高中英语第一册课本(上)U04reading

the rescue

Flora¹ heard somebody shouting. She looked around and saw Jeff running. Befor she could move,she heard a loud noise which grew to a terrible roar². She looked at Jell, who was waving his arms. She was so surprised that she couldn't move. She wanted to watch it. However before she counld think twice the water was upon her.

"Run!"Jeff shouted seizing her arm.

The nest moment the forst wave swept her down, swallowing the garden. Jeff dragged her towards the house. Everything went so fast, she couldn’t think. Bdfore they leached³ the house, a new great wave came, sweeping⁴ down trees, and sweeping them down too. They both went down under water.

Then Jeff pulled her up. He was standing,holding on to a tree that grew against the wall. Flora’s

Head was above the water but she couldn’t stand up. She struggled and struggled, but could not get on her feet. Only his hand was holding her hand. She fought for her life, and finally pulled herself up. Now, the water, which was cold as ice and flowed faster than a river, was above her knees. Jeff and Flora looked into each other’s face with a look of fright⁵.

“Get to the steps!” Jeff shouted.

It was only just around the corner:four big steps! She looked at him, but she could not move. When the sater seemed to go down a little, they ran. As they got to the steps, they heard another great roar, and the wall of the house snook. The water flowed around their legs again, but Jeff had opened the hall door.

Flora quickly began climbing the staers. Boom⁶! Another wave struck the house, and a strange crecking noise began. The water moved up like a sea. Flora ran up the stairs. There she stoped, listening to the strange sounds, while the whole house moved.Flora, whose beautiful hair and dress were all cold and wet, started crying.

“The house is falling down!” shouted Jeff,”Where is the chimney⁷?Which room? The chimney will stand.”

Jeff looked out of the window. Below, The water sweep past the house like a wild river. Tree after tree went down,cut down by the water, which must have been three metres deep. The garden that was once so beautiful was completely⁸ destroyed, swept away by the wild water.

A terrible noise went through the house. A part of the house had gone down and the floor moved up and down under their feet. For some moments both were silent⁹.

“This will stnd. This here will stand. Wee! That chimney! Like a tower . Yes!All right ! All right!”

1 flora   

n.(某一地区的)植物群

参考例句：

• The subtropical island has a remarkably rich native flora.这个亚热带岛屿有相当丰富的乡土植物种类。
• All flora need water and light.一切草木都需要水和阳光。

2 roar   

n.吼，咆哮，轰鸣，喧闹；vi.吼叫，大声说出，喧闹；vt.呼喊，使轰鸣

参考例句：

• He began to roar when I took the chocolate away. 当我把巧克力拿走时，他大哭起来。
• The machines roar incessantly during the hours of daylight.机器在白天隆隆地响个不停。

3 leached   

v.（将化学品、矿物质等）过滤( leach的过去式和过去分词 )；（液体）过滤，滤去

参考例句：

• They believe that the humic materials are leached from decaying plant materials. 他们认为腐植物料是从腐烂的植物体浸沥而来。 来自辞典例句
• The concept holds that uranium is leached by groundwater from tuffeceous rocks. 该理论认为，来自凝灰岩的地下水淋蚀铀。 来自辞典例句

4 sweeping   

adj.范围广大的，一扫无遗的

参考例句：

• The citizens voted for sweeping reforms.公民投票支持全面的改革。
• Can you hear the wind sweeping through the branches?你能听到风掠过树枝的声音吗？

5 fright   

n.惊骇；吃惊

参考例句：

• A tree fell on the house and gave him a fright.一棵树倒在房子上，吓了他一大跳。
• She turned pale with fright.她吓得面色刷白。

6 boom   

n.隆隆声；vt.发隆隆声

参考例句：

• The country is having a great boom in industry.这个国家的工业正蓬勃发展。
• Boom!Boom!Boom!A series of explosions shook the valley.轰！轰！轰！一连串爆破声震撼山谷。

7 chimney   

n.烟囱，烟筒；玻璃罩

参考例句：

• The chimney blew out a cloud of black smoke.烟囱里喷出一团黑烟。
• His father is a chimney sweeper.他的父亲是一位扫烟囱的工人。

8 completely   

adv.完全地，十分地，全然

参考例句：

• She never completely gave up hope.她从不完全放弃希望。
• I feel completely in the dark on this question.这件事使我感到茫然。

9 silent   

adj.安静的，不吵闹的，沉默的，无言的；n.(复数)默剧

参考例句：

• Immediately on his beginning to speak,everyone was silent.他一讲话，大家顿时安静下来。
• The boys looked at the conjuror in silent wonder. 孩子们目瞪口呆地看着那魔术师。