The Fire in the Hills (1)
<p> 《365个英语小故事》:实用简洁的小故事，都是日常生活小故事，在学习英语的同时了解美国文化，循序渐进，轻松掌握。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span>. <span word="Fire">Fire</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="started">started</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="suspected">suspected</span> <span word="arson">arson</span>. <span word="Arsonists">Arsonists</span> <span word="listen">listen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="reports">reports</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="excited">excited</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="Santa">Santa</span> <span word="Ana">Ana</span> <span word="winds">winds</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="blow">blow</span> <span word="steadily">steadily</span> <span word="at">at</span> 30 <span word="mph">mph</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gust">gust</span> <span word="to">to</span> 60 <span word="mph">mph</span>.</p><p> <span word="Planes">Planes</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="flame">flame</span> <span word="retardant">retardant</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="edge">edge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="closest">closest</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="foothills">foothills</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="radio">radio</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reporter">reporter</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="consumed">consumed</span> 100 <span word="acres">acres</span>. <span word="Fire">Fire</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="within">within</span> 24 <span word="hours">hours</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Santa">Santa</span> <span word="Ana">Ana</span> <span word="winds">winds</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="blowing">blowing</span>.</p><p> <span word="At">At</span> 10:30 <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="evening">evening</span>, <span word="Adam">Adam</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="downtown">downtown</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="crowded">crowded</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="night">night</span>. <span word="Everyone">Everyone</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="binoculars">binoculars</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="downtown">downtown</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="windless">windless</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="flames">flames</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> 50 <span word="or">or</span> 60 <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="high">high</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="winds">winds</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="foothills">foothills</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="flames">flames</span> <span word="stood">stood</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="sky">sky</span>. <span word="At">At</span> 11 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>., <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mandatory">mandatory</span> <span word="evacuation">evacuation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="about">about</span> 100 <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="north">north</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Carter">Carter</span> <span word="Avenue">Avenue</span>.</p><p> </p>
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