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[00:00.00]Lesson Thirteen Text
[00:04.49]Who Shall Dwell?
[00:07.94]H. C. Neal It came on a Sunday afternoon.
[00:14.39]They had prayed that it would never come, ever, but suddenly here it was.
[00:22.86]The father was resting on a couch and half-listening to some music on the radio.
[00:30.30]Mother was in the kitchen preparing dinner
[00:34.35]and the younger boy and girlwere in the bedroom drawing pictures.
[00:40.72]The older boy was working in the shed out back.
[00:46.29]Suddenly the music was cut off.
[00:50.23]Then, the announcer almos shouted:
[00:55.28]"Bomb alert!Attention!
[00:59.22]A number of missiles have just been launched across the sea,heading this way.
[01:07.16]They are expected to strike within the next sixteen minutes.
[01:15.70]This is a verified alert! Take cover!
[01:21.66]Keep your radios tuned1 for further instructions.
[01:27.90]"My God!" the father gasped2.
[01:32.45]His face was ashen3, puzzled,as though he knew that this was real
[01:41.38]but still could not quite believe it.
[01:45.95]"Get the children," his wife blurted4,
[01:50.39]then dashed to the door to call the older boy.
[01:56.45]He stared at her a brief moment, seeing the fear in her face,
[02:03.92]but also a loathing5 for all men involved in the making
[02:11.58]and dispatch of nuclear weapons.
[02:16.65]The father jumped to his feet,and ran to the bedroom.
[02:22.60]"Let's go," he snapped "shelter drill!"
[02:27.57]Although they had had many rehearsals6,
[02:32.11]his voice and bearing sent the youngsters dashing for the door without a word.
[02:40.47]He hustled7 them through the kitchen to the rear door
[02:46.53]and sent them to the shelter.
[02:50.00]As he returned to the bedroom, the older boy came running in.
[02:56.85]"This is the hot one, son," said his father tersely8, "the real one."
[03:04.50]He and the boy stared at each other a long moment,
[03:10.85]both knowing what must be done
[03:14.80]and each knowing the other would more than do his share,
[03:20.75]yet wondering still at the frightening fact that it must be done at all.
[03:28.61]"How much time have we got, dad?" "Not long," the father replied,
[03:35.56]glancing at his watch,"twelve, maybe fourteen minutes."The boy left.
[03:44.84]The father stepped to the closet,
[03:48.60]slid the door open and picked up the metal box containing their important papers.
[03:57.45]He then picked up the big family Bible from the headboard on the bed.
[04:04.51]Everything else they would need
[04:08.48]had been stored in the shelter the past several months.
[04:14.35]He heard his wife approaching and turned as she entered the room.
[04:21.41]"Ready, dear?" she asked.
[04:25.38]"Yes," he replied,
[04:28.43]"are the kids gone in?"They're all down," she answered,
[04:34.68]"I still can't believe it's real.""We've got to believe it," he said,
[04:41.65]looking at her steadily9 in the eye," we can't afford not to."
[04:49.20]Outside, the day was crisp and clear, typical of early fall.
[04:56.57]He looked at his watch again.Four minutes had elapsed since the first alarm.
[05:04.61]Twelve minutes, more or less, remained.
[05:09.97]Inside the shelter, he latched11 the door,
[05:14.83]and looked around to see that his family was squared away.
[05:20.16]Now it. began.The waiting.
[05:24.81]The man and his wife knew that others would come soon,
[05:31.28]begging and crying to be taken in now that the time was here.
[05:38.05]They had argued about this when the shelter was being built.
[05:44.22]It was in her mind to share their refuge.
[05:49.88]"We can't call ourselves Christians13
[05:54.14]and then deny safety to our friendswhen the showdown comes," she contended,
[06:02.97]"that isn't what God teaches."
[06:06.81]"That's nothing but religious pap," he retorted with a degree of anger.
[06:14.07]"God created the family as the basic unit of society," he reasoned.
[06:21.02]"That should make it plain that a man's primary Christian12 duty
[06:27.68]is to protect his family.""But don't you see?" she protested,
[06:36.04]"We must prepare to purify ourselves. . .to rise above this 'mine' thinking
[06:44.82]and be as God's own son,who said, 'love thy neighbor.'"
[06:52.08]"No," he replied, "I can't buy that."Then, after a moment's thought, "
[07:01.04]It is my family I must save, no one more.You.These kids.
[07:09.79]Our friends are like the people of Noah's time:
[07:15.36]he warned them of the coming flood when he built the ark on God's command.
[07:22.59]He was ridiculed14 and scoffed15 at, just as we have been ridiculed.
[07:30.64]"No,and here his voice took on a new sad sureness,"
[07:39.00]it is meant that if they don't prepare, they die.
[07:45.55]I see no need for further argument.
[07:49.68]With seven minutes left, the first knock rang the shelter door.
[07:57.34]"Let us in! For God's sake. "He recognized the voice.
