Unit9I’vebrokenmyarm.ppt

Reading Reading He lost his arm in 2003, but he has learned to do without it. Aron Ralston found himself in a very dangerous situation while climbing in Utah in April 2003. But Aron —a 27-year-old American with a deep interest in mountain climbing — was not ready to die that day. And in order to save his life, he cut off his own arm. On that April day, Aron’s arm became trapped under a 2000 kilo rock that fell on him while he was climbing alone in the mountains. Since he couldn’t free his arm, he lay for five days and hoped to be found. But when his water ran out, he knew that he would have to do something to save his own life. With his pocketknife, he cut off his right arm below the elbow. Then with his left arm, he ban- daged himself to stop the bleeding, and after that he climbed down the mountainside to find help. As an adventurer, Aron has learned to take risks. This is part of the excitement of doing dangerous sports. He has had many accidents in his life: once, he had to dig himself out of an avalanche. He nearly lost his life that time, but his will to survive saved him again. Have his accidents taught Aron anything? After losing his arm, he wrote a book called Between a Rock and a hard Place. This means to be in a situation with no escape. In his book, Aron tells of the importance of making good decisions, and being in control of one’s life. And what can we learn from his experience? Do we have the same spirit as Aron? Let’s think about it before we find ourselves “between a rock and a hard place”, and before we have to make a decision that could mean life or death. 下面我们来给大家讲一个表示处境困难的习惯用语。Between a rock and a hard place. Between就是在两者之间，rock是石头，hard就是硬的，place是指地方。要是一条船遇到风浪，她的一边是一块大岩石，另一边是峭壁。这条船想要从这两者之间很窄的水面安全地脱险，这又有多么不容易。在这种情况下，你必须做出正确的决定，但是有的时候又似乎没有什么好办法。就像下面这个饭店的老板一样。 例句3: Weve lost so much that were between a rock and a hard place. I cant decide whether to try to borrow money and pay higher interest than we can afford or else sell out and