深夜救援

李全忠

Late night rescue

There is no way that they just drove into that water， thought Corion Evans. The 16?year?old was hanging out with friends in a parking area when a car with three teenage girls inside ran into the Pascagoula River. It came to rest some 20 feet from land， and then sank. The driver， Evans would learn， had blindly followed wrong directions from her GPS.

It was around 2：30 am by the time Evans and his friends Karon and Caleb got to the rivers edge. In the darkness， they could barely make out the girls catching hold of the roof， the only part of the car still， barely， above water. But they could hear screaming.

Evans took off his shirt and shoes， threw his phone down， and then dived into the water， a river he knew crocodiles called home. He helped the first girl he saw and， keeping her head above water， led her ashore.

Just then， a man called out. Police Officer Garry Mercer had arrived. He dived into the river to help another of the girls. But halfway back to shore， she panicked and went underwater， pulling Mercer down with her.

Evans jumped back into the water and helped them until they could stand. “If he hadnt been there， who knows？” Mercer said.

There was still one girl in the water. Cora Watson， 19， could not swim. She was swallowing water， struggling to stay afloat， and scared.

“I heard Cora screaming ‘Help！ and I thought she was done，” Caleb said.

“I just knew my last breath was coming，” Cora said. “My mind said， youre slowly losing yourself.” She began to go under. Then， a surprise. “Evans had grabbed me.”

The three girls and Officer Mercer were taken to the hospital and released. Theyre alive because Corion Evans risked his life to save them. Theyre alive， says his mother， Marquita Evans， because Corion Evans broke his curfew （宵禁）. But shes not mad. She said， “He had a good reason.”

1. Why did the car run into the river？

A. The driver got drunk.

B. The driver was misled.

C. The driver drove too fast.

D. The driver didnt see the road clearly.

2. What do we know about the river？

A. Its next to the Police Office.

B. Its near Evans home.

C. Its a dangerous place.

D. Its not very deep.

3. What contributed to Mercers failure of rescue？

A. He was pulled down by one girl.

B. He couldnt swim better.

C. He wore many clothes.

D. He was worn out.

4. How does Marquita Evans find his sons action？

A. Considerate.

B. Unexpected.

C. Meaningless.

D. Worthwhile.

Ⅰ. Difficult sentence in the text

The 16?year?old was hanging out with friends in a parking area when a car with three teenage girls inside ran into the Pascagoula River. 当这个16岁男孩和朋友们正在停车场闲逛时，一辆载有三个十几岁女孩的车冲进了帕斯卡古拉河。

【点石成金】本句是一个主从复合句，when引导的是一个时间状语从句；“主语+过去进行时， when+主语+一般过去时”的句型常用来表示一个长的动作正在进行时，另外一个短的动作出其不意地发生。

Ⅱ. Text?centered chunks

hang out 闲逛

by the time 到……的时候

make out 辨认出；看清；听清

catch hold of 抓住；握住

dive into 跳进

risk ones life 拼死；豁命