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Every year, many people lose their lives from choking on food. Many of those lives could have been saved in such a situation if the people around them had learned a simple and effective technique .
When someone starts to choke, he’ll put his hands to his throat . The first thing to do is ask him, “Are you choking?” If he can speak, cough or breathe, he is not choking. If he can’t, stand behind him and put your arms around his waist .
With one hand, make a fist . Place the thumb side of the fist against his abdomen above the belly button and below the ribs . Put your other hand over the fist and give quick upward thrusts into his abdomen. Continue giving abdominal thrusts until he starts to breathe , or until he becomes unconscious .
If he becomes unconscious, lay him down on his back and call for help.
Tilt his head up and try to remove the object with your finger (be careful not to push the object in further by accident). Breathe into his mouth. If the breaths do not go in, repeat abdominal thrusts and continue until the object comes out and he starts breathing again. Then he should see a doctor immediately to make sure there are no other problems.
choke
[tSok] v.i.
噎到；窒息
situation
["sItSU`eSJn] n.
□
, C
情況；情境
effective
[I`fEktIv] adj.
有效的
technique
[tEk`nik] n.
□
, C
技巧
throat
[Hrot] n.
□
, C
喉嚨
cough
[kOf] v.i.
咳嗽
waist
[west] n.
□
, C
腰
fist
[fIst] n.
□
, C
拳
thumb
[HVm] n.
□
, C
拇指
abdomen
[`AbdJmJn] n.
□
, C
腹部
belly button
[`bElI "bVtN] n.
□
, C
肚臍
rib
[rIb] n.
□
, C
肋骨
upward
[`VpwKd] adj.
往上的
thrust
[HrVst] n.
□
, C
推壓
continue
[kJn`tInyU] v.i.
繼續
abdominal thrust
[Ab`damJnL "HrVst] n.
□
, C
腹腔擠壓術
breathe
[briT] v.i.
呼吸
unconscious
[Vn`kanSJs] adj.
昏迷的
lay
[le] v.t.
放
tilt
[tIlt] v.t.
使傾斜
object
[`abdjIkt] n.
□
, C
物體
further
[`fRTK] adv.
更進一步地
repeat
[rI`pit] v.t.
重複
call for
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Unit 3 How to Save a Life
Abdominal thrusts should not be used on a pregnant woman. Instead, hold your hands higher and press on top of her rib cage . Do not use abdominal thrusts on small children. Hold the child face down on your knees and gently support his head with one hand. Using a cupped hand, give the child five back blows between the shoulders. If the object is still not removed, turn the child over and give five chest thrusts using three fingers. Repeat until the object is removed or emergency help arrives.
Remember, this lesson contains only basic advice for helping people who are choking. Always ask people who are well-trained for help in an emergency or dial 119.
pregnant
[`prE g nJnt] adj.
懷孕的
press
[prEs] v.i.
壓
top
[tap] n.
□
, C
頂點
rib cage
[`rIb "kedj] n.
□
, C
胸腔
knee
[ni] n.
□
, C
膝
support
[sJ`port] v.t.
支撐
讀後練習
cupped
[kVpt] adj.
杯形的
blow
[blo] n.
□
, C
擊
chest
[tSEst] n.
□
, C
胸
well-trained
[`wEl`trend] adj.
受過良好訓練的
dial
[`dZIJl] v.t.
撥（電話）
Ｆ
,____ 1. If a person can speak and breathe, he might choke.
Ｆ
,____ 2. The position of abdominal thrusts to an adult should be below the belly button and above the bottom.
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,____ 3. When a pregnant woman chokes, the position of thrust should be higher than normal.
Ｔ
,____ 4. When a child chokes, giving back blows between shoulders is prior to chest thrusts.
Ｆ
,____ 5. Abdominal thrusts for smaller children should give three chest thrusts using five fingers.
Ａ
,____ 1. What is the main idea of this article?
( Ａ )
The method of abdominal thrusts can save a person’s life from dying of choking.
