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　　一个拥有七条生命的男人(上)

　　The man with seven lives

　　On a cold winter day, many years ago, a French art teacher named Pierre Chevalier got on a train in Lyon to go to Paris. When he started his journey, he didn't know that it was the beginning of almost 40 years of accidents and near-death experiences.

　　多年前的一个寒冷的冬日，一位名叫皮埃尔·切瓦利埃的法国艺术教师在里昂乘火车去巴黎。当他开始他的旅程时，他不知道这是将近40年的事故和濒死体验的开始。

　　During the journey, the train came off the tracks and fell into an icy river, killing 12 passengers. Chevalier managed to swim back to the shore. He had a broken leg and he needed treatment for shock, but was very happy to be alive.

　　在旅途中，火车脱离了轨道掉进了一条结冰的河里，造成12名乘客死亡。切瓦利埃设法游回岸边。他的腿断了，休克需要治疗，但他很高兴活着。

　　Two years later, Chevalier was on a plane from Paris to Moscow when a door suddenly opened and he fell out. A few minutes later, the plane crashed; 27 people were killed, Chevalier woke up in a hospital. The doctors told him he had been lucky -he'd landed in a haystack. He only had minor injuries.

　　两年后，切瓦利埃在从巴黎飞往莫斯科的飞机上，突然一扇门开了，他掉下去了。几分钟后，飞机坠毁;27人丧生，切瓦利埃在医院醒来。医生告诉他他很幸运-他掉进了一个大草堆里。只受了点轻伤。

　　来源：MSE指定教材 English In Mind (student's book 2)