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當(dāng)時，作為護(hù)士的“我”正在值班，在上午11點下班前，“我”感覺情況有點不妙，放在桌上的托盤突然掉了下來，整棟大樓也開始晃動起來……

主題語境：人與自然 篇幅：379詞 建議用時：7分鐘

1When I worked as a nurse, I was on day duty. On one shift, I sensed something just before going off duty at 11 am. I put down the tray (托盤) on the table and suddenly it fell off the table. At first I thought I had accidentally knocked it over, but then I felt the whole building shaking and heard patients were screaming.

2I realized that an earthquake was happening. I quickly caught hold of a nearby patient and pushed her under a bed.And then,I got under another bed myself.As soon as the earthquake stopped, I carried the patient out and helped her down to the grassland,where several other people had gathered.

3Afraid that my other workmates were in danger, I went back inside the building again.When I met Lucy,our ward(病房)sister(護(hù)士長),I found her patient couldn't walk.We made a seat for the patient by linking our hands and arms, and carried her outside together.We went back through the building to check no one was left behind in our ward.

4Just then, we saw that a male doctor was calling for volunteers to go down to other wards with him to help more people. So we went together. The doctor went ahead of us and found one of the nurses partially covered with rubble (碎石), luckily still alive. Suddenly,the aftershock (余震) struck and the doctor ordered us to leave. The brave doctor intended to stay alone and risk his own life to save the nurse.

5However, without any hesitation, we made up our minds to stay with the doctor and save the nurse together. The doctor encouraged the trapped nurse to stay calm, and in the meanwhile, we focused our efforts on removing the bricks and the rubble that trapped her body.Gradually and slowly,we lifted the nurse out of the rubble.Finally,all,including patients,nurses and doctors,were in the safe place.

6It was our teamwork that made a difference.Although my workplace lay in ruins,I held the firm belief that some day in the future my workplace would come back to life and take on a new look, where we would continue working together to save more patients.

Reading Check

Answer the following questions according to the text.

1.When did the earthquake happen?

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2.What made the author realize that an earthquake was happening?

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3.What did the author do after knowing an earthquake was happening?

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4.What did the author do when the earthquake stopped?

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5.What did the author think of her workplace in the future?

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Language Study

Difficult sentence

Although my workplace lay in ruins, I held the firm belief that some day in the future my workplace would come back to life and take on a new look,where we would continue working together to save more patients.盡管我工作的地方淪為一片廢墟，但我堅信在未來的某天，它會恢復(fù)生機(jī)并呈現(xiàn)新的面貌，在那里我們將繼續(xù)同心協(xié)力，救治更多的病人。

【點石成金】該句中，Although 引導(dǎo)一個讓步狀語從句，I held the firm belief that...是主句；where引導(dǎo)非限制性定語從句，先行詞為my workplace。