Sled Dogs to the Rescue

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

《雪橇犬大营救》，作者：M·阿沃夫，绘者：扬尼·奥尔班。 核心问题：雪橇犬队伍能教会我们什么道理？

a terrible disease. In January 1925, sled dog teams raced in a blizzard through the wilderness of Alaska. They battled through heavy snow and icy winds to save children's lives.

一场可怕的疾病暴发了。 1925年1月，数支雪橇犬队伍顶着暴风雪穿越阿拉斯加的荒野。 他们冲破厚积雪和刺骨寒风，只为挽救孩子们的生命。

It all started when a terrible disease spread through the town of Nome, Alaska. The children became very sick and needed medicine right away. The medicine that could save the children was in Anchorage, almost 1 ,000 miles, 1 ,600 kilometers away.

一切要从一场可怕的疾病蔓延到阿拉斯加的诺姆镇说起。 镇上的孩子们病得很重，急需药物救治。 能救孩子们的药在安克雷奇，两地相距近1000英里，也就是1600公里的路程。

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

药物可以先通过火车运到尼纳纳。 可就算这样，从最后一个火车站到诺姆镇还有674英里，也就是1085公里的距离。 那时候，阿拉斯加的物资都是靠雪橇犬在雪地中运送的。 显然雪橇犬是运送药物最好的选择。 可这么远的路，一支雪橇犬队伍根本撑不下来。 唯一的办法就是安排多支队伍接力运送。

The Great Sled Dog Relay. More than 20 top mushers and 150 dogs were set to take part in the relay. Mushers would hand off the medicine to the next team at different posts along the way. On January 27th, the medicine arrived by train where the first sled dog team waited. The package, wrapped in heavy fur to keep the medicine from freezing, was handed off.

伟大的雪橇犬接力赛：20多名顶尖雪橇手和150只雪橇犬报名参加了这次接力。 雪橇手们会在沿途的不同站点把药物交给下一支队伍。 1月27日，药物通过火车送到了第一支雪橇犬队伍的等候点。 为了防止药物冻坏，人们用厚毛皮把药包得严严实实，交给了第一支队伍。

The race to gnome was on. The dogs battled through rough wilderness in the bitter cold. The medicine was passed from team to team. Many times the mushers had to stop to warm the medicine by a fire. Some of the dogs did not survive the journey.

赶往诺姆的竞速赛开始了 雪橇犬们在严寒中穿越崎岖的荒野 药物在一支又一支队伍之间传递 很多时候雪橇手不得不停下来用火给药物取暖 有些雪橇犬甚至没能撑过这段旅程