Boy Starts Huge 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="A">A</span> <span word="ten">ten</span>-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="confessed">confessed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="matches">matches</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="windy">windy</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="October">October</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="California">California</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Santa">Santa</span> <span word="Ana">Ana</span> <span word="winds">winds</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="howling">howling</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="carelessness">carelessness</span> <span word="resulted">resulted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Witch">Witch</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="destroyed">destroyed</span> 18,000 <span word="acres">acres</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="woodland">woodland</span> <span word="and">and</span> 12 <span word="homes">homes</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="firefighting">firefighting</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> <span word="at">at</span> $25 <span word="million">million</span>. <span word="Ironically">Ironically</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="untouched">untouched</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="announce">announce</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="parents">parents</span>. <span word="An">An</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="district">district</span> <span word="attorneys">attorneys</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="probably">probably</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="criminal">criminal</span> <span word="charges">charges</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="filed">filed</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="liable">liable</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="civil">civil</span> <span word="charges">charges</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="victims">victims</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="sue">sue</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="losses">losses</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rebuilding">rebuilding</span> <span word="costs">costs</span>. <span word="Suing">Suing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span>-<span word="class">class</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="part">part</span>, <span word="though">though</span>; <span word="collecting">collecting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="unlikely">unlikely</span>.</p><p> <span word="Homeowners">Homeowners</span> <span word="disagreed">disagreed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="done">done</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="anymore">anymore</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Ritter">Ritter</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="house">house</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="insurance">insurance</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="house">house</span>. <span word="Ordinarily">Ordinarily</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="ought">ought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="jail">jail</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 10 <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="burn">burn</span> <span word="down">down</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="property">property</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="burned">burned</span>-<span word="down">down</span> <span word="house">house</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="house">house</span>. <span word="Thats">Thats</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span>.</p>
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