Sled Dogs to the Rescue

Sled Dogs to the Rescue. Written by M. Aboff. Illustrated by Yanni Orban. Focus Question. What lessons do the sled dog teams teach us?

雪橇犬大救援。作者：M·阿博夫。绘者：雅尼·奥尔班。 核心问题：雪橇犬队伍教会了我们什么道理？

a terrible disease. In January 1925, a big storm hit Alaska. Children in a town in Alaska were very sick and needed medicine.

一种可怕的疾病来袭。 1925年1月，一场大风暴袭击了阿拉斯加。 阿拉斯加一个小镇上的孩子们病得很重，急需药物。

The medicine could be brought part of the way by train. There were still 674 miles, 1 ,085 kilometers, to the town.

药物可以先通过火车运送一段路程。 但剩下到小镇的路程还有674英里，也就是1085公里。

sled dog teams had to bring it the rest of the way.

剩下的路程只能靠雪橇犬队伍来运送药物了。

The Great Sled Dog Relay The medicine came by train and was given to the first team. The race was on.

伟大的雪橇犬接力赛中，药物经火车送达后被交到了第一支雪橇犬队伍手中。 接力赛就此开始。

The medicine was passed from team to team. It often had to be warmed by the fire.

药物在队伍之间接力传递， 还经常要拿到火边烤暖避免冻住。