新世纪大学英语综合课程2（第二版）Unit1-Unit8 Listen and Respond听力原文

Unit 8 Human Behaviour [00:04.44]Listen and Respond [00:06.96]The Unexpected Rescue

[00:10.29]I was walking along a dark street late one evening when I heard screams coming from behind some bushes.

[00:17.57]Alarmed, I slowed down to listen, and realized that what I was [00:21.93]hearing were the sounds of a hard fight and tearing of clothes. [00:26.33]Only yards from where I stood, a woman was being attacked. [00:30.41]Should I get involved?

[00:31.82]I was frightened for my own safety and cursed myself for having suddenly decided to take a new way home.

[00:39.28]Shouldn’t I run to the nearest phone and call the police?

[00:43.53]Although the thoughts in my head had only taken seconds, already the girl’s cries were growing weaker. [00:50.78]I knew I had to act fast.

[00:53.30]How could I walk away from this? [00:55.52]No, I finally decided.

[00:57.53]I could not turn my back on the fate of this

[01:00.19]unknown woman even if it meant risking my own life. [01:05.00]I am not a brave man, nor am I a strong man.

[01:08.33]I don’t know where I found the courage and physical strength,

[01:12.15]but once I had finally decided to help the girl I seemed to have changed into another man.

[01:18.62]I ran behind the bushes and pulled the attacker off the woman. [01:22.77]While struggling, we fell to the ground,

[01:25.23]where we wrestled for a few minutes until the attacker jumped up and escaped.

[01:30.38]Breathing hard, I approached the girl, who was sobbing behind a tree.

[01:34.97]In the darkness I could barely see her outline, but I could sense her trembling shock.

[01:41.17]Not wanting to frighten her further, I spoke to her from a distance. [01:46.04]“It’s OK.”

[01:47.20]I comforted her. [01:48.80]“The man ran away. [01:50.62]You are safe now.”

[01:53.81]There was a long pause...

[01:56.25]I heard the words in amazement. [01:59.21]“Daddy, is that you?”

[02:01.97]And then, from behind the tree, stepped out my youngest daughter, Katherine.