经典：高职国际英语2unit-7-Red-Adair

RedAdair,TroubleshooterExtraordinary1WhoisRedAdair?2Para1-4WhatisRedAdairfamousfor?Whatishisfullname?1915,1938,19598RedWorldleaderMorethan2000fires3Isthatdifficultanddangeroustoputoutthefireinanoilwell?4Therescuersarefacingariskyenvironmentastherearemanyunknownchemicalsleftatthesiteandmayexplode.Therescuershavetakenmanymeasurestominimizeriskssuchasburyingchemicalswithdrysand.thefirstgroupfirefightersarrivedatthesiteonWednesdaynightaftertheyreceivedreportsoffire,andanexplosionoccurreduponthearrivalofthesecondgroupoffirefighters.AsofThursdaynight17firefightersdiedintheaccident,andanunknownnumberoffirefightersweremissing.5Line18-25HowdidRedAdairextinguishthefiresinoilwells?6Line29-36RedAdair’smostdangerousjobTimeSpotHowlongdidthefirelast?WhereisJohnGlenn?Whatisthenameofthisfire?世界上最大的火势是发生在阿尔及利亚撒哈拉沙漠的加什·图依尔的一次天然气火灾。这场大火由1961年11月13日中午一直烧到1962年4月28日上午9时30分，冲天的火柱达137.1米，烟柱达182.9米。最后，美国德克萨斯州休斯敦的保罗·尔·阿代尔使用了249.5公斤炸药才将其扑灭。他为此而获得酬劳100万美元。7BebasedonBesimilartoServeasOneofthebesthonors8Line46-511988160Problem1Problem21991About7003to5years,8months9“Retire?Idonotknowwhatthatwordmeans.Aslongasamanisabletowork,andheisproductiveoutthereandhefeelsgood-----keepatit.”10