the Rescue
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
A Terrible Disease In January 1925, sled dog teams raced through Alaska in a blizzard to save children’s lives.
可怕的疾病 1925年1月,雪橇狗队在暴风雪中跑过阿拉斯加以拯救儿童的生命.
It started when a disease spread through a small town in Alaska called Nome.
它始于一种疾病在阿拉斯加一个叫诺姆的小镇上传播.
The children needed medicine right away.
孩子们马上需要药物。
The medicine that could save the children was a great distance away.
能够拯救孩子们的药是很远的
The medicine could be delivered part of the way by train.
药品可以通过火车运送一部分。
Even so, it was 674 miles (1,085 km) from the last train stop to Nome.
即便如此,它还是从上个火车站到诺姆的674英里(1,085公里).
Sled dogs were the best way to deliver the medicine through the snow.
雪地里送药的最好方法
However, the distance was too far for one team.
然而,对于一个团队来说,距离太远了.
A sled dog relay was the only hope.
雪橇狗接力是唯一的希望.
The Great Sled Dog Relay More than 20 teams and 150 dogs were to take part in the relay.
大雪莱德 狗继电器 20多支球队和150多只狗将参加接力赛.
Each musher would give the medicine to the next team along the way.
每一个穆斯林都会把药送给下一个队伍
When the medicine arrived by train, it was handed to the first team, and the race was on.
药用地由火车运来后,被交给了一队,比赛也开始了.
The dogs battled through rough wilderness in the bitter cold.
狗们在苦寒中经过了粗糙的荒野.
Often, the medicine had to be warmed by a fire to keep it from freezing.
药往往被取出火来取暖以防被冻.
Some of the dogs did not survive the journey.
有些狗在旅途中没能活下来.
A famous musher and his lead dog, Togo, covered the most dangerous part of the run.
出名的缪斯赫和他的领跑狗"多哥"覆盖了跑道中最危险的部分.
To save time, they raced over an area of frozen sea.
为了节省时间,他们跑出冰冷的海面
The next day, they raced up snow-packed mountains.
第二天,他们跑出雪地
They covered 91 miles (146 km)—more than any other team.
它们覆盖了91英里(146公里)——比任何其他队伍都多.
The Dogs Deliver The sled dog teams continued their difficult journey.
狗们送货 雪橇狗队继续了艰难的旅程.
Another musher and his lead dog, Balto, left on the second to last leg in a terrible blizzard.
另一只慕斯克和他领头的狗,巴尔多,在一场可怕的暴风雪中从第二只到最后一只腿离开.
Balto led the team through the storm.
巴尔托带领球队度过了风暴.
At one point, a gust of wind flipped the sled over.
一阵风把雪橇翻了
The medicine fell in a snowbank.
药倒入一雪库.
Balto’s musher dug it out with frozen hands.
Balto的Musher用冰冻的手把它挖出来。
When Balto’s team arrived at the hand-off point, the next team was not ready to leave.
当巴尔托的队伍到达交接点时,下一支队伍还没有准备好离开.
Balto’s team continued on to Nome instead.
Balto的团队继续前往诺姆。
Five and a half days after the relay began, Balto’s team delivered the medicine.
接力开始后五天半,巴尔托的团队交付了药.
The children were saved.
孩子们被救了
After the Race After the race, Togo, his musher, and their team went all over the United States.
赛后赛事结束后,多哥,他的穆舍和他们的球队遍及美国.
They drew large crowds.
他们吸引了大批人群。
A statue of Balto was built in a city park.
在一座城市公园中建造了一座巴尔托雕像.
Balto and some of his teammates were in a dog show.
巴尔托和他的一些队友参加了一场狗展.
They were not treated well and were kept in small cages.
他们受到的待遇不好,被关入了小笼子.
People gave money to bring the dogs to Cleveland, Ohio.
人们给钱把狗带到俄亥俄州克利夫兰.
They stayed in a zoo for the rest of their lives.
他们在动物园里待了一辈子
Balto is famous for his bravery.
巴尔多以其英勇出名.
However, every sled dog on that journey helped save the sick children when there was little hope left.
然而,在那次旅程中,每只雪橇狗都帮助拯救了病童,当时已经没有希望了.