Lesson 75 SOS 呼救信号

　　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.

　　句子讲解：

　　5、The woman knew that the nearest village was miles away.

　　这位妇女知道，即使最近的村庄也有数英里远。

　　6、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.

　　夜幕降临时，她把提箱当作小床，把她的孩子们放了进去，又将所有能够找到的衣服都 盖在了孩子们身上。

　　语言点 turn sth. into sth.把某物改为某物：My teacher turned a plain board into blackboard.我的老师把一块平板改成了黑板。

　　7、During the night, it got terribly cold.

　　夜里，天冷得厉害。

　　语言点 got表示由于天气的突变而使得环境恶劣。

　　8、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.

　　这位妇女尽可能地靠近孩子，甚至自己也想钻进箱子里去，但是箱子太小了。

　　语言点1 she could为比较状语从句，表示“尽可能地”。

　　语言点2 try to get into somewhere努力进人某地