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Lesson 11—You Have to Get Me out of Here

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Text Text AppreciatiAppreciationon

I. Text Analysis 1. Theme

2. Structure 3. Further Discussion

II. Writing Device Narration

III. Sentence Paraphrase

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I.I. Text AnalysisText Analysis

Katie Kemble’s story not only tells us how a young woman directed her won rescue, but shows what people should do to survive in critical situations.

Theme of the Text

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Part 2 (Paras. ):

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Structure of the Text

3

4—27

28—38

Katie, paired with Ric, was ready for the climbing of Ophir Wall.

After severely hurt, Katie firmly and successfully directed her rescue.

Katie got her chance of using the leg again and the experience bound Ric together with her in their life.

The end of Structure.

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I.I. Text AnalysisText AnalysisMentioned in Para. 1

To be continued on the next page.

Question: The writer uses a large number of action verbs in describing what happened. List out such words and expressions.

bumplandleap to one’s feetstruggle down the trailstagger…

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In Para. 2

Question: In the text, there are also many medical terms, which are not highly technical. List them out.

veinarterynerve endingsemergency-room staffsurgery…

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Question: Which type of writing does the text fall into, description, narration, exposition or argumentation?

Narration. In recounting the accident and rescue, the writer shows what kind of person Katie is, and conveys a central point and shares with the reader her view of what happened.

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In Para. 5

Question: What is the context of the story? (When, where and to whom does the story happen?) For what does the writer make it quite clear at the beginning of the story?

It was May 27, 1989. Rock climbers Katie and with Ric were climbing Ophir Wall. The context is made clear at the beginning of the story so that the reader can better understand the whole narrative.

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Question: Why does not the writer provide us with more details about what took place before 2:30 that afternoon?

These details are not relevant enough to the purpose of the narrative. When selecting details, writers usually only use relevant and effective details, or things that contribute to bringing out the main idea of the narrative.

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Question: From whose point of view is the story told?

From a third person’s view. A third-person narrative may seem more objective and have a broad narrative scope. By comparison, a first-person narrative may be more graphic and lifelike, but the scope of the narrative may be limited.

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Question: What made it possible for Katie to save not only her life but also her almost severed leg?

Katie’s presence of mind plus her knowledge of self-rescue and critical care played the most important role.

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In Para. 13

Question: Ric devoted a lot to Katie’s self-rescue miracle. Can you give a description of Ric’s psychological experiences?

We can say Ric experienced the stages of being frightened, encouraged, confident, admirable and attracted.

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Question: What was Katie’s motto? How do you understand it?

Her motto was “Face the fear, know what you have to do and do it”. This means that whatever happens we must remain calm and should not panic. Only in this way are we able to make the fullest use of whatever knowledge we have of survival.

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Is rock climbing an exciting sport? Is it risky? What kind of accident can happen?

What kind of a person was Katie?What was she doing when the accident took place?What injury happened to her?How did she direct her own rescue?Why was the doctor surprised to find her lower leg

warm?What kind of a person do you think Ric was?What made they two come together?


Further Discussion About the Text

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II.II. Writing Writing DeviceDevice

Narration


To narrate is to give an account of an event

or a series of events. In its broadest sense,

narrative writing includes stories, real or

imaginary, biographies, histories, news

items, and narrative poems.

Narration often goes hand in hand with

description.

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When planning a narrative, the writer should

consider these five aspects:

context

selection of details

organization

point of view

purpose


Narration

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• Description: painting a picture in words of a person, place, object, or scene.

• Exposition: expounding or explaining.

• Argumentation: convincing other people to agree with the writer’s point of view, to approve a policy or a course of action that he proposes, or to do something that he wants to be done.

Other types of writing

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III.III. Sentence Sentence Paraphrase 1Paraphrase 1

The skies above the old Colorado mining town

of Telluride were a bright Rocky Mountain blue

that Saturday, May 27, 1989. (Para. 1)

The sky was as blue as usual, typical of the Rocky Mountain climate, in Telluride, the old mining town in Colorado. That day was Saturday, May 27, 1989.

noun

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More Examplesthe sky; the upper air

the kind of blue color you usually find above the Rocky Mountain


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III.III. Sentence Sentence Paraphrase Paraphrase

• the reds and yellows of the evening sky

• The room was decorated in bright greens and blues.

• A light blue would be a nice color for the curtain.

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Katie Kemble, a 34-year-old nurse and owner of a climbing school, had taken time off from her work to come here. (2)

to have a period of time as a break from work

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Katie Kemble, who was a 34-year-old nurse and also the owner of a climbing school, had had a break from her work to come and conquer Ophir Wall.

article omitted before noun phrases denoting

identity or position

More Examples


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III.III. Sentence Sentence Paraphrase Paraphrase

• D.H. Lawrence, an author from Nottingham, wrote a book called “Sons and Lovers”.

