2017 新概念英语第二册 lesson75 SOS 最新版

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When a light passenger plane flew off course some time ago, it crashed in the mountains and its pilot was killed. The only passengers, a young woman and her two baby daughters, were unhurt. It was the middle of winter. Snow lay thick on the ground. The woman knew that the nearest village was miles away. When it grew dark, she turned a suitcase into a bed and put the children inside it, covering them with all the clothes she could find. During the night, it got terribly cold. The woman kept as near as she could to the children and even tried to get into the case herself, but it was too small. Early next morning, she heard planes passing overhead and wondered how she could send a signal. Then she had an idea. She stamped out the letters 'SOS' in the snow. Fortunately, a pilot saw the signal and sent a message by radio to the nearest town. It was not long before a helicopter arrived on the scene to rescue the survivors of the plane crash.
Listen to the story and see if you can answer this
question： How did the woman get help?
Answer：She stamped out the letters ‘SOS’in the
snow and the signal was picked up by a pilot.
Practise reading
Questions for this lesson
Why did the plane crash ? Because the plane flew off its course . When and where did the plane crash and what happened to the pilot? The plane crashed some time ago in the mountains and its pilot was killed. What happened to the passengers? The passengers were unhurt. How did the woman and her baby daughters spend the night? The two baby girls slept in a suitcase covered with all the clothes and the woman kept as near as she could to them. How did the woman get help early next morning? She stamped out the letters 'SOS' in the snow. Who saw the letters ‘SOS’ in the snow ? A pilot
Questions:
• Suppose you are on the wild island alone,
how could get help with any assistance?
• Do you know why people use “SOS” for
calling help?
S.O.S.------求救信号 很多人都以为S.O.S.是由一些单字的首字母 缩写而成，如Save Our Souls（拯救我们的生 命！），Save Our Ship（拯救我们的船只！） 等。真是这样的吗？ 其实，S.O.S.是国际莫尔斯电码救难信号， 并非任何单字的缩写。 国际无线电报公约组织于1908年正式将它确 定为国际通用海难求救信号。这三个字母组 合没有任何实际意义，只是因为它的电码 ...--...（三个圆点，三个破折号，然后再加三 个圆点）在电报中是发报方最容易发出，接 报方最容易辨识的电码。
停在...旁边 stop by 下车。 get off 一群 a party of 戴着墨镜 Dressed in dark glasses take special precautions 采取预防措施 It couldn't be better 是再好不过的了 more often 经常; 更频繁 Meanwhile 此时 a shady spot 一片树荫下 made themselves comfortable 安排舒适 get out of here 从这里走开；滚开 It says "No Camping" 告牌上面写着‘禁止野营’ in case you can't read 除非你们不识字！ be hard on sb 冷笑着说 say with a sneer.
Lesson 75 SOS
sos=save our souls
Key WoΒιβλιοθήκη Baiduds and Expressions
passenger ['pæsɪndʒə] n. 乘客 pilot ['paɪlət] n. 飞行员 thick [θɪk] adj 厚的 suitcase ['suːtkeɪs] n. 行李箱 signal ['sɪgnl] n. 信号 stamp [stæmp] v. 跺、踩 helicopter ['helɪkɒptə] n. 直升飞机 scene [siːn] n. 现场 rescue ['reskjuː] v. 救助 survivor [sə'vaɪvə] n. 幸存者
What does “SOS” mean?
• Save Our Souls （救救我们）
• Save Our Ships （救救我们的船） • Send Our Succour ['sʌkɚ]（速来援助） • Today we'll listen to a story about how a young mother managed to save her two babies.