1 . Tears of happiness and shouts of joy rang out last week at the San Jose mine in northern Chile as 33 miners were lifted to freedom, one by one. The men, ranging from 19 to 63 years old, have been buried alive since a cave in the copper and gold mine where they were working fell down on August 5. It is the longest time anyone has ever survived being trapped underground．

After the fall, the men found an emergency shelter off one of the mine’s tunnels. The temperature in the dark shelter was around 90 F. For more than two weeks, the miners’ water came from the radiator tanks on their work vehicles. They shared a supply of food that was meant to last for only 48 hours．

The miners were totally separated until rescue teams made contact with the men on August 22. They sent a note to the surface explaining their situation. Rescuers drilled small holes to reach the cavern and sent down supply tubes containing food, water, clothes, medicine, fresh air and other supplies. They also received letters from their families, a television set and games．

Additional falls slowed down rescue efforts. Finally, a tunnel was built that could fit a 13-foot rescue capsule, called the Phoenix. The escape hole measures 28 inches across, a tight fit for the winding 20-minute, 2,041-foot ride. The first miner reached the surface just after midnight on Wednesday. More than half of the men had been brought to safety by Wednesday afternoon．

The miners were met by family members who were waiting at Camp Hope, a settlement of tents near the mine. Chile’s president, Sebastian Pinera, cheered at the scene and hugged the miners. “We made a promise never to surrender, and we kept it,” he said. After an immediate medical exam, the men were air-lifted to the nearest hospital for 48 hours of observation．

2 . A child survived, from an unexpected accident thanks to a man named John. The man is being ________ as a hero after risking his life to ________ a child who fell onto train tracks at the Gatwick station in Bournemouth, England, as an oncoming train moved very fast into the ________, according to England’s Ministry of Railways.

The ministry ________ the video that shows John running at full ________ down a set of train tracks to save a child who had fallen off the ________ and onto the tracks as a train ________. The video, captured by security cameras at the station, shows that the child was ________ walking alongside an unidentified person. ________, they slipped off the edge of the platform and onto the tracks ________. The video shows the child was ________ to get back onto the platform and the unidentified person was grasping at the air, trying to pull themselves to ________.

As the oncoming train quickly got close, John could be seen ________ toward the child and throwing them onto the platform just seconds before a train blew past them, swooping (俯冲) in to save their lives with just moments to spare. Police thought highly of John’s quick thinking. If he hadn’t ________ quickly, there could have been a ________ accident.

3 . Practicing general water safety

A day at the pool or the beach can be a very relaxing activity.    1    By practicing water safety rules, you can keep both you and those around you safe.

Strengthen your swimming skills.

    2    If you do not know what you are doing, it is possible you could make the situation worse, despite your best intentions. If you are going to be near water, or plan to be, it’s a great idea to take an advanced swimming course.

Practice caution.

Accidents happen, and it is certainly not possible to ensure that drowning incidents don’t occur. However, there are many steps you can take to reduce the possibility.    3    If possible, take a cellphone with you to the pool beach so that you can call for help if necessary.

Swim in designated (指定的) areas,

It is always best to swim with a lifeguard on duty. This is important for everyone, even strong swimmers. If you are going to be swimming in a pool, look for one with a regular lifeguard. Do not go in natural bodies of water if the conditions are unfavorable. For example, do not go in a lake if it is especially windy and the waves are strong. You should avoid going in the ocean when the tides are very strong. Many beaches post signs or flags advising you of conditions.    4    

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While anyone can drown, children are especially susceptible (易受伤害的). If you have kids, make sure that you teach them to act responsibly around water. Have a set of rules for family swims, and make sure that your children understand them.

5 . A 71-year-old Swedish man “can’t put into words” how thankful he is for the new technology that quickly flew him into the small category of only ten percent of people who survive sudden heart stopping.

The man now has made a full recovery and returned home, after the speedy delivery of a defibrillator(除颤器)—via autonomous drone(无人驾驶飞机). The company behind the drone pilot project says it’s the first time in medical history, a drone has played an important part in saving a life during a heart stopping.

He was in his driveway when the attack happened. Normally, you have about ten minutes to get help in such a situation. Luckily, a telephone call was immediately placed requesting emergency services and he lived in a region that had partnered with Everdrone’s innovative life-saving programme called EMADE (Emergency Medical Aerial Delivery service). EMADE drones delivered a defibrillator to the scene—and the amount of time from the alarm(警报) until the defibrillator was safely delivered at the doorstep of the incident address was just over three minutes.

Even luckier, a doctor happened to be driving by and stopped to see if he could help. “I was on my way to work at the local hospital when I saw a man collapsed in his driveway and I immediately rushed to help,” says Dr. Mustafa Ali. After the ambulance arrived, the patient was rushed to the hospital.

The man said, “If it wasn’t for the drone I probably wouldn’t be here.”

275,000 patients in Europe and 350,000 in the US, suffer from heart stopping annually. About 70% of heart stopping occur in private homes without defibrillators on site. The chance of survival decreases by 7%—10% with each minute following the collapse(突然倒下)—and as a result, the current survival rate among heart stopping patients is merely 10%.