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1、LessonOneFacetoFacewithHurricaneCamilleI.　　LasVegas.LasVegascityistheseatofClarkCountyinSouthNevada.In1970ithadapopulationof125,787people.Revenuefromhotels,gambling,entertainmentandothertourist-orientedindustriesformsthebackboneofLasVegas'seconomy,Itsnightclubsandcasinosareworldfamous.The

2、cityisalsothecommercialhubofaranchingandminingarea.Inthe19thcenturyLasVegaswasawateringplacefortravelerstoSouthCalifornia.In1.855-1857theMormonsmaintainedafortthere,andin1864FortBakerwasbuiltbytheU.S.army.In1867,LasVegaswasdetachedfromtheArizonaterritoryandjoinedtoNevada.fromTheNewColumbi

3、aEncyclopediaⅡ.　　1.Hedidn'tthinkhisfamilywasinanyrealdanger,HisformerhousehadbeendemolishedbyHurricaneBetsyforitonlystoodafewfeetabovesealevel.Hispresenthousewas23feetabovesealeveland250yardsawayfromthesea.Hethoughttheywouldbesafehereasinanyplaceelse.Besides,hehadtalkedthematteroverwithhi

4、sfatherandmotherandconsultedhislongtimefriend,CharlesHill,beforemakinghisdecisiontostayandfacethehurricane.　　2.MagnaProductsisthenameofthefirmownedbyJohnKoshak.Itdesignedanddevelopededucationaltoysandsupplies.　　3.Charliethoughttheywereinrealtroublebecausesaltywaterwasseawater.Itshowedthes

5、eahadreachedthehouseandtheywereinrealtroublefortheymightbewashedintotheseabythetidalwave.　　4.AtthisCriticalmomentwhengrandmotherKoshakthoughttheymightdieatanymoment,shetoldherhusbandthedearestandthemostpreciousthingshecouldthinkof.Thiswouldhelptoencourageeachotherandenablethemtofacedeathw

6、ithgreaterserenity.　　5.JohnKoshakfeltacrushingguiltbecauseitwashewhomadethefinaldecisiontostayandfacethehurricane.Nowitseemedtheymightalldieinthehurricane.　　6.GrandmotherKoshakaskedthechildrentosingbecauseshethoughtthiswouldlessentensionandboostthemoraleofeveryone.　　7.JanisknewthatJohnwas

7、tryinghisbesttocomfortandencourageherforhetoofelttherewasapossibilityoftheirdyinginthestorm..　　1.Thispieceofnarrationisorganizedasfollows..introduction,development,climax,andconclusion.Thefirst6paragraphsareintroductoryparagraphs,givingthetime,place,andbackgroundoft