高一英语必修第1册How to survive an earthquake.docx

Howtosurviveanearthquake?

Wecantstopanearthquakefromhappening,butwecanreducethedamageitbringstous.Doyouknowwhattododuringareallybigearthquake?Expertshavelookedintothemattercarefully.Itmaybeworthyourwhiletolookoverthe5tipstheyhaveforus.

Protectyourselffirst.Onceanearthquakehappens,protectyourselffirst.Ifyoucanteasilyescapebygettingoutofthedoororwindow,stayinacornerandcoveryourheadandneckwithyourarms.Andthemostimportantthingistoprotectyourselffromfallingobjects.

Whentheshakingstops,trytofindawayoutthroughadoororawindow.Also,tohelpothers,usesomethingtomakesureadoororwindowremainsopensotheycanalsoescape.

Paniccanhurtyou.Ifyouareathomewhenanearthquakehappens,dontrushoutinapanic.Ifthereisenoughtimetoescape,youmustplacesomethingsuchaspillowsorbagsonyourhead,becausesomerooftiles(瓦),brokenglassandsignsmayfalldown.

Makesuretheelectricityandgasareoffbeforeevacuation(撤离).Accordingtosomeresearch,lotsofpeoplediefromfiredisasterafteranearthquake.

Whatsmore,firemakesrescuemoredifficult.

Worktogetheronrescueandfirstaid.Workwithyourneighborstofreevictimswhoareunderdebris(瓦砾)orfallenfurnitureandtogivefirstaid.Beverycarefulifyouusethestairs,becausetheymighthavebeendamagedbytheearthquake.

Thoughitsnotveryoftenthatweexperienceastrongearthquake,weshouldkeepitinmindtoalwayshopeforthebestbutpreparefortheworst.