大学英语综合教程 第一册 unit 7b

[06:09.48]He was surprised by the sense of peace that settled on him.
[06:14.62]I'm sorry,honey,"he said."I'm so sorry."And then he lost consciousness.
[06:22.98]As he did so the house shifted,releasing him and spinning away from them.
[06:30.06]Jennifer found herself drifting downstream,her unconscious father beside her.
[06:37.61]"Don't die, Daddy!"she cried. "Please!"
[06:43.46]Perhaps it was the sound of the little girl's voice that stirred Dykstra to consciousness
[06:50.41]He gave Jen's hand a gentle squeeze,and her heart jumped.
[06:56.60]In the pale moonlignt,Dykstra-
[07:00.65]now more alert-Spotted an island formed by some rubbish
[07:06.92]that had got caught in some treetops.
[07:10.97]Fighting against the current and his pain he swam towards it
[07:17.63]Jen climbed onto the small pile of timbers and pulled her father from the rushing water
[07:25.00]He collapsed in pain,shivering and fighting for breath.
[07:31.06]They were far from safe and Jen knew it.
[07:31.13]The rubbish could shift at any moment, plunging them back into the river
[07:37.79]She wanted desperotely to curl up in her father's arms,
[07:43.67]but that would only add to his pain
[07:48.34]Now,she realized,it was up to her to help him.
[07:53.70]Just then she was astonished to see a figure appear out of nowhere
[08:00.15]"Duchess!"she shouted,and the wet dog climbed up to join them.
[08:06.71]She took comfort in the pet's presence
[08:11.28]Every few minutes during the night Jen checked on her dad.
[08:17.21]"Think about warm things"
[08:21.65]she told him,"like coffee and fireplaces."She sang to him and prayed.
[08:30.19]Morning came,but still no sign of help.
[08:35.47]The hours dragged by Around midmorning
[08:41.42]an airplane flew almost directly overhead,but never slowed.
[08:49.16]Another passed by a couple of hours later
[08:55.09]then a third late that aftenoon.
[08:59.55](4)Each time,Jen jumped up,waving her arms and screaming
[09:06.61]And each time the plane disappeared over the horizon,taking her spirits with it
[09:14.55]As daylight faded,
[09:18.31]Jen found herself facing the likelihood that they would have to spend another long
[09:25.47]cold night on the island.Her father would not survive.
[09:32.41]And without him,she doubted if she could either
[09:37.69]The very thought collapsed all hope.
[09:42.42]"They're not going to find us,"she cnea out in despair."We're going to die."
[09:50.57]Just then a voice from somewhere on the distant hillside pierced the darkness.
[09:57.44]"Hello. Is someone out there?"
[10:02.69]Jen sprang to her feet.She shouted back loudly,"Hello. Hello."
[10:10.95]"We're going to get help,"the voice said."Just hang on."
[10:17.50]Jen knelt by her father's side and rubbed his back to keep him warm.
[10:24.95]"We"ll hang on together,"she told him.
[10:29.94]Later that night a boat was eventually able to edge its way through the darkness to reach them
[10:38.40]Eighteen hours after the cabin had been torn from its foundations and swept away
[10:45.85]Jennifer,her father and Duchess were pulled from their island and taken to safety
[10:54.20]No trace of their cabin was ever found.