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：扬尼·奥尔班 思考问题 雪橇犬队伍教会了我们什么呢？

a terrible disease. In January 1925, sled dog teams raced through Alaska in a blizzard to save children's lives.

一场可怕的疾病暴发了。 1925年1月，雪橇犬队伍冒着暴风雪穿越阿拉斯加，只为拯救孩子们的生命。

It started when a disease spread through a small town in Alaska called Gnome. The children needed medicine right away. The medicine that could save the children was a great distance away.

一切始于一场疾病在阿拉斯加名叫诺姆的小镇蔓延开来。 孩子们急需药品。 能救下这些孩子的药品远在千里之外。

The medicine could be delivered part of the way by train. Even so, it was 674 miles, 1 ,085 kilometers from the last train stop to Nome. Sled dogs were the best way to deliver the medicine through the snow. However, the distance was too far for one team. A sled dog relay was the only hope.

药品可以先通过火车运送一段路程。 从最后一个火车站到诺姆还有674英里，也就是1085公里的距离。 雪橇犬是在雪地中运送药品的最佳方式。 但这段路太远了，单支队伍根本跑不完。 雪橇犬接力是唯一的希望。

The Great Sled Dog Relay. More than 20 teams and 150 dogs were to take part in the relay. Each musher would give the medicine to the next team along the way. When the medicine arrived by train, it was handed to the first team and the race was on.

伟大的雪橇犬接力赛。超过20支队伍、150只狗狗参与了这次接力。 沿途每位赶雪橇人都会把药品交给下一支队伍。 药品经火车运抵后， 就被交到了第一支队伍手上，比赛正式开始。

The dogs battled through rough wilderness in the bitter cold. Often, the medicine had to be warmed by a fire to keep it from freezing. Some of the dogs did not survive the journey.

狗狗们在严寒中奋力穿越崎岖的荒野。 药品经常要放在火边加热才能避免结冰。 有些狗狗没能撑过这段旅程。