A great man—Mike Dahl了不起的迈克·达尔

李世友

当萨拉和她的父母在健身房做单项训练时，她看到患有心脏病的父亲突然停下来，跪倒在地。在这危及生命的时刻，有人向他们伸出了援手。

主题语境：做人与做事 篇幅：342词 建议用时：7分钟

1 Sara Vermilyea chose the Timberwolf Cross Fit gym， because it has a family feel. Everyoneknows each other， and its a friendly and supportive place to stay active. After her father，Pat， had heart trouble a year ago， Sara convinced both her parents to join the gym， too.

2 Recently， Sara and her parents were at the gym taking a class. As they broke off todo individual workouts， she saw her father suddenly stop and take a knee. They didn tknow it at the time， but Pat had suffered from a sudden cardiac death， which happenswhen the heart suddenly stops beating. Sara rushed to her fathers side， but someone elsegot there first—Mike Dahl， a policeman. Dahl was working out before his shift， as he oftendoes， when he saw Pat fall to his knees. When someone said Pat wasnt breathing， his trainingtook over， and he immediately took control of the scene.

3“He came out of nowhere and he was just really quick to take control of the situation，”Sara recalls. The offdutycop immediately assigned roles to the bystanders， instructing specific people to call 911， clear a path for the emergency medical technicians （EMTs），check Pats pulse， and most importantly， bring him the clubs automated external defibrillatordevice （自動体外除颤器）. Meanwhile， Dahl started doing chest compression， keepingPats heart beating until help arrived. Pat was taken to the hospital， where he was revivedand is now recovering.

4 While this isnt the first time the officer has administered cardiopulmonary resuscitation（CPR）（心肺复苏术）， it is the first time his efforts have saved a life. Hes just gratefulthat he happened to be in the gym when Pat had his emergency.“Right place， right time，my training just kind of kicked in，”said Dahl.“Just what we do every day， so Im veryhappy I could be in that position for Pat.”

5 Sara and her family are overjoyed to have more time with their parents， espe?cially since she and her little sister have weddings planned next year. She said Dahlgave them that gift of their dad being there.

Reading Check

Detail

1. Who rushed to Pats side first when he fell to his knees？

A. Sara. B. Dahl.

C. Passersby. D. A friend.

Gist

2. Whats the fourth paragraph mainly about？

A. Dahls processes of first aid.

B. Dahls methods of doing chest compression.

C. The steps of keeping Pats heart beating.

D. The preparations before taking Pat to the hospital.

Inference

3. Which word can best describe Dahl？

A. Grateful. B. Adaptable.

C. Sensible. D. Handsome.

Inference

4. What can we learn from the last two paragraphs？

A. It is the first time that Dahl has saved a life.

B. It is the first time that Dahl has performed CPR.

C. Dahl gives Sara and her family a wedding present.

D. Dahl goes to the gym to practice occasionally.

Language Study

Ⅰ. Difficult sentences in the text

1. They didnt know it at the time， but Pat had suffered from a sudden cardiac death，which happens when the heart suddenly stops beating. 他們当时并不知道，帕特遭受了心源性猝死，它发生在心脏突然停止跳动的时候。

【点石成金】which在从句中引导非限制性定语从句，which在从句中作主语；后面的when引导的是时间状语从句。

2. Sara and her family are overjoyed to have more time with their parents， especially since she and her little sister have weddings planned next year. 萨拉和她的家人都非常高兴能有更多的时间和父母在一起，尤其是因为她和她的妹妹已经计划明年举行婚礼。

【点石成金】本句中的since引导的是一个原因状语从句。since还可以引导时间状语从句，表示“自从”，例如：

He has studied very hard since he came to our school. 自从他来到我们学校，他学习就非常努力。

Ⅱ. Text?centered chunks

take a class 上课

break off 折断；停顿；中断

take control of 控制

come out of 从……出来

happen to be 碰巧是；恰巧是

kick in 开始生效；见效