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  [00:00.00]Lesson Thirteen Text
[00:04.49]Who Shall Dwell?
[00:07.94]H. C. Neal It came on a Sunday afternoon.
[00:14.39]They had prayed that it would never come, ever, but suddenly here it was.
[00:22.86]The father was resting on a couch and half-listening to some music on the radio.
[00:30.30]Mother was in the kitchen preparing dinner
[00:34.35]and the younger boy and girlwere in the bedroom drawing pictures.
[00:40.72]The older boy was working in the shed out back.
[00:46.29]Suddenly the music was cut off.
[00:50.23]Then, the announcer almos shouted:
[00:55.28]"Bomb alert!Attention!
[00:59.22]A number of missiles have just been launched across the sea,heading this way.
[01:07.16]They are expected to strike within the next sixteen minutes.
[01:15.70]This is a verified alert! Take cover!
[01:21.66]Keep your radios tuned1 for further instructions.
[01:27.90]"My God!" the father gasped2.
[01:32.45]His face was ashen3, puzzled,as though he knew that this was real
[01:41.38]but still could not quite believe it.
[01:45.95]"Get the children,"  his wife blurted4,
[01:50.39]then dashed to the door to call the older boy.
[01:56.45]He stared at her a brief moment, seeing the fear in her face,
[02:03.92]but also a loathing5 for all men involved in the making
[02:11.58]and dispatch of nuclear weapons.
[02:16.65]The father jumped to his feet,and ran to the bedroom.
[02:22.60]"Let's go," he snapped "shelter drill!"
[02:27.57]Although they had had many rehearsals6,
[02:32.11]his voice and bearing sent the youngsters dashing for the door without a word.
[02:40.47]He hustled7 them through the kitchen to the rear door
[02:46.53]and sent them to the shelter.
[02:50.00]As he returned to the bedroom, the older boy came running in.
[02:56.85]"This is the hot one, son," said his father tersely8, "the real one."
[03:04.50]He and the boy stared at each other a long moment,
[03:10.85]both knowing what must be done
[03:14.80]and each knowing the other would more than do his share,
[03:20.75]yet wondering still at the frightening fact that it must be done at all.
[03:28.61]"How much time have we got, dad?" "Not long," the father replied,
[03:35.56]glancing at his watch,"twelve, maybe fourteen minutes."The boy left.
[03:44.84]The father stepped to the closet,
[03:48.60]slid the door open and picked up the metal box containing their important papers.
[03:57.45]He then picked up the big family Bible from the headboard on the bed.
[04:04.51]Everything else they would need
[04:08.48]had been stored in the shelter the past several months.
[04:14.35]He heard his wife approaching and turned as she entered the room.
[04:21.41]"Ready, dear?" she asked.
[04:25.38]"Yes," he replied,
[04:28.43]"are the kids gone in?"They're all down," she answered,
[04:34.68]"I still can't believe it's real.""We've got to believe it," he said,
[04:41.65]looking at her steadily9 in the eye," we can't afford not to."
[04:49.20]Outside, the day was crisp and clear, typical of early fall.
[04:56.57]He looked at his watch again.Four minutes had elapsed since the first alarm.
[05:04.61]Twelve minutes, more or less, remained.
[05:09.97]Inside the shelter, he latched11 the door,
[05:14.83]and looked around to see that his family was squared away.
[05:20.16]Now it. began.The waiting.
[05:24.81]The man and his wife knew that others would come soon,
[05:31.28]begging and crying to be taken in now that the time was here.
[05:38.05]They had argued about this when the shelter was being built.
[05:44.22]It was in her mind to share their refuge.
[05:49.88]"We can't call ourselves Christians13
[05:54.14]and then deny safety to our friendswhen the showdown comes," she contended,
[06:02.97]"that isn't what God teaches."
[06:06.81]"That's nothing but religious pap," he retorted with a degree of anger.
[06:14.07]"God created the family as the basic unit of society," he reasoned.
[06:21.02]"That should make it plain that a man's primary Christian12 duty
[06:27.68]is to protect his family.""But don't you see?" she protested,
[06:36.04]"We must prepare to purify ourselves. . .to rise above this 'mine' thinking

  [06:44.82]and be as God's own son,who said, 'love thy neighbor.'"
[06:52.08]"No," he replied, "I can't buy that."Then, after a moment's thought, "
[07:01.04]It is my family I must save, no one more.You.These kids.
[07:09.79]Our friends are like the people of Noah's time:
[07:15.36]he warned them of the coming flood when he built the ark on God's command.
[07:22.59]He was ridiculed14 and scoffed15 at, just as we have been ridiculed.
[07:30.64]"No,and here his voice took on a new sad sureness,"
[07:39.00]it is meant that if they don't prepare, they die.
[07:45.55]I see no need for further argument.
[07:49.68]With seven minutes left, the first knock rang the shelter door.
[07:57.34]"Let us in! For God's sake. "He recognized the voice.
[08:03.29]It was his first neighbor toward town.
[08:07.97]"No!" shouted the father, "There is only room for us. Go!"
