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Unit7WhenLightningStruck
1.IwasinthetinybathroominthebackoftheplanewhenIfelttheslammingjolt,andthenthehorribleswervethatthrewmeagainstthedoor.Oh,Lord,Ithought,thisisit!
SomehowImanagedtounboltthedoorandscrambleout.Theflightattendants,alreadystrappedin,wavedwildlyformetositdown.AsIlungedtowardmyseat,passengerslookedupatmewiththestrickenexpressionsofcreatureswhoknowtheyareabouttodie.
2.“Ithinkwegothitbylightning,”thegirlintheseatnexttominesaid.ShewasfromasmalltownineastTexas,andthiswasonlyhersecondtimeonanairplane.ShehadwonatriptoEnglandbycompetinginahighschoolgeographybeeandwassupposedtomakeaconnectingflightwhenwelandedinNewark.
3.Inthenextseat,atthewindow,satayoungbusinessmanwhohadbeenconfidentlyworking.Nowhelookedworried.Andthatreallyworriesme—whenconfident-lookingbusinessmenlookworried.Thelaptopwasputaway.“Something’snotright,”hesaid.
4.Thepilot’svoicecameoverthespeaker.Iheardvaguelythroughmyfear,“Enginenumbertwo...emergencylanding...NewOrleans.”Whenhewasdone,thevoiceofaflightattendantcameon,remindingusoftheemergencyproceduresshehadreviewedbeforetakeoff.OfcourseIneverpaidattentiontothisdrill,alwaysfiguringthatifweevergottothepointwhereweneededtouselifejackets,Iwouldhavealreadydiedofterror.
5.Nowwebeganaroller-coasterridethroughthethunderclouds.Iwasreadytofaint,butwhenIsawthefaceofthegirlnexttome,Ipulledmyselftogether.Ireachedforherhandandreassuredherthatweweregoingtomakeit.”Whatastoryyou’regoingtotellwhenyougethome!
”Isaid.“Afterthis,London’sgoingtoseemlikesmallpotatoes.”
6.IwonderedwhereIwasgettingmystrength.ThenIsawthatmyotherhandwastightlyheldbyaringedhand.Someonewascomfortingme—aglamorousyoungwomanacrosstheaisle,thefemaleequivalentoftheconfidentbusinessman.ShemusthaveseenhowscaredIwasandreachedover.
7.“Itellyou,”sheconfided,“theproblemsIbroughtuponthisplanewithmesuredon’tseemrealbigrightnow.”IlovedherSoutherndrawl,herindiscriminateuseofperfume,andhersoulfulsqueezes.IwassurethatevenifIsurvivedtheplanecrash,I’dhaveacoupleofbrokenfingersfromalltheTLC.“Areyouokay?
”shekeptaskingme.
8.Amongthemanyfeelingsgoingthroughmyheadduringthoseexcruciating20minuteswaspride—prideinhowwelleverybodyonboardwasbehaving.Noonepanicked.Noonescreamed.Aswejoltedandscreechedourwaydownward,Icouldhearsmallpocketsofsoothingconversationeverywhere.
9.IthoughtofsomethingIhadheardafriendsayaboutthewonderfulgifthisdyingfatherhadgiventhefamily:
hehaddiedpeacefully,asifnottoalarmanyofthemaboutanexperiencetheywouldallhavetogothroughsomeday.
10.Andthen—yes!
—welandedsafely.Outsideontheground,attendantsandofficialswerewaitingtotransferustoalternativeflights.Butwepassengersclungtogether.Wechattedabouttheliveswenowfeltblessedtobeliving,asdifficultorrockyastheymightbe.Theyoungbusinessmanlamentedthathehadnotachancetobuyhistwolittlegirlsapresent.AnolderwomanofferedhimherboxofexpensiveLindtchocolates,stilluntouched,tiedwithalovelybow.“Ishouldn’tbeeatingthemanyhow,”shesaid.Myglamorousaislematetookouthercellphoneandpasseditaroundtoanyonewhowantedtomakeacalltohearthereassuringvoiceofalovedone.
11.TherewassomeoneIwantedtocall.BackinVermont,myhusband,Bill,wasanticipatingmyarrivallatethatnight.Hehadbeencomplainingthathewasn’tgettingtoseeverymuchofmebecauseofmybooktour.Ihadplannedtosurprisehimbygettinginafewhoursearly.NowIjustwantedhimtoknowIwasokayandonmyway.
12.Whenmynamewasfinallycalledtoboardmynewflight,Ifeltalmosttearfultobepartingfromthepeoplewhoseliveshadsointensely,ifbriefly,touchedmine.
13.Evennow,backonterrafirma,walkingdownaVermontroad,Isometimeshearanairplaneandlookupatthatsmall,glintingpieceofmetal.Irememberthepassengersonthatfateful,luckyflightandwishIcouldthankthemforthemanyactsofkindnessIwitnessedandreceived.IamindebtedtomyfellowpassengersandwishIcouldpaythemback.
14.Butthen,rememberingmyaislemate’shandclutchingminewhileIclutchedthehandofthehighschoolstudent,Ifeelstruckbylightningalloveragain:
thepointisnottopaybackkindnessbuttopassiton.
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WordsandExpressions
1.lightning:
n.apowerfulflashoflightintheskycausedbyelectricitypassingfromonecloudtoanotherortotheearth,usu.followedbythunder
e.g.Herunsasfastaslightning.
Collocation:
bestruckbylightning:
behitbylightning
e.g.Thetowerhasbeenstruckbylightning.
Derivation:
lightning:
adj.
2.jolt:
n.asuddenroughshakingmovement
e.g.Residentsfeltthefirstjoltoftheearthquakeatabout8a.m.
