《新概念英语》（美音）II-75

Lesson 75 SOS 呼救信号

First listen and then answer the question.

How did the woman get help?

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 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.

New words and expressions 生词和短语

thick adj.厚的

signal n.信号

stamp v.跺，踩

helicopter n.直升飞机

survivor n.幸存者

Notes on the text 课文注释

1 SOS="Save Our Souls", 国际通用的呼救信号。

2 fly off course ,飞行偏离航线。

3 Snow lay thick on the ground. 地上积着厚厚的雪。

4 she heard planes passing overhead,她听见头顶上有飞机飞过。

5 stamp out,踩出。

6 It was not long before a helicopter arrived on the scene to rescue the survivors of the plane crash.不久，一架直升飞机飞抵失事现场，来搭救这几个幸存者。