The crowd at the airport surged1 forward. The passengers had been waiting for a couple of hours for an airline employee to open the door leading to the plane outside. No one was in a good mood. An old man got trapped in the middle of the rush. He fell down without being able to break his fall. His head hit the concrete floor. Blood gushed2 from his forehead. He appeared to be unconscious. Everyone rushed past him, except for Dana. She called for help.
A minute later, a young airline employee showed up. Hardly looking at the old man, she told Dana to get aboard her plane. She said the old man would be okay, and walked away.
Dana screamed for help. An airport supervisor3 appeared. He told Dana to get on the plane. Dana said that she was not moving until an ambulance arrived. The supervisor said her plane would leave without her. Dana said that she didn't care.
An ambulance and two paramedics（護(hù)理人員） finally arrived. The paramedics said that the man would be okay, but he would need stitches4（縫線）. They put him into the ambulance and drove off.
On her way out to the plane, which was still refueling, Dana saw the employee who had initially5 ignored the old man. The employee said, "You're lucky the plane didn't leave without you."
"The plane?" Dana asked. "Who cares about the plane? How could you be so cold? That was an old man; he could have been your grandfather! How would you like it if everyone just stepped over your grandfather and went on their way?"
1 surged
v.（波濤等）洶涌( surge的過(guò)去式和過(guò)去分詞 )；（人群等）蜂擁而出；使強(qiáng)烈地感到
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The gates opened and the crowd surged forward. 大門打開(kāi)了，人群向前涌去。 The great Atlantic rollers surged in. 大西洋的巨浪翻滾到岸邊。 來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
2 gushed
v.噴，涌( gush的過(guò)去式和過(guò)去分詞 )；滔滔不絕地說(shuō)話
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Oil gushed from the well. 石油從井口噴了出來(lái)。 來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》 Clear water gushed into the irrigational channel. 清澈的水涌進(jìn)了灌溉渠道。 來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
3 supervisor
n.監(jiān)督人，管理人，檢查員，督學(xué)，主管，導(dǎo)師
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Between you and me I think that new supervisor is a twit.我們私下說(shuō)，我認(rèn)為新來(lái)的主管人是一個(gè)傻瓜。 He said I was too flighty to be a good supervisor.他說(shuō)我太輕浮不能成為一名好的管理員。
4 stitches
n.（縫紉或編織中的）一針( stitch的名詞復(fù)數(shù) )；縫法；衣服；（縫合傷口的）縫線v.縫，縫補(bǔ)，縫合( stitch的第三人稱單數(shù) )；[引申]把某物連在一起
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Try to keep the stitches small and straight. 針腳要盡量縫得小而直。 Knit the next two stitches together to make the garment narrower. 下兩針織在一起，把衣服弄瘦點(diǎn)兒。 來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
5 initially
adv.最初，開(kāi)始
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The ban was initially opposed by the US.這一禁令首先遭到美國(guó)的反對(duì)。 Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆蟲的翅瓣演化而來(lái)
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