[08:03.29]It was his first neighbor toward town.
[08:07.97]"No!" shouted the father, "There is only room for us. Go!"
[08:15.83]Again came the pounding. Louder. More urgent.
[08:22.07]"You let us in or we'll break down this door!"
[08:26.64]He wondered if they were actually getting a ram16 of some sort
[08:32.57]to batter17 at the door.
[08:35.81]He was reasonably certain it would hold.The seconds ticked relentlessly18 away.
[08:45.66]Four minutes left.His wife stared at the door and moaned slightly.
[08:54.73]"Steady, girl," he said, evenly. The children looked at him frightened, puzzled.
[09:05.07]He glared at his watch ran his hands through his hair,and said nothing.
[09:13.01]Three minutes left.
[09:16.36]At that moment, a woman cried from the outside,
[09:20.93]"If you won't let me in, please take my baby, my little girl."
[09:27.88]He was stunned19 by her plea. What must I do?
[09:34.35]He asked himself in sheer agony.
[09:39.03]What man on earth could deny a child the chance to live?
[09:46.16]At that point,his wife rose, and stepped to the door.
[09:52.93]Before he could move to stop her, she let down the latch10 and dashed outside.
[10:01.57]Instantly a three-year old girl was thrust into the shelter.
[10:08.52]He hastily fought the door latch on again,
[10:13.49]then stared at the frightened little newcomer in anger,
[10:20.33]hating her for simply being there in his wife's place.
[10:27.17]and knowing he could not turn her out.
[10:33.10]He sat down heavily, trying desperately20 to think.
[10:40.18]The voices outside grew louder.
[10:44.44]He glanced at his watch, looked at the faces of his own children a long moment,
[10:52.62]then rose to his feet.
[10:56.27]There were two minutes left,and he made his decision.
[11:02.62]He marveled now that he had even consideredany other choice.
[11:10.07]"Son," he said to the older boy, "you take care of them. "
[11:17.20]It was assimple as that.Unlatching the door,he thrust it open and stepped out.
[11:27.46]The crowd surged toward him.
[11:31.41]Blocking the door with his body,he snatched up the two children nearest him,
[11:39.87]and shoved them into the shelter."Bar that door," he shouted to his son,"
[11:48.52]and don't open it for at least a week!"Hearing the latch drop into place,
[11:59.70]he turned and glanced around at the faces in the crowd
[12:06.65]Some of them were still babbling21 incoherently, utterly22 panic-stricken.
[12:14.20]Others were quiet now, no longer afraid.
[12:20.08]Stepping to his wife's side, he took her hand and spoke23 in a warm, low tone.
[12:28.83]"They will be all right, the boy will lead them."
[12:34.00]He grinned reassuring-ly and added, "We should be together, you and I."
[12:41.36]She smiled wordlessly through her tears and squeezed his hand,
[12:48.91]exchanging with him in the one brief gesture a lifetime and more of devotion.
[12:57.85]Then struck the first bomb, blinding them, burning them,
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tuned
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| adj.调谐的，已调谐的v.调音( tune的过去式和过去分词 )；调整；（给收音机、电视等）调谐；使协调 | |
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gasped
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| v.喘气( gasp的过去式和过去分词 )；喘息；倒抽气；很想要 | |
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ashen
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| adj.灰的 | |
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blurted
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| v.突然说出，脱口而出( blurt的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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loathing
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| n.厌恶，憎恨v.憎恨，厌恶( loathe的现在分词)；极不喜欢 | |
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rehearsals
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| n.练习( rehearsal的名词复数 )；排练；复述；重复 | |
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hustled
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| 催促（hustle的过去式与过去分词形式） | |
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tersely
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| adv. 简捷地, 简要地 | |
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steadily
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| adv.稳定地；不变地；持续地 | |
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latch
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| n.门闩，窗闩；弹簧锁 | |
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latched
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| v.理解( latch的过去式和过去分词 )；纠缠；用碰锁锁上（门等）；附着（在某物上） | |
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Christian
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| adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒 | |
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Christians
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| n.基督教徒( Christian的名词复数 ) | |
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ridiculed
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| v.嘲笑，嘲弄，奚落( ridicule的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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scoffed
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| 嘲笑，嘲弄( scoff的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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ram
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| (random access memory)随机存取存储器 | |
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batter
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| v.接连重击；磨损；n.牛奶面糊；击球员 | |
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relentlessly
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| adv.不屈不挠地；残酷地；不间断 | |
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stunned
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| adj. 震惊的，惊讶的 动词stun的过去式和过去分词 | |
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desperately
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| adv.极度渴望地，绝望地，孤注一掷地 | |
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babbling
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| n.胡说，婴儿发出的咿哑声adj.胡说的v.喋喋不休( babble的现在分词 )；作潺潺声（如流水）；含糊不清地说话；泄漏秘密 | |
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utterly
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spoke
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| n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说 | |
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