The Fire in the Hills (2)
<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="next">next</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>, <span word="Adam">Adam</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="radio">radio</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="to">to</span> 350 <span word="acres">acres</span>, <span word="and">and</span> 550 <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="evacuated">evacuated</span>. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 400 <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="fighters">fighters</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="foothills">foothills</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="winds">winds</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="overnight">overnight</span>. <span word="Fire">Fire</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="contained">contained</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="contain">contain</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>.</p><p> <span word="Adam">Adam</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="binoculars">binoculars</span>. <span word="Helicopters">Helicopters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="four">four</span>-<span word="engine">engine</span> <span word="tankers">tankers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="flying">flying</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="burn">burn</span> <span word="area">area</span>, <span word="dropping">dropping</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="retardant">retardant</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="lots">lots</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thick">thick</span> <span word="smoke">smoke</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="north">north</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="apartment">apartment</span> <span word="building">building</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sirens">sirens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="engines">engines</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="dusted">dusted</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="soot">soot</span>.</p><p> <span word="Adams">Adams</span> <span word="brother">brother</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span> <span word="city">city</span>. <span word="Are">Are</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="evacuate">evacuate</span>? <span word="he">he</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="Adam">Adam</span>. <span word="Adam">Adam</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="evacuate">evacuate</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="laptop">laptop</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="brother">brother</span>. <span word="Adam">Adam</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="amazed">amazed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="menacing">menacing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="gotten">gotten</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> 24 <span word="hours">hours</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="hoped">hoped</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winds">winds</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="die">die</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="soon">soon</span>; <span word="this">this</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="scary">scary</span>. <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="embers">embers</span> <span word="flying">flying</span> <span word="southward">southward</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="homes">homes</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span>, <span word="burning">burning</span> <span word="down">down</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="oclock">oclock</span> <span word="news">news</span>.</p><p> </p>
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