2019年整理【管理】5危急時刻

1、5. At the Critical MonmentSun rise was still an hour away whe n Deborah arose to get her four childre n off to school. It was the week before Christmas, and prese nts were pili ng up ben eath their sparkli ng tree.Watch ing her 15-year-old daughter Razee na step into Bost ons empty city streets, Deb

2、orah felt un easy-though she did nt know why.Now Razee na was thinking about Christmas and admiri ng the holiday lights at1the nearby senior citizens apartment complex Its so pretty, she thought, stopping in2front. Ill just take a peek through the front door.But as Razee na peeredthrough the door, h

3、er heart lurched. The lobby5 was filled with smoke, and she could hear the crackieof flames.The buildi ng is on fire! She looked around wildly for help, but not a soul7 was in sight. Some one has to save these people, Razee na pani ckedShe quickly tried the door, but it was locked, so she started to

4、 pound on it.“ Help! ” she cried, and an elderly man nudxperii the door.“ Fire! ” Razeena yelled, running into the hallway and pounding on every doorshe saw, “ Everybody get out! ” The building had two floors, and soon Razeena was10 11charging up the stairs. Her heart was hammering and her throat fe

5、lt tight, but still she pushed herself. Hurry, hurry! She urged herself. You have to help them!Upstairs, the thick smoke was hanging just a few feet above the floor. People could die if they breathe in that smoke! She thought, terror rising in side her.In sti nctively, she dropped to her belly to cr

6、awl. She saw pairs of slippered feet-but no one was movi ng. They cant see where to go! She realized.“ Dow n hereshe yelled. “ Follow me! ”Holdi ng a sleeve over her mouth, she scrambled to her feet and led the elderly13reside nts dow n the stairs. The support beams of the ceili ng were ablazea nd b

7、ur ning1415tiles fell to the floor. What if the ceiling caves in ? Razeena thought desperately. We dont have much time.So she poun ded up and dow n the stairs, weav ing through the smoke and heat tofetch more people. “ Take my arm, ” she told the frantic residents. Her eyes burned17and flames were h

8、issing louder. But I cant stop, she thought. I wont!One man stumbled8 out in boxer shorts9.Razeena thought, and instantly ripped off her coat.“ Take this, ” she told him. Arman was too weak to walk.“門I carry you, ” she announced, hoisting him into herarms.Oh, I hope every one will be all right, she

9、thought as she helped them to the sidewalk. Its funny, Im not eve n scared.20Fin ally, she led the last pers on out. They stood on the sidewalk, dazeda ndcrying-but alive. “ Thank you so much, ” they told her over and over.“ Without ywe n ever would have made it.”As firetrucks screeched up the stree

10、t, Razee na walked home in a daze.Deborah gasped whe n her daughter walked in the door. She was shak ing andcovered from head to toe with soof.“ What happened? ” she cried.Razee na collapsed in her mothers arms, bursti ng into sobs.“ There was afire-so many people-I think I saved them all,” she sput

11、tered.“I ruined my uniform, ” Razeena was crying. “I thought you might be mad. ” Deborah shook her head, tears in her own eyes.“ Oh, honey, Im so proud of you,”whispered.When firefighters lear ned of Razee nas bravery, they prese nted her with a commissio ners award and plaque. Newspaper and TV in t

12、erviews followed. Eve n Preside nt Cli nton sent his praise and tha nks.危急時刻五還有1個小時才天亮，德博拉就起床打發(fā)4個孩子上學(xué)了。現(xiàn)在是圣誕節(jié)前的一星期，閃閃發(fā)光的圣誕樹下已經(jīng)堆滿了禮物。當(dāng)?shù)虏├粗?5歲的女兒拉澤娜踏上波士頓空無一人的街道時，心中有種不安的感覺一一盡管她不知是何原因。此時，拉澤娜正一邊想著圣誕節(jié)，一邊欣賞附近老年公寓里的節(jié)日燈光。真漂亮啊，她想著，在公寓前停了下來。我就從前門往里瞥一眼吧但當(dāng)她往門里一看時，她的心猛地顫起來。大堂里充滿了煙霧。她還聽到了 東西燃燒的噼啪聲這房子著火了！ 她急切地四下張

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