【2017年整理】现代与大学英语精读Lesson11A.docVIP

现代大学英语精读:Lesson11你必须带我离开这儿-AYou Have to Get Me Out of Here--Lissa Halls Johnson The skies above the old Colorado mining town of Telluride were a bright Rocky Mountain blue that Saturday, May 27, 1989. It was a perfect day for rock climbers to test their skills. Katie Kemble, a 34-year-old nurse and owner of a climbing school, had taken time off from her work to come here. Before she left, Katie and a half-dozen others had gotten together at her home, where she chatted with Ric Hatch, a 34-year-old salesman from California. Ric had heard Katie was a strong, disciplined climber, and he wanted to get to know her better. He wondered how a woman so small and soft-spoken could have such strength and endurance. When they arrived in Telluride, the group discussed plans for a climb up Ophir Wall, a notoriously difficult cliff. Its sheer granite face juts up hundreds of feet, with only a few handholds to bear a climbers weight. This had always been the part of her vacation Katie loved best. At breakfast, Katie was paired with Ric. As they climbed up and down the wall that morning, she realized she was beginning to like her good-natured new friend. By 2:30 that afternoon, Katie had finished climbing. Ric was on his last climb. For a moment, Katie allowed the peace of the gorgeous spring day to embrace her. Sitting cross-legged and sheltered by the cliff, she was unaware of the 54-mph gusts sweeping over the top of the wall. Rock! Rics warning jerked her to attention. Rocks the size of garbage cans were crashing down the cliff and exploding around her. Katie leaped to her feet. Then, with a loud crack, a rock bumped off Ophirs face and hit the back of Katies left leg. The force of the blow threw her five-feet into the air. Katie landed on sharp stones and felt burning pains in her left leg. Glancing down, she could see only two broken bones protruding below her left knee. Half her leg was missing! Ric quickly came down while Katie looked around her for the rest of her