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1989年的美國地震摧毀了無數房屋，奪走了許多生命。但是在一所幾乎被夷為平地的學校里，一位父親不顧危險，不顧他人的勸阻，自己獨自在廢墟中連續(xù)搜尋了38個小時。原來這一切都是因為他曾經承諾過兒子的一句話 “我永遠都在你身邊”。幸運的是，他最終找到了自己幸存的兒子，生死危機時刻父子親情撥動，讓我們一起去讀一讀吧。

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In 1989，a 6.9 earthquake almost destroyed America,killing over 270 people in less than four minutes.A father rushed to the school,only to discover that the building was as flat as a pancake.

After the shock,he remembered the promise he had made to his son: “No matter what happens,I'll always be there for you！”It looked hopeless,but he kept remembering hiscommitmentto his son.Remembering his son's classroom would be in the back right corner of the building,he rushed there and started digging through theruins.

As he was digging,other helpless parents arrived.The well-meaning parents tried to pull him off what was left of the school,saying，“It's too late！There's nothing you can do！”

To each parent heresponded withone line: “Are you going to help me now?” And then he continued to dig for his son,stone by stone.

The fire chief showed up and tried to pull him off the school's ruins saying, “Fires arebreaking out,explosionsare happening everywhere.You're in danger.Go home.We'll handle it！”This loving caring American father asked,“Are you going to help me now?”

Courageously，he went on alone because he needed to know for himself,“Is my boy alive or is he dead?”He dug for 8 hours,12 hours,24 hours,36 hours,then,in the 38th hour,hepulled backa large stone and heard his son's voice.He screamed his son's name,“Armand！”He heard back,“Dad?It's me,Dad！I told the other kids not to worry.I told them that if you were alive,you'd save me and when you saved me,they'd be saved.You promised,‘No matter what happens,I'll always be there for you’！You did it,Dad！”

“What's going on in there?How is it?” the father asked.

“There are 14 of us left out of 33,Dad.We'rescared,hungry,thirsty and thankful you're here.When the buildingcollapsed,it made a triangle,and it saved us.”

“Come out,boy！”

“No,Dad！Let the other kids out first,because I know you'll get me！No matter what happens,I know you'll always be there for me！”

Reading check

1.What does the title “I'll always be there for you” suggest according to the story？

2.What adjectives can be used to describe the virtues of the son according to the underlined sentences？

3.Love changes everything.Do you think if it is enough when there is nothing except love？

Language study

Vocabulary

commitment n.承諾；奉獻

ruin n.廢墟

explosion n.爆炸

scared adj.驚恐的；害怕的

collapse v.坍塌；崩潰

respond with以……回應

break out爆發(fā)；突然發(fā)生

pull back （使）撤離

Difficult sentences

1.The well-meaning parents tried to pull him off what was left of the school.

翻譯：_________________________________

【點石成金】well-meaning意為“好心的，善意的”，pull sb off意為 “把某人從某處拉開”。what was left of the school是賓語從句，做介詞off的賓語。

2.No matter what happens,I'll always be there for you！

翻譯：____________________________________________

【點石成金】no matter+what引導的是讓步狀語從句，意為“無論……”，相當于whatever。