Derivation:
jolt:
v.
Comparison:
jolt,jerk
jerk:
asuddenquickmovement
Practice:
1)Thetrainmovedoffwitha________(jerk)
2)Ifeltevery_________ofthebus.(jolt)
3.swerve:
n.theactofturningaside
e.g.Thecarmadeasuddenswervetoavoidthedog.
Comparison:
swirl:
theactofturningaroundquicklyinacircularmovement
Derivation:
swerve:
v.
4.unbolt:
v.unlock;releasetheboltsof(adoor,forexample)
e.g.Theshopkeeperunboltedthedoorandletthecustomersin.
Comparison:
unbolt,untie
untie:
undotheknotsinsomethingorundosomethingthathasbeentied
Antonym:
bolt
5.scramble:
v.climbuporoversomethingwithdifficulty,usingyourhandstohelpyou
e.g.Theboysscrambledoverthewall.
Collocations:
scrambleup/down/back,etc.
e.g.Wescrambleduparockyslope.
Synonym:
climb
Derivation:
scramble:
n.
6.lunge:
v.makesuddenforcefulforwardmovementsofthebody,oftentomakeanattack
e.g.Helungedatmewithaknife.
Comparison:
lunge,lung
lung:
oneofthetwoorgansinyourbodythatyoubreathewith
e.g.Smokingcancauselungcancer.
Derivation:
lunge:
n.
Translation:
Theybothlungedforwardstocatchaball.
他们俩都冲上去抢球。
7.stricken:
adj.verybadlyaffectedbytrouble,illness,unhappiness,etc.
e.g.Suppliesofmedicinewererushedtothestrickencity.
Collocations:
bestrickenby/with
e.g.Theareawasstrickenwith/byafataldisease.
povertystricken:
verypoor
panicstricken:
filledwithsuddenterror
griefstricken:
filledwithgriefandsorrow
Comparison:
stuck,stricken
stuck:
unabletodoanymoreofsomethingthatyouareworkingonbecauseitistoodifficult
e.g.CanyouhelpmewithmyhomeworkDad?
I’mstuck.
8.procedure:
n.
1)thecorrectornormalwayofdoingsomething
e.g.Whatisthecorrectprocedureforrenewingyourcartax?
2)themethodandorderofdirectingbusinessatanofficialmeeting,inalawcase,etc.
e.g.Somuchtimewasspentarguingabouttheprocedure.
Comparison:
process,procedure
process:
aseriousofactionsthatsomeonetakesinordertoachieveaparticularresult
e.g.Teachinghimtoreadwasaslowprocess.
Derivation:
procedural:
adj.
9.figure:
v.consider;believe
e.g.Ifiguredthatyouwouldn’tcome.
Ifiguredthathewasdrunkandshouldn’tbeallowedtodrive.
Collocation:
figureout:
thinkaboutaproblemorsituationuntilyoufindtheanswerorunderstandwhathas
happened
e.g.Canyoufigureouthowtodoit?
Synonyms:
consider,think
Sentences
1.Oh,Lord,Ithought,thisisit!
(Paragraph1)
Paraphrase:
Oh,god,Ithinkit’sthemostcriticalmoment.
Explanation:
"Oh,god"isanexpressionofsurprise,fear,worry,etc.,oftenusedinsuchphrases:
OhLord!
GoodLord!
主啊!
天哪!
OhLord,I’veforgottenthetickets!
GoodLord,howamazing!
2.SomehowImanagedtounboltthedoorandscrambleout.(Paragraph1)
Paraphrase:
Itriedmybesttoopenthedoorandclimboutawkwardly
Translation:
我想方设法打开门,爬了出去。
3.AsIlungedtowardmyseat,passengerslookedupatmewiththestrickenexpressionsofcreatureswhoknowtheyareabouttodie.(Paragraph1)
Paraphrase:
WhenIrushedtowardmyseat,thepanicpassengerslookedatmeasiftheyrealizedthatthedeathisimminent.
Translation:
当我冲向我的座位时,乘客们抬头看我,满脸惊恐。
这种表情只有那些知道自己马上就要死的人才有。
4.ShehadwonatriptoEnglandbycompetinginahighschoolgeographybeeandwassupposedtomakeaconnectingflightwhenwelandedinNewark.(Paragraph2)
Explanation:
Newark,thelargestcityofNewJersey,U.S.A.,only16milessouthwestofNewYork.
Translation:
她在一次高中地理竞赛中获胜,赢取去英国旅游的机会,本应该在新沃克着陆后换乘其他航班。
5.Whenhewasdone,thevoiceofaflightattendantcameon,remindingusoftheemergencyproceduresshehadreviewedbeforetakeoff.(Paragraph4)
Paraphrase:
Assoonashefinishedtalking,aflightattendantremindedusoftheemergencyprocedureswhichshehadannouncedbeforetakeoff.
Translation:
当他一说完,又传来了乘务员的声音,提示我们飞机起飞前她给我们自习讲解过的紧急应变步骤。
6.…alwaysfiguringthatifweevergottothepointwhereweneededtouselifejackets.(Paragraph4)
Paraphrase:
...alwaysthinkingthatifoneparticularmomentshouldhappenwhenweneededtoputonlifejackets.
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WordsandExpressions
10.pulloneselftogether:
controloneself;becomecalmafterbeingexcitedordisturbed
e.g.Stopbehavinglikeababy!
Pullyourselftogether—yourfamilydependsonyou.
Comparisons:
puttogether:
(agroupofpeople)allworkhardtoachievesomething
putsth.together:
improvesomethingbyorganizingitmoreeffectively
Practice:
1)Ifweall_________,
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