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Heroic Teenager Receives Award
英雄青年获奖记
Seventeen-year-old teenager, John Janson, was honoured at the Lifesaver Awards last night in Rivertown
17岁的青年约翰·詹森昨晚在弗镇的救生员颁奖大会上领奖，
for giving lifesaving first aid on his neighbour after a shocking knife attack.
因为他在一次骇人听闻的持刀袭击案件发生后，为邻居实施了紧急救援。
John was presented with his award at a ceremony which recognized the bravery of ten people who had saved the life of another.
在颁奖大会上，约翰被授予奖赏。大会共表彰了抢救他人生命的十个人的勇敢行为。
John was studying in his room when he heard screaming.
(那天)约翰正在房里学习，突然听到一声尖叫。
When he and his father rushed outside, a man ran from the scene.
他和父亲赶紧冲出去，发现一名男子从现场逃跑。
They discovered that Anne Slade, mother of three, had been stabbed repeatedly with a knife.
而三个孩子的母亲安·斯莱德被人连捅了数刀。
She was lying in her front garden bleeding very heavily.
她躺在前花园的地上，流血不止。
Her hands had almost been cut off.
她的双手几乎被砍断了。
It was John's quick action and knowledge of first aid that saved Ms Slade's life.
正是约翰快捷的动作和急救知识救了斯莱德女士的命。
He immediately asked a number of nearby people for bandages, but when nobody could put their hands on any,
他立即向附近的一些人要绷带，当他们都找不到绷带的时候，
his father got some tea towels and tape from their house.
他的父亲从屋里拿出一些擦杯盘的布和胶带来。
John used these to treat the most severe injuries to Ms Slade's hands.
约翰就用这些东西把斯莱德手上最严重的伤口包扎起来。
He slowed the bleeding by applying pressure to the wounds until the police and ambulance arrived.
他使劲地按住伤口，使血流得慢些，一直等到警察和救护车的到来。
"I'm proud of what I did but I was just doing what I'd been taught," John said.
约翰说：“我为自己所做的事感到自豪，不过，我所做的都是以前别人教会我做的事。”
John had taken part in the Young Lifesaver Scheme at his high school.
约翰在读高中时就参加了青年救生员组织。
When congratulating John, Mr Alan Southerton, Director of the Young Lifesaver Scheme said,
该组织的主任艾伦·萨瑟顿先生在向约翰表示祝贺时说：
"There is no doubt that John's quick thinking and the first aid skills he learned at school saved Ms Slade's life.
“毫无疑问，是约翰敏捷的思维和在学校学到的急救技术，挽救了斯莱德女士的生命。
It shows that a knowledge of first aid can make a real difference."
这表明懂得急救知识的确能发挥重要作用。”
Before receiving their awards last night, John and the nine other Life Savers attended a special reception yesterday hosted by the Prime Minister.
在昨晚领奖时，约翰和其他九位救生员还出席了由首相主持的特殊的招待会。
