Lesson 63

    Saving¹ a Drowning Boy

    Ray was walking on the beach one summer day when he heard a little boy shout, "Help！ Heip！" The boy was drowning. Without thinking, Ray dove² into the water. Soon he was swimming back to shore with the boy. Crowds of people were watching eagerly. After a while the boy was breathing again. Then the boy sat up and said to Ray, "You are my hero."

    救难记

    某个夏日雷正在海滩上散步，这时他听到一个小男孩大叫：“救命啊！救命啊！”这个男孩快要淹死了。雷不加思索地就跳进了水里。不久他便带着小男孩游回岸上。成群的人们正焦急地注视着。过了一会儿这个男孩又并始呼吸了。接着这个男孩坐了起来，对雷说：“你是我的英雄。”