关于安全问题的初中英语阅读知识积累
编者按： 安全问题一直是社会关注的话题。以下是一篇关于安全问题的小故事，让我们在故事中学习英语知识吧。
安全问题，强调多少次都不为过!
每个孩子都是家里的宝，但是当孩子入学后，家长不可能随时关注孩子，所以对孩子进行安全教育是非常重要的，只有提高了孩子自身的安全意识，让他们知道什么是潜在风险，哪些是不能做的事情，遇到危险的事情应该怎么办，我们的孩子才有更好的明天!
今天的主人公，在外出度假时遇到了潜在的危险，却没能在第一时间发现，导致了意外的发生，通过故事的形式让孩子学习安全问题，是一种很好的方式，一起来看看这个故事吧~
A Hot Day and a Cool Pool
It was their first vacation together in years.
这是他们几年来第一次假期
Meg and Oscar had been running their own jewelry business for years.
梅格和奥斯卡多年来一直在经营自己的珠宝业务
They made a nice income, but they were busy all the time.
他们得到了不少的收入，但是也一直十分繁忙
They went to one trade show after another, flying throughout the US and often to China and other countries.
他们一个接一个的去不同的展览，飞遍了美国，还经常区中国以及其他国家
Their last vacation was at least ten years ago.
他们上一次假期至少是在十年前
Recently, Oscar’s doctor said that Oscar’s high blood pressure was going to be the death of him.
最近，奥斯卡的医生说奥斯卡的高血压也许会致死
After questioning Oscar about his eating and exercise habits, he concluded that Oscar was stressing himself out at work.
在询问了奥斯卡的饮食习惯和运动习惯之后，他总结说奥斯卡在工作中对自己要求太严了
He told Oscar that he needed to stop and smell the roses more often.
他告诉梅格，他需要停下来，并且更频繁的闻到玫瑰花(即需要感受自然)
“In short,” he said, “I’m writing you a prescription for two weeks of R&R—rest and relaxation, immediately.
“简而言之，”他说。“我给你开了一个两周的R&R休息和放松的处方。”
In fact, I want you to take off four weeks a year, and these must be nonworking vacations.
事实上，我希望你每年能有四周脱离工作，以及更多的无工作的假期
No cell phone, no laptop.
没有手机，没有笔记本电脑
Do you understand me?
你能明白吗
In case you don’t, I’m telling Meg, too.
如果你不能，我也会告诉梅格
You might not listen to me, but you will listen to her.”
你也许不会听我的，但是你会听她的
Meg canceled all their activities for the two weeks at the end of July.
梅格取消了在七月最后两周的所有活动
Fortunately, they did not have any flights scheduled.
幸运的是，他们没有任何预定的航班
She booked them a nice hotel near Palm Springs.
她在附近预定了一家不错的酒店
“We’ll catch up on our magazines, newspapers, and TV reruns,” she told Oscar.
“我们会赶上我们的杂志、报纸和电视重播。”她告诉奥斯卡
“We won’t even TALK about work for two weeks, okay?
我们这两周不会谈论任何工作，好吗?
We’ll relax in the pool, get massages, and treat ourselves like royalty. Got it?”
我们会在泳池里放松身心，享受按摩服务，像皇室一样对待自己，明白吗?”
“Yes, ma’am,” Oscar said, smiling as he saluted her.
“是的，女士。”奥斯卡说到，微笑着像她致敬
The hotel had failed to tell them that it was undergoing renovations.
酒店没有告诉他们正在进行装修
But when it offered everything at half price, Meg and Oscar stayed.
但是，当他提供一切都是半价时。梅格和奥斯卡留了下来
The second morning, about 10, Oscar told Meg he was going to take a swim.
第二天早上，大约十点，奥斯卡告诉梅格他要去游泳
She told him not to forget his sun block.
她告诉他不要忘记他
She went back to sleep.
她继续睡觉
When she woke up at noon, she put on her swim suit and went outside.
当她中午起来后，她穿上泳衣去外面
She couldn’t stop screaming when she saw Oscar submerged beneath the water.
当她看到奥斯卡淹没在水下时，她不住尖叫
His foot had gotten caught in a suction vent that workers had not covered properly.
他的脚已经被吸入入口，工人没有正确覆盖
He had been under water for ten minutes.
他已经在水下10分钟了
A month after the funeral, back home, Meg was going through her mail.
葬礼一个月后，梅格回到家里，梅格查看她的邮件
The hotel, apparently worried about a lawsuit, had sent her an offer to stay there free for a month.
这家酒店显然担心被起诉，已经同意她免费停留一个月
The congenial letter suggested that she “Bring a friend!”
相关的信件表示她“带朋友”
重点知识讲解
【原句】
In case you don’t, I’m telling Meg, too.
如果你不能，我也会告诉梅格
【解析】
in case万一。是连词，引导条件状语从句。也就是说in case后面是一个完整的句子 ，例如：
Take a hat with you in case the sun is very hot.
倘若太阳很利害，你就把帽子戴上。
注意：
in case of的of是介词，介词后面只能带名词性质的词，比如名词、代词等。意思和in case差不多，万一的意思。
例如：
In case of rain they can't go.
万一下雨，他们就不能去了。
重点知识讲解老师|Linda
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