新思路大学英语读写译教程第二册（第二版）（新思路大学英语）

　　本书严格按照《大学英语课程要求》中基本要求的规定，在*版内容基础上更新过时内容，增加时新话题，保持教材的时效性和创新性。内容体系更加完整，兼顾各学科的通用性，同时也满足了学生个性化自主学习的需要。各分册共有8个单元，涉及校园生活、兴趣爱好、友谊、运动、节日、旅游、礼仪、饮食等与大学生紧密相关的话题。各分册既自成体系又紧密相连，准确把握每册难度系数，做到循序渐进。读写译教程与视听说教程之间充分体现语言共核、主题循环和内在联系。本册为读写译第二册。

Unit 1 Family and Marriage
Unit 2 Language and Culture
Unit 3 Honesty
Unit 4 Happiness
Unit 5 Traffic and Transportation
Unit 6 Music and Art
Unit 7 Media and Privacy
Unit 8 Science and Innovation
Glossary

　　Text A
　　No Matter What Happens I’ll Always Be There for You
　　In 1989 a 6.9 earthquake almost flattened America1, killing a lot of people in less than four minutes. In the midst of the disaster, a mother rushed to the school where her son was supposed to be, only to discover that the building was as flat as a pancake2.
　　After the unforgettable initial shock, she remembered the promise she had made to her son: “No matter what happens, I’ll always be there for you!3” Tears began to fill her eyes. As she looked at the pile of ruins that once was the school, it looked hopeless, but she kept remembering her commitment to her son.
　　She began to direct her attention towards where she walked her son to school each morning. Remembering her son’s classroom would be in the back right corner of the building, she rushed there and started digging through the ruins.
　　As she was digging, other helpless parents arrived, clutching their hearts, saying: “My son!” “My daughter!” Other well-meaning parents tried to pull her off what was left of the school4, saying: “It’s too late! They’re all dead!” “You can’t help! Go home!” “Come on, face
　　reality, there’s nothing you can do!”
　　To each parent she responded with one line: “Are you going to help me now?” And then she continued to dig for her son, stone by stone. The fire chief showed up and tried to pull her off the
　　school’s ruins, saying, “Fires are breaking out, explosions are happening everywhere. You’re in danger. We’ll take care of it. Go home.” To which this loving, caring American mother replied,
　　“Are you going to help me now?” Courageously she went on because she needed to know for herself: “Is my boy alive or is he dead?” She dug for eight hours…12 hours…24 hours…36 hours…then, in the 38th hour, she pulled back a large stone and heard her son’s voice. She screamed her son’s name, “ARMAND!” She heard back, “Mom!?! It’s me, Mom! I told the other kids not to worry. I told them that if you were alive, you’d save me, and when you saved me, they’d be saved. You promised, no matter what happens, I’ll always be there for you! You did it, Mom!” “What’s going on in there? How is it?” his mother asked.
　　“There are 14 of us left out of 335, Mom. We’re scared, hungry, thirsty and thankful you’re here. When the building collapsed, it made a triangle, and it saved us.”
　　“Come out, son!”
　　“No, Mom! Let the other kids out first because I know you’ll get me! No matter what happens, I know you’ll always be there for me!” (440 words)