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1、Approachofthestorm-Chapter1ByactiondesksheffieldPeopleinstory:ThomasArthurRussellLocationofstory:Sheffield,Manchester,PlymouthBackgroundtostory:RoyalNavyThisstorywassubmittedtothePeople’sWarsitebyRogerMarshofthe‘ActionDesk–Sheffield’TeamonbehalfofThomasArthurRussellandhasbeenad
2、dedtothesitewithhispermission.Theauthorfullyunderstandsthesite'stermsandconditions.ApproachofthestormChapter1ByThomasArthurRussellTheyearwas1938;I’dbeenofferedajobboringthecoalfaceandwasproudofthefactthattheunder-managersoughtmeoutforthejob.Heaskedmepersonally,asmantoman,andfla
3、tteredmebysayingthatheknewitwasatoughjob,butthoughtIcouldbetrustedtodomybest.Hehelpedmebyfirsthavingmeinstructedforashiftbyasurveyorwhohadbeenaveryefficientborerhimself,whichmeantcollierscouldfillcoalmoreefficiently.Likealljobs,ithaditsbadpoints.Thejobwasregularafternoons;Igotm
4、ybikeoutandrodefromhomeatabout11o’clock,havingfirstchangedintomydirtyworkclothes,reposingatthebottomofacupboardnearthefireplace.WhenIsetouttowork,Iworeanoldjacket,awaistcoatinwhichmotherhadsewntwolargepocketsandoneinwhichIcarriedaquartbottleofwater,andasnaptinwithfourlargeslice
5、sofherexcellenthome-bakedbread,smearedwithathickcoveringofbestbutterandstrawberryjam.Sometimesitwasdripping,outoftheSundayjoint,orsometimesItookhalfanonion.Simplefare,butasitwas,Ienjoyedit.Thejobwastoughanddusty.AsIdraggedtheborerandcablealongtheface,thelampsofthefillersweredim
6、medbydust.Ihadtogobymenwhohadnotfinishedtheirstint.“HelloyoungRussell,”they’dsay,“what’sitlikeoutside?”Iftheweatherwasgood,they’dtrytohurryupabit.Ifnot,“...well,we’rebloodymissin’nowtthen.”Theyweregreatmeninmorewaysthanone.Strippedtothewaist,kneltthere,sometimesstretchedandglis
7、tening,blackwithsweatandcoaldust,theirarmsmovingandbacksstretchingoutastheyshovelledthecoalontotheconveyor.Theylookedlikeebonystatuescometolife.Theirfaceswouldturnandshowteethandeyesgleamingstarklywhiteagainstthedustastheyjokedwithme.“Whothebloodyhellarethagoingwetoneet?Weheard
8、abouttheeatt’golflinkslastSunday,yeryoungbugger.”(York
