Section_ⅣLearning_about_Language_&_Using_Language

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　　HEROIC TEENAGER RECEIVES AWARD

　　Seventeen­year­old teenager, John Janson, was honoured① at the Lifesaver Awards last night in Rivertown for giving lifesaving first aid on his neighbour after a shocking knife attack.

　　John was presented with② his award at a ceremony③ which recognized the bravery④ of ten people who had saved the life of another.

　　John was studying in his room when he heard screaming⑤.When he and his father rushed outside, a man ran from the scene⑥. They discovered that Anne Slade, mother of three, had been stabbed⑦ repeatedly with a knife.She was lying in her front garden bleeding very heavily⑧. Her hands had almost been cut off⑨.

　　It was John's quick action and knowledge of first aid that saved Ms Slade's life⑩. He immediately asked a number of⑪ nearby people for bandages, but when nobody could put their hands on⑫ any, his father got some tea towels and tape from their house.John used these to treat⑬ the most severe injuries to Ms Slade's hands.He slowed the bleeding by applying⑭ pressure⑮ to the wounds until the police and ambulance⑯ arrived.,①be honoured感到荣幸；受到嘉奖

　　②be presented with被授予

　　③ceremony ['serImənI] n．典礼；仪式；礼节

　　④bravery ['breIvərI] n．勇敢；勇气

　　⑤be doing ... when ...为重要句式，意为"正在做......，突然......"。

　　⑥scene n. [C]现场

⑦stab [stæb] vt.&vi. (stabbed, stabbed)刺；戳；刺伤