Can you escape from a sinking vehicle? The answer is obviously yes. “But you’ve got to be quick.” said Gordon Greisbeck, a professor from the University of Manitoba’s. Here he gives four rules of survival.
Rule 1. Don’t call 911 until you are out of the car. You should get out of that vehicle immediately after unbuckling. Think about calling 911 once you’ve made it out alive. ‘Time is very important,” Greisbeck says, “If you touch your cell phone, you’re probably going to die.”
Rule 2. Don’t open the door. Roll down or break the windows instead. Opening the door is very difficult against the water pressure and it also allows so much water into the vehicle that it will speed up the sinking process. Since most vehicles now have electronically controlled windows, it is probable that the circuits (电路) will short before you have a chance to roll them down. So you’ll need a tool like the Life Hammer to break the windows open. And make sure these tools are within reach at all times.
Rule 3. Children first. Everybody should get out of their own window if possible, but the kids are going to have a harder time fighting through the rush of water, so push them out if you have to. Greisbeck suggests starting with the oldest kids and taking the youngest out in your arms.
Rule 4. Get out. Swim through the broken windows as fast as possible. You can’t imagine what will happen in the next second. Any intention to take your belongings can be deadly.
If you’ve failed to get the windows rolled down or broken, you’ll still have the slightest of chances to escape. Once water fills the car, the pressure will be equalized and you will be able to open the door. But to do this, you will also have to be expert at holding your breath in an extremely stressful situation.
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| Rules |
Details |
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| Don’t call Immediately. |
Make a phone call once you’ve |
Time is of great importance. |
| Don’t Open The door. |
Roll down the windows or use a Life Hammer to make the windows |
◆The water pressure can make opening the door ◆The vehicle will sink ◆Most cars have electronically controlled windows and the circuits will |
| Children first. |
Push the oldest kids out first, and then go out with the youngest in your |
Kids have more difficulty |
| Get out. |
Swim through the broken windows as fast as possible. |
What will happen is |
Maybe you are an average student. You probably think you will never be a top student. This is not necessary so, however. Anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to. Here is how.
1) Plan your time carefully. When you plan your week, you should make a list of things that you can have to do. After making the list, you should make a schedule of your time. First time for eating, sleeping, dressing, etc. Then decide a good, regular time for studying. Don't forget to set aside enough time for entertainment. A weekly schedule may not solve all your problems, but it will force you to realize what is happening to your time.
2) Find a good place to study. Look around the house for a good study area. Keep this space, which may be a desk or simply a corner of your room. Free from everything but study materials. No games, radios, or television. When you sit down to study, concentrate on the subject.
3) Make good use of your time in class. Take advantage of class time to listen to everything the teachers say. Really listening in class means less work later. Taking notes will help you remember what your teachers say.
4) Study regularly. When you get home from school, go over your notes. Review the important points that your teachers mentioned in class. If you want to know what your teacher is going to discuss the next day, read the material in advance. This will help you understand the next class. If you do these things regularly, the material will become more meaningful, and you will remember it longer.
5) Develop a good attitude about tests. The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject. They help you remember your new knowledge. The world won't end if you don't pass a test, so don't be overly worried.
There are other methods that might help you with your studying. You will probably discover many others after you have tried these.
How to Become A Better Student?
| General methods |
How to |
Advantages |
| plan you time carefully |
● make a list ● make a |
force you to realize |
| happening to your time |
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| find a good place to study |
free of everything but study |
you can |
| make good use of your time in class |
● listen to everything the teachers say ● take |
really listening in class means |
| study regularly |
● go over your notes ● new materials |
Help you |
| develop a good attitude about tests |
don't be |
remember your new |
The most world famous novel Harry Potter is written by a British gifted __________, J. K. Rowling, who wrote a
__________ of seven books. It was said that she had the extra
__________ of looking after baby daughter when she was writing the novel and she mainly wrote
__________ __________ for
__________ of money. So it was difficult for her to be successful and she even might have given up before she overcame all the difficulties. She had
__________ to publish a book every year, but
__________ __________ it took her about ten years to complete. Finally her books
__________ __________ readers of all ages.
And the Harry Potter effect is not only in the English-speaking countries. Her books had been __________ __________ more than 55 languages, and thus, Rowling became the first writer
__________ __________ a billionaire.
Frankenstein, dreams to give life to a____ body. Finally, using bones from dead bodies, he creates a Monster that ___
_ a human being. But when he finishes, the beauty of the dream __
__, and horror and ____
___ fill his heart. The creature is extremely ugly, __
___ anyone who sees it. His black hair and his white teeth ___
___ horribly with his yellow eyes, his __
___ yellow skin. However, he is intelligent and has human __
___. When Frankenstein ___
___ to create a wife for him, he ___
___ the scientist's brother, his best friend and his wife. Thus, the scientist ___
___ the monster to destroy him. In the end, both of them die in the snow.
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Life without music is like a severe winter without sunshine. I realize that this ___ everyone. Music can be _____
___ a good lifetime companion. It helps you ease your strained feelings, _
___ the tension from the problems of a hard day, and ___
__ you up when you sad.
Music is often divided into several categories. Some of the categories are _____ music, traditional music, rock music and jazz music. Most of the original classic music was __
___ in Italy, Germany, Austria and Russia. Beethoven and Bach were two famous composers of classical music. Each culture has its own traditional music that is played by special __
____. Rock is __
______ a loud kind of music, played with a strong beat. Jazz probably __
_____ Africa originally. It has a different kind of ___
__ from other kinds of music.
Liu Fang is an international musical star, __________ for her work with traditional Chinese instruments. Her parents played an important part in her musical ____
______. For her, the biggest ____
______ is to ____
____ the traditions but to add her own style. The same is ____
______ of her second instrument, guzheng. Chinese music is ___
_______ to the Chinese language, poetry and art. Listeners can ____
______ the power and beauty of the music, like enjoying a beautiful poem or painting. She enjoys playing and performing in __
________. Since she moved to Canada, she has had ______
____ to make __
________ with other musical traditions. Liu Fang wishes to ___
_______ classical Chinese pipa and guzheng music to every corner of the world.
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