2017年2月24日 星期五

105-02 第二週--哈德遜奇蹟

Survivor says Miracle on the Hudson inspired him to ‘live like you’re dying’

12:23 PM, SEPTEMBER 1, 2016,
By PAIGE LESKIN, 

 It's been more than 7 years since a plane that took off from LaGuardia Airport had to make an emergency landing in the Hudson River after a flock of geese disabled its engines.
Stories of the bravery of pilot Chesley B. Sullenberger III landing Flight 1549 on the water, as well as pictures of passengers being rescued from the sinking plane's wings, have stuck with New York residents and people worldwide since the incident in January 2009.
And now the movie "Sully," based on the so-called Miracle on the Hudson, is hitting theaters Sept. 9, starring Tom Hanks as the hero pilot.
Ahead of the release, one of the survivors of that fateful flight, Barry Leonard, told PIX11 about his experience that day and how it changed his life.
Leonard, who was traveling home to Charlotte, N.C., on the 2009 flight, said the plane suddenly "headed down like a roller coaster" just three minutes into the trip.
"The plane just shook," Leonard told PIX11 Morning News. "Then there was this smell."
Leonard said that since the near-death experience, he's revised his perspective to "believe in living like you're dying." Since the crash, Leonard has went on adventures and checked items off his bucket list, including riding elephants in Africa and climbing Mount Kilimanjaro with his son.
The chance to relive the experience through the new movie is cathartic, Leonard said. He was one of the passengers to recount their story in "Brace for Impact," a collection of survivor narratives.
Leonard has led the charge in staying in contact with others that experienced firsthand what happened on that flight. Each year, he holds a party in New York and invites the flight passengers and crew members, as well as the first responders that day.
"They're my second family," Leonard said. "We laugh, we cry together. We sit down and talk about what happened that day, because nobody else can understand what happened except for us."
Structure of the Lead
WHAT-  a plane that took off from LaGuardia Airport had to make an emergency landing
WHEN- not given
WHY- a flock of geese disabled its engines
WHERE- in the Hudson River
WHO- not given
HOW- not given

Keywords:
1.bravery:勇氣
2. starring:主演(分詞構句)
3.roller coaster:雲霄飛車
4.revise:修改
5.perspective:看法.觀點
6.cathartic:淨化的
7.Brace for:做好準備
8.narrative:故事.講述
9.responder:響應者

2 則留言:

  1. I think "They're my second family," Leonard said. "We laugh, we cry together. We sit down and talk about what happened that day, because nobody else can understand what happened except for us."is my favorite paragraph.I admire and respect the captain who made a good decision.and I am very happy about all passengers survived.They are really lucky.

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  2. The brave pilot of the flight 1549, Sullenberger, who saved 155 people on the Hudson river, created an impressively so-called “Miracle on the Hudson” at that time. This miracle not only saved many people, but also taught us that we should do things we wanted as early as possible; as the proverb goes, “Naver put off till tomorrow what you can do today.”

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