轨道救子 本能令母亲变身超级英雄

 　　A mother is an extraordinary thing. Take the woman whose toddler was caught on CCTV at Goodge Street Tube station being sucked onto the live tracks by a freak gust¹ of wind.Without a moment’s hesitation², she flings herself off the platform and hoiks the buggy to safety — just seconds before the arrival of an oncoming train.

　　母亲的力量是不可思议的。正如古奇街地铁站闭路电视拍到的那一幕：当呀呀学步的孩子被一阵反常的风卷入地铁轨道下面时，他的母亲一刻也没有犹豫，纵身跳下站台把儿童车举到了安全地带——而这一切就发生在列车进站的前几秒钟。

　　Both the men involved — her companion, the clown who failed to apply the buggy’s brake in the first place, and a fellow passenger so lost in the music blaring from his headphones that he seemed oblivious³ to the entire drama — were as much use as a pair of chocolate teapots.

　　事发当时现场的两个男人都如同摆设一样毫无作为：一位是这位母亲的同伴，没能在第一时间拉下儿童车的刹车；另一位乘客戴着耳机沉醉在音乐中，对整件事丝毫没有注意。

　　It’s a remarkable⁴ example of motherly instinct — that strange and indefinable sixth sense that kicks in when you have a child. A connection like no other. An invisible thread; light as gossamer⁵ yet as strong as steel.

　　这是母亲本能的最好例子。当一个女人做了母亲，她会有一种奇特而难以言状的第六感，她和孩子间会有一种微妙的联系，像一条看不见的线，轻如蛛丝却强韧如铁。

　　And, as this woman’s actions show, it can make you invincible⁶.

　　而且，就像这个女人的行动表现出的，它可以让你无所不能。

　　Watch the video closely, and it seems almost spooky. She comes out of nowhere, like something out of a sci-fi comic, moving at ten times the speed of everyone else around her.

　　慢放录像，这一切发生得如此让人不可思议。不知道她从哪里窜出来，就像从科幻剧里出现的人物，行动起来的速度是她周围人的十倍。

　　Propelled by pure instinct, she has no thought for her own safety — just to save her baby, no matter what the cost.

　　这一切都是出于本能，她不顾自己的安危，不顾任何代价，只为了救下自己的孩子。

1 gust   

n.阵风，突然一阵（雨、烟等），（感情的）迸发

参考例句：

• A gust of wind blew the front door shut.一阵大风吹来，把前门关上了。
• A gust of happiness swept through her.一股幸福的暖流流遍她的全身。

2 hesitation   

n.犹豫，踌躇

参考例句：

• After a long hesitation, he told the truth at last.踌躇了半天，他终于直说了。
• There was a certain hesitation in her manner.她的态度有些犹豫不决。

3 oblivious   

adj.易忘的，遗忘的，忘却的，健忘的

参考例句：

• Mother has become quite oblivious after the illness.这次病后，妈妈变得特别健忘。
• He was quite oblivious of the danger.他完全没有察觉到危险。

4 remarkable   

adj.显著的，异常的，非凡的，值得注意的

参考例句：

• She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
• These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。

5 gossamer   

n.薄纱，游丝

参考例句：

• The prince helped the princess,who was still in her delightful gossamer gown.王子搀扶着仍穿著那套美丽薄纱晚礼服的公主。
• Gossamer is floating in calm air.空中飘浮着游丝。

6 invincible   

adj.不可征服的，难以制服的

参考例句：

• This football team was once reputed to be invincible.这支足球队曾被誉为无敌的劲旅。
• The workers are invincible as long as they hold together.只要工人团结一致，他们就是不可战胜的。