Woman Dies in House Fire
<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="An">An</span> 80-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="blaze">blaze</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="about">about</span> 2:30 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunnyside">Sunnyside</span> <span word="Avenue">Avenue</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="victim">victim</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="identified">identified</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Mary">Mary</span> <span word="Cass">Cass</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="husband">husband</span>, <span word="Roy">Roy</span> <span word="Cass">Cass</span>, 80, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>. <span word="Investigators">Investigators</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="determine">determine</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exact">exact</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="fallen">fallen</span> <span word="asleep">asleep</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sofa">sofa</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cigarette">cigarette</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> <span word="at">at</span> $700,000. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Casses">Casses</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1945. <span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="smokers">smokers</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>.</p><p> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Cass">Cass</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="Six">Six</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="quit">quit</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> 100. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="cessation">cessation</span> <span word="clinic">clinic</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="clinic">clinic</span> <span word="worked">worked</span>! <span word="We">We</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="managed">managed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="quit">quit</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="did">did</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="cant">cant</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="back">back</span>.</p><p> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Cass">Cass</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="sobbing">sobbing</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="remarks">remarks</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="repeatedly">repeatedly</span> <span word="cried">cried</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wifes">wifes</span> <span word="name">name</span>. <span word="Authorities">Authorities</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nursing">nursing</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="surveillance">surveillance</span>.</p><p> <span word="Weve">Weve</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="instances">instances</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="couples">couples</span> <span word="who">who</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="discover">discover</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="spouse">spouse</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="dead">dead</span>, <span word="commit">commit</span> <span word="suicide">suicide</span> <span word="within">within</span> 48 <span word="hours">hours</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nursing">nursing</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="spokesperson">spokesperson</span>. <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Casss">Casss</span> <span word="behavior">behavior</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="erratic">erratic</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="nonstop">nonstop</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="crying">crying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="staring">staring</span> <span word="vacantly">vacantly</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="closely">closely</span>.</p>
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