英文unit-4-Heroes-among-us讲义教材.docVIP

1 Unit 4 Heroes among us 1 Whos a hero these days??In an?era?of heightened heroism, the wordhero?has become more common.?We use hero to describe both?victimsand?survivors?of all kinds of difficulties and?tragedies.?Who are the heroes among us? 1 谁是当今的英雄？?在一个英雄主义发扬光大的时代，“英雄”一词已经变得更加常见。?我们把各种困难和悲剧的受害者和幸存者都称为“英雄”。?那么，我们身边哪些人是英雄呢？ 2?In the days?subsequent?to a mass shooting in?Tucson,?Arizona, many described 20-year old political?associate?Daniel Hernandez?as a hero.During the horrible shooting, he courageously ran through the danger to save the life of one of the victims, his boss and friend,?congresswomanGabrielle Giffords.?Daniel held her head up so she could breathe and applied pressure to her wounds.?He spoke?tender?words of?sympathy,telling her that he would find her husband and her parents and that everything would be fine.?And he never left her side, staying beside her in the ambulance all the way to the hospital. 2 在亚利桑那州图森市枪击案发生后的日子里，许多人都把20岁的政界同事丹尼尔?赫尔南德兹描述为英雄。在骇人的枪击案发生时，他勇敢地冒着危险，去救助受害者之一、也是他的上司和朋友的加布里埃尔?吉福德议员。?丹尼尔把她的头托高，便于她呼吸，并用力摁住她的伤口。?他用温柔体贴的话语安慰她，告诉她他会把她的丈夫和父母找来，告诉她一切都会好的。?而且，他一直守护在她身边，在去医院的路上，他也一直在救护车里陪伴在她身旁。 3 Another hero from the mass shooting in Tucson was?Dory Stoddard.Dory gave his life for his wife,?Mavy.?Dory and his wife had been friends since childhood and?when Dory heard shots ring out he immediately fell on top of his wife to?shield?her from the?hail?of?bullets.?At the memorial service, the?priest?said: Dory didnt die a hero; he lived a hero.?Long known for his?remarkable?spirit and love of humanity, Dory Stoddard died as he had always lived, assisting others. 3 图森枪击事件中的另一位英雄是多利?斯托达德。?多利为保护妻子梅维献出了自己的生命。?多利和他的妻子自小青梅竹马。一听到枪声，多利马上扑在妻子身上为她挡住扫射过来的子弹。?在葬礼仪式上，牧师说道：“多利一生英雄，非死才为英雄。”?多利?斯托达德一直以来以精神高尚、富有爱心而为大家所熟知，他至死也同他生前一样在帮助他人。 4?These are?civilian?heroes, who acted instinctively with courage andgrace?when caught up in extraordinary?circumstances. 5?But what about first?responders, whose job is, in the words of the widow of a fallen police of