After the avalanche
Mickavertedhis eyes from the reflection of the sun bouncing off thebadgeof the ski patrol captain.
"I don't know how it happened for sure." He said. "I was walking up the mountain along the southernaxislooking for alpinebacteriawhen I becameawareof movement in theBackgroundThen, when I saw theavalancheI froze. It was anautomaticresponse. Luckily it missed me, but there must have been some kind ofbacklashbecause I was swept off my feet onto mybackboneby something. And then I woke up and you were here."
"Well, you're lucky you' re okay." Answered the captain. "Others have been less fortunate. Here, you can use myauxiliaryskis to help you get down the mountain. They' re all I haveavailable, unless you want to try to walk down on a pair ofbadmintonrackets. Anyhow, you shouldn't come in this area again without beingauthorized. This is anautonomousmanaged region and localauthoritiesare real hard-core about theirautonomy. In addition, they have noted that temperatures this year are higher thanaverage. This increases the risk of avalanches. They don' t have manyavenuesto spread this information and warn people because the only way to get here is viaaviation. Their attempts to warn potential visitors were to no avail for you, unfortunately, but they are starting toautomatea process for obtaining travel permits for others. This will be a method for them to give weather warnings."
"Thanks." Mick said as he strapped on the skis. "It's a beautiful area. I'll be back for sure.

雪崩之后
米克转移目光，以避开从雪地巡逻队队长的徽章上反射过来的跳动着的阳光。
“我不太清楚事情到底是如何发生的，”他说，“我当时正顺着南轴往山上走，寻找高山菌，这时我忽然意识到背景里有东西在移动。然后，一看到雪崩我就僵住了，那完全是一种自动反应。还好雪崩没有砸到我，可是它一定产生了某种反冲，因为我被某个东西摔了一跤、脊柱着地。等我醒过来你就在这儿了。”
“你能安然无恙真是幸运，”队长回答道。“其他人就没你走运了。来，用我的备用滑雪板下山吧。我只有这些现成可使用的东西，除非你想脚踩一副羽毛球拍下山。下次如果没有得到批准，你无论如何不能再来这个地方了。这是片自治区域，地方当局在他们的自治问题上特别顽固。另外，他们也注意到今年的温度比平常高，这也就增加了雪崩的危险。他们没有那么多的渠道传播消息警告人们，因为唯一来这里的方式是飞行。不幸的是，他们对可能来的游客做出的警告对你没起什么作用，但他们正在启用一种自动程序让大家获得旅游许可，这将成为他们发布气候警告的一种方式。”
“谢谢。”米克一边绑好滑雪板的带子一边说，“这个地区真美，我一定会再来的。”

单词详解:

authority n.1权力;学术权威,专家2当局,官方3当权者;行政管理机构
authorize v.1授权,委托2批准,准许,许可
automate v.1(使)自动化2用自动化技术操作;把自动化技术应用于
automatic a.1自动的;以自动设备完成的2.不仅思考的,机械的
autonomous a.自治的;有自治权的
autonomy n.自治,自治权
auxiliary a.辅助的,协助的;备用的;后备的
avail v.有益于,有用于,有助于n.效用,利益,帮助
availabe a.可利用的,现成可使用的;可得到的,可达到的
avalanche n.雪崩,山崩
avenue n.林荫道;(喻)途径,渠道
average a.1平均的2中等的,普通的,平常的
n.1平均数2一般水平,中等水平
avert v.1挡开,防止,避免2转移(目标,注意力等)
aviation n.1航空;航空学,飞行术2飞机制造业
aware a.意识到的;知道的
axis n.轴线;中心线
backbone n.脊柱;支柱;主要成分,基础,骨干
background n.背景,后景;出身背景,背景资料
backlash n.1后冲;反撞2(对政治社会发展等的)强烈反应,强烈反对
bacteria n.细菌
badge n.1徽章,证章,奖章2标记,标识
bandminton n.羽毛球运动