题型:阅读理解 题类:模拟题 难易度:普通
试题来源:天津市南开区2021届高三英语一模试卷
At age 22, Hikari Oberman has already been a lifeguard for four years. Last week, Oberman talked to The Garden Island about how he helped save lives during a recent rescue.
On Dec. 30, Oberman and his coworker Cope were parked in their truck at Anini Beach when two workers ran up to them and said, "I think someone's getting stuck in the channel!"
"I grabbed our equipment. We started rolling out down there," Oberman said. When he got out there, Oberman found a standup paddler, a man in his late 30s, struggling against the current, with an elderly man holding tightly to the back of the paddleboard (冲浪板).
He said, "My coworker grabbed the standup guy. Meanwhile, I'm stuck with the older man. "
Normally, Oberman said he would pull the paddler up, lay him on the surfboard, climb up behind and paddle from there. He tried that technique at first and quickly realized it was not a practicable option. They are not going anywhere.
Waves hit against the extremely sharp reef very hard about 30 yards behind them, and the current was pulling them into it.
"It's right behind us. If I stop paddling, we're definitely going to be in that zone." He said.
They started making progress toward the reef, where they might safely be able to climb out. Oberman just focused on forward movement.
After about five minutes-"even though it felt longer" -Oberman said his partner had gotten the paddleboarder safely to shore and started coming back out to help.
"I look back, and I see our Jet Ski. He's finally coming in the channel. We're not going to have to worry about that now. "
It was a good rescue.
When asked what it feels like to save someone's life, Oberman responded, "I love it! That's why we do it!" But as exciting as it might be to perform a big rescue, he explained that the most important part of his job is to keep people from getting into trouble in the first place.
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