大學(xué)英語(yǔ)綜合教程第一冊(cè) Unit 2b

[00:00.00] let down\ peer\ uneasy\ get rid of [00:03.29]使失望\仔細(xì)看\不安的\消滅 [00:06.58]stuff\ soak\ swing\ drag [00:09.34]東西\浸透\突然轉(zhuǎn)向\拖 [00:12.09]extent\ worse still\ in bad shape\ despair [00:15.71]范圍\更糟糕的是\身體狀況差 \絕望 [00:19.33]draw on\ recue\ highlight [00:23.85]If I don't make it,my friend will die out there, [00:28.34]Bill McIntosh, the old hunter,told himself over and over. [00:33.38]NEVER LET A FRIEND DOWN [00:36.13]Coming to the football mathc this afternoon?" [00:39.58]Bill McIntosh asked 59-year-old Royce Wedding [00:45.14]as they drank beer at the Eureka Hotle in the Australian to town of Rainbow. [00:51.28]Royce shook his head. [00:54.05]"I promised Mom I'd burn off the weeds on one of our fields." [00:59.38]Bill,who was thin but strong,looking far less than his 79 years, [01:05.52]peered outside at the heat. [01:08.75]A light breeze was blowing from the north, [01:07.75]making conditions perfect for the burn. [01:11.88]But Bill uneasy about Royce doing the job alone. [01:16.45]The farmer had a bad leg and walked with great difficulty. [01:22.20]The pair had been best of friends for30years, [01:26.56]ever since the days when they traveled together from farm to farm [01:30.77]in search of work.Now,living alone12miles east of town, [01:37.40]Bill scraped a living hunting foxes and rabbits. [01:42.05]Once a fornight he went to town to buy supplies and catchup with Royce, [01:48.71]who helped run the Wedding family's farm."I'll give you a hand,"Bill said. [01:55.51]The pair set off in Royce's car. [01:58.54]Soon they were bumping over a sandy track to the weed-choked 120-acre field. [02:05.59]"Fire's the only way to get rid of this stuff," [02:09.19]said Bill as they tied an old tire to the tow bar with a 50-foot chain. [02:15.25]Soaking the tire with gasoline,Bill put a match to it and jumped in the car [02:21.39]Driving slowly from the southern edge of the field,they worked their way upwind [02:27.27]leaving a line of burning weeds in their wake. [02:31.35]Half way up the field,and without warning, [02:35.08]the car pitched violently forward,plowing into a hidden bank of sand. [02:41.32]The breeze suddenly swung around to their backs and began to gather strength. [02:47.18]Fanned to white heat, [02:50.13]the fire line suddenly burst into a wall of flame,heading directly toward them [02:56.45]"Let's get out of here!"Royce said. [03:01.20]Desperately he tried to back the car out of the sand bank. [03:05.88]But the wheels only spun deeper in the soft sand. [03:11.34]Suddenly the fire was on them. [03:14.58]Bill pushed open his door only to find himself flung through the air as, [03:20.46]with a roar,the gasoline tank exploded [03:24.37]and the car leapt three feet off the ground. [03:28.53]When it crashed back down [03:31.38]Royce found himself pinned against the steering wheel,unable to move. [03:37.23]The car's seats and roof were now on fire. [03:41.33]Bill lay where he fell,all the breath knocked out of him. [03:46.58]The front of his shirt,short, [03:49.53]bare arms and legs were soaked in burning gasoline. [03:54.23]Then the sight of the car in flames brought him upright with a start. [03:59.80]"Royce!"he cried,struggling to his feet and heading for the car. [04:05.23]Pulling open the door,he seized Royce's arms through the smoke. [04:10.17]"I'm stuck,"Royce said. "Get yourself away!" [04:14.92](1)The fire bit at Bill's arms,face and legs,but he tightened his grip on Royce [04:21.64]"I'm not leaving you here,"he said. [04:26.18]Now Bill dug his heels into the sand and pulled as hard as he could. [04:31.61]Suddenly he fell backward. [04:34.96]Royce was free and out of the car.As soon as he had dragged him away [04:40.84]he patted out the flames on Royce's body [04:44.34]and on his own legs and arms with his bare hands. [04:49.17]Royce saw a second explosion rock the car,as it was eaten up by flames. [04:55.96]I'd be ashes now if Bill hadn't gotten me out,he thought. [05:02.80]Looking down,Royce was shocked by the extent of his injuries. [05:08.45]His stomach and left hip were covered in deep burns. [05:13.41]Worse still,his fingers were burned completely out of shape. [05:18.76]Lying on his back,Bill was in equally bad shape. [05:23.10]Pieces of blackened flesh and skin hung from his forearms,hands and legs. [05:30.96]Bill looked across at his friend. [05:34.12]Reading the despair clouding Royce's face,Bill said, [05:39.09]"I'll get help.You hang on." [05:42.72]Royce nodded,but as he wtched Bill set off slowly across the blackened field, [05:48.91]he wondered how his friend was going to walk almost two miles [05:54.45]and get over three fences. [05:57.30](2)A lifetime spent around the tough people [06:03.36]who make their home in the Australian bush [06:06.73]had permanently fixed into Bill's soul two principles: [06:12.19]never give up no matter how bad the odds and never let a friend down. [06:18.72]Now,with every step sending pain piercing through every part of his body, [06:25.12]he drew on those twin pillars of character. [06:30.08](3)If I don't make it,Royce will die out there, [06:34.89]he told himself over and over. [06:38.65]"What's the matter with that dog?" [06:41.55]said Vicky Wedding,Royce's mom,peering out her window. [06:46.69]Startled by a noise behind her,she turned to see Bill leaning against the door [06:53.43]"Dear God,what happened?"she exclaimed, [06:58.08]grabbing Bill as he slid down the doorframe. [07:03.12]"We got caught in the fire,"he whispered,barely able to speak."Get help." [07:10.88]Vicky sat Bill down, [07:13.34]covered him in wet towels to ease the pain of his burns, [07:17.88]and then picked up the phone [07:20.91]Throughout the bumpy,hour-and-a-half ride to the hospital in Horsham, [07:26.45]neither of the two injured men spoke of their pain. [07:25.45]"We should've gone to the football match,"Royce said, [07:29.68]trying to keep their spirits up.Bill grinned weakly. [07:34.65]Not long after Bill found himself at Government House [07:39.19]being presented with the Bravery Medal for his courageous rescue. [07:45.85](4)But the real highlight for Bill came six months after the fire, [07:51.31]when Royce,just out of hospital, [07:54.55]walked into the Eureka Hotel and bought him a beer. [07:59.12]"We made it,"said Royce as they raised their glasses. [08:04.03]"Here's to the best friend a man could have."

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