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Hell comes to Pearl Harbor
It was Sunday, December 7, 1941._____________________________________________(和往常一样,起床的号角在凌晨5点45分吹响) The men aboard the warship USS Arizona ________________________(伸了伸懒腰,揉了揉眼睛). Seaman Russell Warriner was awakened by Quartermaster Louis Conter. Russell _________________________(整理好床铺)and __________________________(帮忙收拾好共用的大房间). The men __________(上了洗手间), ________________________(穿上制服) and ______________________(坐下来吃早餐). It looked like it would be_____________(一个寻常的日子) on board the ship.
But nobody ate their breakfast: at that moment,___________________________________(头顶上传来巨大的轰隆声). The ship ____________(猛烈摇晃)and the men ___________________(惊恐地望着对方). Above their heads, hundreds of Japanese planes ____________(像老鹰一样盘旋). They were diving down to drop bombs on Pearl Harbor. __________________________(引擎的轰鸣声震耳欲聋). As bombs thundered all around, clouds of black smoke ____________________(升腾入空)and _______________________(笼罩着海面). Russell _______________________(感到自己的血液都凝固了), but he ________________________(镇定下来)and ___________________(冲上了甲板). _______________(片刻之后), a bomb hit the USS Arizona and Russell was thrown more than 100 meters across the ship. He___________________________________________________(他的双手、双臂和双腿都严重烧伤), and watched many of his friends die.
Louis, meanwhile, also standing on the deck, was lucky not to _______________________(被甩入大海). With _________________(受了轻伤), he was able to help others who ____________________(重度烧伤)and _________________(疼痛难忍). After receiving the order to abandon ship, Louis saved more men from the water, ____________________________________(将他们拖到救生艇上). ________________________(在混乱中) after the attack, the US Navy___________________________________(给家人送去消息) that Louis had been killed in the attack. Luckily, he was able to _________________________(与他们取得了联络)before the message arrived. Despite his remarkable actions, Louis did not think that he was a hero. “The heroes are the ones that gave their lives that day,” he said.
Russell was saved from the water, but he was badly burnt, ______________________(大量出血). Fortunately, he ____________________________(被送到医院) and survived.
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