【零起点英语】第217讲：Red Cross Rescue Teams 红十字会救难小组

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Any number of emergencies can happen every day. In many cases, Red Cross rescue teams must be called. Red Cross rescue teams must learn how to save people in any and all environments. Emergencies are not just confined to cities. They can occur over water, in the mountains, or underground. They can also involve industrial chemicals, vehicles, and foul weather. This is why Red Cross rescue teams must train so hard. So what kind of training do they receive?

Red Cross rescue teams learn the most up-to-date rope techniques around. They use special ropes, equipment and skills to access and transport people to safety. There are some knot-tying techniques especially suited for climbing walls, others for lifting people, and still others for securing a man against fast-moving water. Rescue workers must also be well versed in the use of heavy rescue tools for industrial accidents. They may need to flyin on helicopters, so training should include flight time as well. Above all, rescuers must have basic life-support skills so they can keep their casualties alive until ambulance paramedics arrive. In an ideal world, there would be a hospital around every corner, but in reality this is impossible. Therefore, there will always be a need for trained rescue workers such as those of the Red Cross.

每天或多或少都会有紧急情况发生。在许多情况下，红十字会救难小组就会接到召集。红十字会救难小组必须习得如何在各种状况下救人。紧急状况并不一定只限于城市中。它们会发生在水上、山区里或地底下。它们也包括工业用化学制品、车辆以及恶劣的天气。这也是为什么红十字会救难小组必须接受严格训练的原因。那么他们接受的是什么样的训练呢？

红十字会救难小组学的是最新的爬绳技巧。他们用特殊的绳索、装备及技能接近伤员并将他们送到安全的地方。救难小组也学一些结绳技巧，有些适用于攀墙，有些则用来把人升起来，还有其他适用于将人牢牢捆住，以免被急流冲走。救难小组的成员也必须精通重装备救难工具，以应对工业事故救援。他们可能也需要乘直升机飞行，所以训练也应该要包括飞行时数。最重要的是，救难组员必须要有基本的维生技巧，如此可使伤员的生命维续到救护车医护人员抵达救难现场。理想的世界中，最好是每一个角落都有一间医院，但实际上这是不可能的。因此，我们始终需要像红十字会救难小组这样受过训练的救难人员。

语法重点：

1.复习 number 与 amount 表“量”的用法：

a. a large/considerable number of+复数名词（如people,flowers,accidents,books,tables等）

大量的∕许多的……

a small number of + 复数名词些许的∕少许的……

The concert drew a large number of fans.

= The concert drew a large audience.

演唱会吸引了一大群粉丝∕观众。

＊以上第二个例句中，audience表“观众”或“听众”，是集合名词，只能与a / an并用，an audience表“一群观众∕听众”；a largeaudience表“一大群观众∕听众”；“an audience of +数字”表“若干观众∕听众”，如an audience of 50,000（五万名观众∕听众），但若表示“好几场的观众”则可使用audiences。

In my view, the show was quite good, but somehow only a smallnumber offans / students / people came to watch it.

依我之见，这场秀相当棒，但不知怎的，只有少数粉丝∕学生∕人前来观赏。

b. 句首有“the number of + 复数名词”表“……的数量”，由于是 thenumber作主语，故之后应采用第三人称单数动词或完成时助动词has。

Because of the economic recession, the number of tourists in this area hasdrastically dropped.

由于经济不景气，这个地方的游客已急剧减少。

c. a large/considerable amount of+不可数名词（如information,ice,water,evidence,damage,pollution等）大量的……

a small amount of + 不可数名词少量的……

The typhoon caused a considerable amount of damage in that village.

这场台风对那个村庄造成大量的损坏。

I believe we need only a small amount of money and manpower to carryout the plan.

我相信我们只需要少量的金钱及人力就可执行该计划。

d. 句首有“the amount of + 不可数名词”表示“……的量”，由于是 theamount作主语，故之后应采第三人称单数或完成时助动词has。

The amount(主语) of money you have given us is(动词) far more than enough.

你给我们的钱款数量多得让我们用不完。

2. 本课首句使用了 number，故之后与复数名词并用，即：

Any number of emergencies can happen every day in many cities.

每天或多或少都会有紧急状况发生。

3. 复习下列不限定代词的用法：

两群：some...others... 一些……另一些……

三群：some...others... still others... 一些……一些……另一些……

Hobbies vary with people. Some enjoy collecting stamps, where as others lovecollecting match boxes.

爱好因人而异。有些人喜欢集邮，有些人则喜欢搜集火柴盒。

Different people have different pastimes. Some enjoy painting, others are fondof music, whilestill othersare crazy about rock climbing.

不同的人有不同的消遣。有些人喜欢画画，有些人喜欢音乐，有些人则特别喜欢攀岩。

4. 本课第二段第三句即使用了“some... others... still others...”的用法：

There are some knot-tying techniques (which are) especially suited for climbingwalls,others(= other knot-tying techniques) for lifting people,and still others(and still other knot-tying techniques) for securing a man against fast-movingwater.

救难小组也学一些结绳技巧，有些适用于攀墙，有些则用来把人升起来，有些适用于将人牢牢捆住，以免被急流冲走。