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Un it 3 Courage Part B Liste ning Tasks Passage 1 Krimali (Part One) Word Bank devastat ing a. .causing serious damages 破坏性极强的 tower v. to be much taller tha n things around 高耸 detached a. separated 分离的，不连接的 slab n. a broad, flat, rather thick piece (of stone, metal, etc.) 板，平板 debris n. .broken or torn pieces of sth. large (e.g. a building) 碎片 con crete n. ,a hard building material madeby mixing together small stones and water 混凝土 spike n .a sharp projecting point; a pointed piece of metal 金属制的）尖状物 crouch n. .a squatting position 蹲伏姿势 embolde n v. to make brave 使有胆量，使勇敢 cling to to hold on tightly to 紧紧抓住 be up to sb. to do sth. to be sb. s duty to do sth. 该由某人做某事 Krimali （女子名） 厚 瓦砾； sand, cement, (尤指 Script: On the morning of the devastating earthquake that struck India in 2001, Krimali, a girl of 17, had just left home to go to an in terview for a positi on of a sales clerk. She was pleased with her green and yellow flowered dress, but felt something wasn t quite right about her hair. She returned home, removing her shoes and leaving them at the door. Moments later, the earthquake struck. Ceilings and walls in the building shook in the deafe ning no ise. Then everyth ing bega n crash ing dow n. Krimali and her immediate family escaped serious injury but were unable to make their way out. The ceiling of an entire room towered above the only possible escape route. Completely detached on three sides, the huge slab clung to an outside wall on its fourth side. To an observer, it could drop at any mome nt. People were screaming and didn t know what to do. Krimali decided to act. Carefully she climbed barefoot up and down the debris until she reached a point just beneath the swaying ceiling. About four meters below were uneven pieces of concrete, broke n glass and smashed furn iture, all mixed with sharp spikes of iron. She knew if she could man age to get dow n to the ground level, she could make her way to safety. She paused to figure out the best way down. As there