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I made sure I was positioned to catch him. 我确信我站好位置能接住他。①接前的动作和心理---伸手;屏住呼吸;紧盯;肌肉紧绷,聚力;
reached out; held my breath; kept all my attention fixed on ...;kept my muscles tense, instilled all my strength into my arms and fists
②接的过程 --- 身体前倾;膝盖弯曲;踉跄;
leaned forward; bent my knees; stumble
③围观者的反应 ---捂住嘴巴,惊恐的表情;死一般的寂静;只听到婴儿的哭声和我的心跳声;
cupped their mouths; with panic written on their faces; was bathed in deadly silence; all the sounds faded away except the baby’s crying and my thunderous heartbeat
The moments after he was saved were exciting. 救下婴儿后的时刻是令人激动的。
①人群的反应 ---爆发欢呼;因为见证了...而激动
applause and cheers burst out from the crowd; A wave of ... enveloped ... ; witnessed such a miracle
②婴儿家人的反应 ---查看孩子;感激涕零
checked the baby over and again to ensure that ...; 表情+动作=感激涕零
③结尾(场景变换)回到来时的路,并有所感悟---事毕拂袖去不留功与名,意识到了超能力的作用
I made sure I was positioned to catch him.
² 心脏砰砰跳,手掌出汗,我一动不动地站着,屏住呼吸,伸出双手。² 婴儿坚持了一会儿,直到他的小小手指一滑,摔了下去。我身后的人群对这一幕感到震惊地喘了口气,血液都凝固了。² 就在那一刻,我所有的注意力都集中在那个小小的身形上,我身体前倾,把所有的力量都灌输到我的胳膊和拳头里。尽管踉踉跄跄,我还是紧紧地抓住了他,没让他落到地上。 这像是一个基本而简单的人类反应。
l Heart thumping and palms sweating, I stood still, holding my breath and reaching out my hands.
l The baby held on for a few moments until his little fingers slipped and fell. The crowd behind me gasped in shock at the scene, blood freezing.
l At that instant, with all my attention focused on that little figure, I leaned forward and instilled all my strength into my arms and fists. Despite the stumbling, I caught him securely and tightly, preventing him from hitting the ground. It felt like a basic and simple human response.
The moments after he was saved were exciting.
² 人们狂热地为我鼓掌和欢呼,又松了一口气又充满敬畏。 ² 婴儿的父母冲下楼,接过孩子,来回查看他是否受伤。在得知他们的孩子平安无事后,他们迸出了感激的眼泪。 ² 人群散开了,我走去玩具店,在脑海里一遍又一遍地演示着这个过程。我开始意识到,这件事把我变成了一个更镇静的人,我对紧急情况变得更轻松了。我想我是注定该去那里的。
l People applauded and cheered me on in craze, filled with a mixture of relief and awe.
l The baby's parents rushed downstairs, took the baby and checked him over for any injuries. After learning their baby