（ implying that readers have no idea of the

author)

• D.H. Lawrence, (the) author of “Sons and Lovers”, died in 1930.

（ implying that readers all know the

author)

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Its sheer granite face juts up hundreds of feet, with only a few handholds to bear a climber’s weight. (Para. 3)

The cliff is several hundred feet high. Its surface is all hard rock, and there are just a few things that climbers can hold safely.

very steep

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to extend outward or upward

absolute construction

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Sitting cross-legged and sheltered by the cliff,

she was unaware of the 54-mph gusts sweeping

over the top of the wall. (Para. 5)

mile per hour

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She was sitting with her knees wide apart and one leg over the other. The cliff protected her from the wind. She didn’t notice the wind suddenly became strong and was blowing over the top of the cliff at 54 miles an hour.

past participle phrase

indicating the manner

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“Rock!” Ric’s warning jerked her to attention. (Para. 6)

Ric suddenly shouted, “Rock!” His warning cry made her alert.

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to give a sudden thrust, push, pull or twist to

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Rocks the size of garbage cans were crashing

down the cliff and exploding around her.

(Para. 6)

Rocks as big as garbage cans were roaring down the cliff and dropping forcibly around her.

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noun phrase

a reduced relative clause: which were the size of garbage cans

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Then, with a loud crack, a rock bumped off Ophir’s face and hit the back of Katie’s left leg. (Para. 7)

to knock down off violently

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Then with a loud noise, a rock was thrown down from the cliff and hit the back of Katie’s left leg.

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It was still attached to her knee by an inch-band

of skin and muscle. (Para. 9)

The almost severed lower half of her left leg was still connected to her knee by a strip of skin and muscle an inch thick.

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to fix or connect

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As a nurse, Katie knew she could bleed to death

in a matter of minutes from an open leg artery.

(Para. 10)

As a nurse, Katie knew that she might die in a

few minutes if she could not stop her leg from

bleeding, as an artery had been cut open.

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a little more or less

to die from loss of blood

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Through years of guiding difficult journeys, she had disciplined herself to control her emotions. (Para. 10)

In the years she worked as a guide in difficult

climbs, she had learned to be calm when

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gerund phraseto control the way you behave and make yourself do the things you believe you should do

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Forcing pain off from her mind, Katie carefully

lifted the almost severed leg and straightened

it out. (Para. 10)

to cut through, separating into two parts

to make straight or level

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With great efforts, Katie managed to forget

about her pain. Then she carefully raised the

almost severed leg and stretched it.

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At 160 pounds, Ric was strong. (Para. 16)

As a man who weighed 160 pounds, Ric was strong.

1 pound = 453.6 grams

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As Ric struggled down the trail, he tried to ignore the gruesome sight of Katie’s leg, clutched in her left hand, only eight inches from his face. (Para. 18)

Ric, carrying Katie in his arms, moved with difficulty down the path (for climbers). Katie tightly held her leg in her left hand. The leg was only eight inches from his face, and the horrible sight made him sick. So all the way he tried hard to avoid seeing it.

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past participle phrase

a reduced relative clause: which was clutched in her left hand

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Exhaustion was catching up with him.

(Para. 20)

to finally start to cause trouble for sb. after they managed to avoid this for some time

He finally began to feel exhausted.

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As they sped down the road, bumps sent lightning bolts of pain through Katie’s body. (Para. 21)

to move along quickly

As the truck ran fast down the mountain road, it jerked and the sudden sharp movements of the vehicle sent severe pain through Katie’s body.

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When Katie saw their ashen faces, she took command… (Para. 24)

to direct her own rescue

When Katie saw how frightened they were, she decided to deal with the situation herself and she gave orders.

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very pale face without color because of fear

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She thrust out both arms, fists clenched to expose the veins, and gave them precise technical details of what they must do.

(Para. 24)

stretch out to suddenly and forcefully

She stretched both her arms, clenched her fists so that the veins could be easily seen, and told them what they must do exactly to start an I.V. on her.

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absolute construction

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As the initial shock began to wear off, the nerve endings became more sensitive, causing even greater pain. (Para. 26)

As the effect of the shock of the accident diminished, Katie felt still greater pain.随着最初的震惊逐渐平息，腿上的神经末梢变得敏感起来，引起更大的疼痛。

to become less strong; to be reduced until disappear

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A few hours later Ric sat in recovery with Katie. (Para. 31)

After the operation, Ric was allowed to sit at Katie’s bedside. It was then that he could sit quietly, recovering from the shock, the exhaustion, and all the strain of the day.

return to a good condition

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A vein was taken from her right leg to fashion an artery for her left. (Para. 26)

A vein was removed from her good leg to turn into an artery for her injured leg.

The end of Sentence Paraphrase.

to shape or make, usu. with hands or with a few tools

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