[00:00.00]When a light passenger plane flew off course some time ago, it crashed in the mountains and its pilot was killed. #
不久前，一架轻型客机偏离了航线，在山区坠毁，飞行员丧生。#
[00:10.52]The only passengers, a young woman and her two baby daughters, were unhurt. #
机上仅有的乘客，一位年轻的妇女和她的两个女婴却平安无事。#
[00:18.33]It was the middle of winter. Snow lay thick on the ground. #
此时正值隆冬季节，地上积着厚厚的雪。#
[00:24.67]The woman knew that the nearest village was miles away. #
这位妇女知道，即使最近的村庄也有数英里远。#
[00:30.17]When it grew dark, she turned a suitcase into a bed and put the children inside it, covering them with all the clothes she could find. #
天黑下来的时候，她把提箱当作小床，把两个孩子放了进去，又把所有能找到的衣服都盖在了孩子们身上。#
[00:42.88]During the night, it got terribly cold. #
夜里，天冷得厉害。#
[00:47.53]The woman kept as near as she could to the children and even tried to get into the case herself, but it was too small. #
这位妇女尽可能地靠近孩子，甚至自己也想钻进箱子里去，只是箱子太小了。#
[00:58.17]Early next morning, she heard planes passing overhead and wondered how she could send a signal. #
第二天一大早，她听到头顶上有飞机飞过，但不知道怎样才能发个信号。#
[01:07.34]Then she had an idea. #
后来她有了一个主意。#
[01:10.08]She stamped out the letters “SOS” in the snow. #
她在雪地上踩出了“SOS”这3个字母。#
[01:17.13]Fortunately, a pilot saw the signal and sent a message by radio to the nearest town.#
幸运得很，一位飞行员看到这个信号，用无线电给最近的城镇发了报。#
[01:25.12]It was not long before a helicopter arrived on the scene to rescue the survivors of the plane crash.#
不久，一架直升飞机飞抵飞机失事现场，来搭救这几个幸存者。
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