( Ｂ )
When a person is choking and unconscious, try to remove the object with a finger.
( Ｃ )
Making sure if a person is choking is necessary before performing abdominal thrusts.
( Ｄ )
It is necessary to watch out of different ways of saving choking
Ｄ
,____ 2. pregnant women and children.
When a person is choking, he will .
( Ａ )
give abdominal thrusts
( Ｂ )
cough and burst out tears
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( Ｃ )
make a fist with one hand
( Ｄ )
put his hands to his throat
Ｂ
,____ 3. After the object is removed from the throat, the 吸入〕 choking victim should
.
( Ａ )
lie down
( Ｂ )
see a doctor
( Ｃ )
inhale deeply
( Ｄ )
repeat abdominal thrusts
Ａ
,____ 4. Which of the following is NOT necessary for an unconscious choking victim?
( Ａ )
Ask him if he is choking.
( Ｂ )
Lay him down on his back.
( Ｃ )
Remove the object with a finger.
( Ｄ )
Hold him face down on the helper’s knees.
Ｃ
,____ 5. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about saving a choking small child?
( Ａ )
Only use three fingers to press.
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( Ｂ )
Use a cupped hand to give back blows.
( Ｃ )
Press on his belly button for five times.
( Ｄ )
Hold him face down on the helper’s knees.
字彙練習
calling for choking
make pressed coughed situation except throat financially well-trained
Narumi was a hard-working girl born and raised in a lower-class family. She worked as a waitress in a luxurious restaurant to make,
________
money to support her family. Even if she was in such a difficult
,
1 situation,
__________
, she was still ambitious about being a nurse to help more people. Therefore, she always spent her free time reading anything related to medicine and nursing.
One day, when she was working in the restaurant as usual, she heard a scream. The scream was from a nice-dressed woman calling for, ____________
○
,
2 help for her old father. The old man fell on the ground from the chair, and put his hands on his throat, ________ . His face turned red. Nobody knew what to do, except, ________ for Narumi. She went forward to circle the old man with her
○
,
3 both arms from his back, put her hands on his belly, and pressed, __________ inward for a few times. The old man suddenly coughed, __________ and then sat up. It was lucky for the old man because Narumi had learned how to save a choking, __________ person from a medical textbook.
The old man was a rich entrepreneur, and he wanted to thank Narumi for
○ ,
4 saving his life. He was impressed by Narumi’s ambition to be a nurse, so he decided to support her financially, ____________ to go to the nurse’s school to
○ ,
5 save more people. Narumi cherished this chance and studied very hard. Finally, as we could expect, she became a well-trained, ______________ nurse and

Unit 3 How to Save a Life helped much more people.
Everyone needs an opportunity to succeed. But before it comes, shouldn’t we prepare ourselves to seize that opportunity? Had Narumi not self-studied the
○
,
6 knowledge of saving people, could she have successfully saved the old man and got the chance to study further? Therefore, get prepared, or you might miss the opportunity in your life.
解析：
○
, 1 make money
賺錢
○
, 2 The scream was from a nice-dressed woman calling for help for her old father.
原句是
The scream was from a nice-dressed woman and she called for help for her old father.
因為 she called for help
是主動，句子合併不用連接詞 and
時，將動詞改成
V-ing
。
○
, 3 She went forward to circle the old man with her both arms from his back, put her hands on his belly, and pressed inward for a few times.
敘述連續動作時，句子可用
S
＋
V
1
, V
2
, ....and Vn.
，其中每個動詞的時態皆同。
○
, 4 entrepreneur ( n.
)
企業家
○
, 5 financially ( adv.
)
在財務上
○
, 6 Had Narumi not self-studied the knowledge of saving people, could she have successfully saved the old man and got the chance to study further?
此句用到了與過去事實相反假設的倒裝。
Had
＋
S
＋ p.p...., S
＋ would/should/could/might have p.p.....
＝
If
＋
S
＋ had p.p...., S
＋ would/should/could/might have p.p.....
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