[08:15.83]Again came the pounding. Louder. More urgent.
[08:22.07]"You let us in or we'll break down this door!"
[08:26.64]He wondered if they were actually getting a ram16 of some sort
[08:32.57]to batter17 at the door.
[08:35.81]He was reasonably certain it would hold.The seconds ticked relentlessly18 away.
[08:45.66]Four minutes left.His wife stared at the door and moaned slightly.
[08:54.73]"Steady, girl," he said, evenly. The children looked at him frightened, puzzled.
[09:05.07]He glared at his watch ran his hands through his hair,and said nothing.
[09:13.01]Three minutes left.
[09:16.36]At that moment, a woman cried from the outside,
[09:20.93]"If you won't let me in, please take my baby, my little girl."
[09:27.88]He was stunned19 by her plea. What must I do?
[09:34.35]He asked himself in sheer agony.
[09:39.03]What man on earth could deny a child the chance to live?
[09:46.16]At that point,his wife rose, and stepped to the door.
[09:52.93]Before he could move to stop her, she let down the latch10 and dashed outside.
[10:01.57]Instantly a three-year old girl was thrust into the shelter.
[10:08.52]He hastily fought the door latch on again,
[10:13.49]then stared at the frightened little newcomer in anger,
[10:20.33]hating her for simply being there in his wife's place.
[10:27.17]and knowing he could not turn her out.
[10:33.10]He sat down heavily, trying desperately20 to think.
[10:40.18]The voices outside grew louder.
[10:44.44]He glanced at his watch, looked at the faces of his own children a long moment,
[10:52.62]then rose to his feet.
[10:56.27]There were two minutes left,and he made his decision.
[11:02.62]He marveled now that he had even consideredany other choice.
[11:10.07]"Son," he said to the older boy, "you take care of them. "
[11:17.20]It was assimple as that.Unlatching the door,he thrust it open and stepped out.
[11:27.46]The crowd surged toward him.
[11:31.41]Blocking the door with his body,he snatched up the two children nearest him,
[11:39.87]and shoved them into the shelter."Bar that door," he shouted to his son,"
[11:48.52]and don't open it for at least a week!"Hearing the latch drop into place,
[11:59.70]he turned and glanced around at the faces in the crowd
[12:06.65]Some of them were still babbling21 incoherently, utterly22 panic-stricken.
[12:14.20]Others were quiet now, no longer afraid.
[12:20.08]Stepping to his wife's side, he took her hand and spoke23 in a warm, low tone.
[12:28.83]"They will be all right, the boy will lead them."
[12:34.00]He grinned reassuring-ly and added, "We should be together, you and I."
[12:41.36]She smiled wordlessly through her tears and squeezed his hand,
[12:48.91]exchanging with him in the one brief gesture a lifetime and more of devotion.
[12:57.85]Then struck the first bomb, blinding them, burning them,


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1 tuned b40b43fd5af2db4fbfeb4e83856e4876     
adj.调谐的,已调谐的v.调音( tune的过去式和过去分词 );调整;(给收音机、电视等)调谐;使协调
参考例句:
  • The resort is tuned in to the tastes of young and old alike. 这个度假胜地适合各种口味,老少皆宜。
  • The instruments should be tuned up before each performance. 每次演出开始前都应将乐器调好音。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 gasped e6af294d8a7477229d6749fa9e8f5b80     
v.喘气( gasp的过去式和过去分词 );喘息;倒抽气;很想要
参考例句:
  • She gasped at the wonderful view. 如此美景使她惊讶得屏住了呼吸。
  • People gasped with admiration at the superb skill of the gymnasts. 体操运动员的高超技艺令人赞叹。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
3 ashen JNsyS     
adj.灰的
参考例句:
  • His face was ashen and wet with sweat.他面如土色,汗如雨下。
  • Her ashen face showed how much the news had shocked her.她灰白的脸显示出那消息使她多么震惊。
4 blurted fa8352b3313c0b88e537aab1fcd30988     
v.突然说出,脱口而出( blurt的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • She blurted it out before I could stop her. 我还没来得及制止,她已脱口而出。
  • He blurted out the truth, that he committed the crime. 他不慎说出了真相,说是他犯了那个罪。 来自《简明英汉词典》
5 loathing loathing     
n.厌恶,憎恨v.憎恨,厌恶( loathe的现在分词);极不喜欢
参考例句:
  • She looked at her attacker with fear and loathing . 她盯着襲擊她的歹徒,既害怕又憎恨。
  • They looked upon the creature with a loathing undisguised. 他们流露出明显的厌恶看那动物。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
6 rehearsals 58abf70ed0ce2d3ac723eb2d13c1c6b5     
