[01:29.50]But there seemed no need for concern
[01:34.15]The wood cabin sat on piles several feet above the flood plajn.
[01:41.41]"Looks like the worst is over,Jen,"said Dykstra at around 10p.m.
[01:48.46]"Let's go to bed."
[01:52.61]But Jen couldn't sleep.She trusted her Dad,
[01:58.49]but couldn't help recalling television images of floods and people clinging to treetops
[02:07.03]wet and cold.After a couple of restless hours,she started for the bathroom
[02:15.78]Stepping on the carpet she noticed it was damp.'
[02:21.22]She paused,listening intenly.What was that sould?
[02:27.38]It was odd like the sound of rapids.
[02:32.11]It was rapids!And they were rushing directly under the house.
[02:38.88]She ran to her father's bedside
[02:42.93]"Daddy,Daddy,"she cried,shaking him violently.
[02:48.18]"Wake up.There's water in the house!"
[02:52.93]Barefoot and wearing only shorts,Dykstra walked to the entry and opened the door
[03:00.30]What he saw shook him wide-awake
[03:04.97]Duchess,their dog,was standing just outside the door,
[03:10.93]her feet in six inches of water
[03:15.47](2)That meant the river had to be more than 400 feet beyond its banks,
[03:22.24]flooding the roadway,their only means of escape,
[03:27.67]They were trapped.
[03:30.31]The chill water lapped at his ankles.
[03:34.75]Quickly Dykstra pulled the dog inside the cabin and slammed the door
[03:41.41]Then he grabbed two life jackets."Put this on,honey,"he said to Jennifer.
[03:48.28]Dykstra looked around.The muddy water was inching up the woodpaneled walls.
[03:56.02]"What'll we do?"asked Jen,her voice shaking.
[04:01.87]"We'll be fine,"Dykstra replied,trying hard to conceal his own anxiety.
[04:09.03]"Let's go upstairs."
[04:12.50]They climbed up the ladder-like stairs to a loft above the living room.
[04:18.35]From there they could hear the water filling the room below
[04:23.78]creeping towards them.Windows exploded under the pressure.
[04:30.55]The television slammed against the wall.
[04:35.20]Suddenly the whole house trembled as if caught in an earthquake.
[04:41.16]Then it pitched violently upward
[04:45.83]before sinking several feet.My God,thought Dykstra.We're floating,
[04:54.69]Looking out from the window they could see that they were moving,
[05:00.12]the house being swept along by the river.
[05:05.08]Terrified that the cabin would sink,taking them down with it,
[05:10.80]Dykstra decided they would have to get out.
[05:15.98]Wrapping his arms tightly round his daughter,he plunged into the icy water.
[05:22.93]The cabin was behind them now,chasing them through the darkness
[05:28.67]Before he could get,out of its path,
[05:32.72]Dykstra found himself thrown against a submerged tree.
[05:38.47]An,instant later the cabin-pushed by the tremendouts power of the river
[05:45.13]pinned him to the trunk.His ribs were crushed.His left leg snapped.He screamed.
[05:53.91]Then his mind seemed to cut loose.
[05:57.85]Dykstra felt as if he were watching himself from far off
[06:03.91]He saw himself and Jen settling to the bottom of the river.
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