Pre-reading

Question: What happened to the pilot?

Intensive Reading

A plane flies from an airport in Los Angeles, US. It is a small plane. Only the pilot is inside. The plane has problems when it flies. The pilot must land. He lands the plane onto railroad tracks.

一架飞机从美国洛杉矶的一个机场起飞。这是一架小飞机。只有飞行员在里面。这架飞机在飞行时出了问题。飞行员必须着陆。他将飞机降落在铁轨上。

The pilot is inside the plane. He cannot move. Police officers arrive very quickly. They help the man. They talk to him.

飞行员在飞机里。他不能动弹。警察很快就到了。他们帮助这个人。警察和他沟通。

One officer calls a company which runs trains in the area. All trains in the area must stop. Sadly, it does not happen. Bells start ringing. Lights start flashing. It means that a train is coming.

一个警察打电话给该地区的一家火车公司。这个地区的所有火车都必须停车。遗憾的是，这并没有发生。铃声开始响了。灯开始闪烁。意味着火车来了。

The officers quickly pull the pilot away. A train comes. It hits the plane. The officers save the pilot.

警察们迅速将飞行员拉开。火车来了。它撞上了飞机。警察们救了飞行员。

The pilot must go to hospital. He is okay. All people on the train are okay, too.

飞行员必须去医院。他没事。火车上的人也都没事。

Notes:

1.pilot：n. 飞行员；领航员。民航飞机飞行员：an airline pilot；战斗机飞行员：a fighter pilot。

2.land：v. 着陆，降落。做名词时指“土地，地面”，一块荒地/弃置的荒地可以表达为：a piece of waste/derelict land。

3.railroad tracks：铁轨。两个单词分开也都可单指“铁路，铁轨”。

4.pull sb. away：离开，脱身。pull意为“拉”；push意为“推”。

Exercise:

请根据文章内容，回答下述问题：

Why do the police officers suggest the train should stop?