n.练习( rehearsal的名词复数 );排练;复述;重复
参考例句:
  • The earlier protests had just been dress rehearsals for full-scale revolution. 早期的抗议仅仅是大革命开始前的预演。
  • She worked like a demon all through rehearsals. 她每次排演时始终精力过人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
7 hustled 463e6eb3bbb1480ba4bfbe23c0484460     
催促(hustle的过去式与过去分词形式)
参考例句:
  • He grabbed her arm and hustled her out of the room. 他抓住她的胳膊把她推出房间。
  • The secret service agents hustled the speaker out of the amphitheater. 特务机关的代理人把演讲者驱逐出竞技场。
8 tersely d1432df833896d885219cd8112dce451     
adv. 简捷地, 简要地
参考例句:
  • Nixon proceeded to respond, mercifully more tersely than Brezhnev. 尼克松开始作出回答了。幸运的是,他讲的比勃列日涅夫简练。
  • Hafiz Issail tersely informed me that Israel force had broken the young cease-fire. 哈菲兹·伊斯梅尔的来电简洁扼要,他说以色列部队破坏了刚刚生效的停火。
9 steadily Qukw6     
adv.稳定地;不变地;持续地
参考例句:
  • The scope of man's use of natural resources will steadily grow.人类利用自然资源的广度将日益扩大。
  • Our educational reform was steadily led onto the correct path.我们的教学改革慢慢上轨道了。
10 latch g2wxS     
n.门闩,窗闩;弹簧锁
参考例句:
  • She laid her hand on the latch of the door.她把手放在门闩上。
  • The repairman installed an iron latch on the door.修理工在门上安了铁门闩。
11 latched f08cf783d4edd3b2cede706f293a3d7f     
v.理解( latch的过去式和过去分词 );纠缠;用碰锁锁上(门等);附着(在某物上)
参考例句:
  • The government have latched onto environmental issues to win votes. 政府已开始大谈环境问题以争取选票。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He latched onto us and we couldn't get rid of him. 他缠着我们,甩也甩不掉。 来自《简明英汉词典》
12 Christian KVByl     
adj.基督教徒的;n.基督教徒
参考例句:
  • They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
  • His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。
13 Christians 28e6e30f94480962cc721493f76ca6c6     
n.基督教徒( Christian的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Christians of all denominations attended the conference. 基督教所有教派的人都出席了这次会议。
  • His novel about Jesus caused a furore among Christians. 他关于耶稣的小说激起了基督教徒的公愤。
14 ridiculed 81e89e8e17fcf40595c6663a61115a91     
v.嘲笑,嘲弄,奚落( ridicule的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • Biosphere 2 was ultimately ridiculed as a research debade, as exfravagant pseudoscience. 生物圈2号最终被讥讽为科研上的大失败,代价是昂贵的伪科学。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • She ridiculed his insatiable greed. 她嘲笑他的贪得无厌。 来自《简明英汉词典》
15 scoffed b366539caba659eacba33b0867b6de2f     
嘲笑,嘲弄( scoff的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He scoffed at our amateurish attempts. 他对我们不在行的尝试嗤之以鼻。
  • A hundred years ago people scoffed at the idea. 一百年前人们曾嘲笑过这种想法。
16 ram dTVxg     
(random access memory)随机存取存储器
参考例句:
  • 512k RAM is recommended and 640k RAM is preferred.推荐配置为512K内存,640K内存则更佳。
17 batter QuazN     
v.接连重击;磨损;n.牛奶面糊;击球员
参考例句:
  • The batter skied to the center fielder.击球手打出一个高飞球到中外野手。
  • Put a small quantity of sugar into the batter.在面糊里放少量的糖。
18 relentlessly Rk4zSD     
adv.不屈不挠地;残酷地;不间断
参考例句:
  • The African sun beat relentlessly down on his aching head. 非洲的太阳无情地照射在他那发痛的头上。
  • He pursued her relentlessly, refusing to take 'no' for an answer. 他锲而不舍地追求她,拒不接受“不”的回答。
19 stunned 735ec6d53723be15b1737edd89183ec2     
adj. 震惊的,惊讶的 动词stun的过去式和过去分词
参考例句:
  • The fall stunned me for a moment. 那一下摔得我昏迷了片刻。
  • The leaders of the Kopper Company were then stunned speechless. 科伯公司的领导们当时被惊得目瞪口呆。
20 desperately cu7znp     
adv.极度渴望地,绝望地,孤注一掷地
参考例句:
  • He was desperately seeking a way to see her again.他正拼命想办法再见她一面。
  • He longed desperately to be back at home.他非常渴望回家。
21 babbling babbling     
n.胡说,婴儿发出的咿哑声adj.胡说的v.喋喋不休( babble的现在分词 );作潺潺声(如流水);含糊不清地说话;泄漏秘密
参考例句:
  • I could hear the sound of a babbling brook. 我听得见小溪潺潺的流水声。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Infamy was babbling around her in the public market-place. 在公共市场上,她周围泛滥着对她丑行的种种议论。 来自英汉文学 - 红字
22 utterly ZfpzM1     
adv.完全地,绝对地
参考例句:
  • Utterly devoted to the people,he gave his life in saving his patients.他忠于人民,把毕生精力用于挽救患者的生命。
  • I was utterly ravished by the way she smiled.她的微笑使我完全陶醉了。
23 spoke XryyC     
n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说
参考例句:
  • They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
  • The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

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