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| SC071117【牺牲的勇气】 |
| The courage to sacrifice牺牲的勇气 In extraordinary circumstances, some choose to risk their lives for others 在非常情况下，有些人选择舍已救人 Nov. 17 2007 The four chaplains Not long after midnight on February 3, 1943, a German submarine fired three torpedoes at the U.S.A.T. Dorchester, a transport vessel, and scored a direct hit. The four U.S. Army chaplains on board, George Clark Poling, immediately began assisting frantic soldiers by distributing life jackets. After giving their own lifejackets away, the chaplains locked arms with one another as the ship began to sink. They continued to encourage the soldiers floating nearby, even as they themselves faced certain death in Arctic waters. Thanks to the four chaplains’ bravery and sacrifice, 230 men survived the attack. Professor Liviu Librescu Many years before tragedy struck the campus of Virginia Tech, Professor Librescu had faced the horrors of the Holocaust—and survived. So perhaps when he heard gunshots outside his classroom on the morning of April 16, 2007, memories of violence prompted him to block the classroom door. This gave his students time to jump from the second story windows. But he 76-year-old professor couldn’t withstand the gunman’s force for long and was shot to death. In the days following the attack, students were full of praise for Professor Librescu and his heroic action. Word bank Life jacket(n)救生衣 Whenever Uncle Ray takes us for a boat ride, he makes us wear our life jackets. Arctic(adj)北极的 During her trip to the North Pole, Helen Thayer had to protect herself from the powerful Arctic wind. Withstand(v)抵挡；反抗 After fighting for a week, the soldiers grew tired and could no longer withstand the enemy’s attack. Heroic(adj)英雄的；英勇的 Saving people from burning buildings is one of the heroic acts that firefighters perform. More information Chaplain(n)(在军队、医院或监狱等机构附属教堂工作的)牧师或神父 Torpedo(n)鱼雷 （the）Holocaust(n)二次世界大战期间纳粹党人针对他们眼中所谓“次等”族群做的大屠杀 |
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