48 Homes Burn Down(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="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Jimi">Jimi</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ridge">ridge</span>, <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="park">park</span>. <span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="flames">flames</span>. <span word="Jimi">Jimi</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="binoculars">binoculars</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="suspicious">suspicious</span> <span word="glow">glow</span>. <span word="Using">Using</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="binoculars">binoculars</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="flames">flames</span>. <span word="God">God</span> <span word="damn">damn</span> <span word="it">it</span>! <span word="he">he</span> <span word="yelled">yelled</span>.</p><p> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="back">back</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="neighbor">neighbor</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="another">another</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="established">established</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="warning">warning</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="evacuation">evacuation</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="of">of</span> 98 <span word="homeowners">homeowners</span> <span word="managed">managed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pets">pets</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="material">material</span> <span word="possessions">possessions</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="survived">survived</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="raging">raging</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>.</p><p> <span word="Unfortunately">Unfortunately</span>, 48 <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="destroyed">destroyed</span> <span word="and">and</span> 27 <span word="were">were</span> <span word="damaged">damaged</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="engines">engines</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Santa">Santa</span> <span word="Ana">Ana</span> <span word="winds">winds</span>, <span word="gusting">gusting</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 60 <span word="mph">mph</span>, <span word="ripped">ripped</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="canyon">canyon</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="firefighters">firefighters</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="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="activity">activity</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="hadnt">hadnt</span> <span word="determined">determined</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="deliberate">deliberate</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="accidental">accidental</span>.</p><p> <span word="Homeowners">Homeowners</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="sites">sites</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="assess">assess</span> <span word="damages">damages</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="homeowners">homeowners</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="philosophical">philosophical</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="losses">losses</span>. <span word="Weve">Weve</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>. <span word="Thats">Thats</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="possessions">possessions</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Eve">Eve</span> <span word="Grant">Grant</span>.</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Jimi">Jimi</span> <span word="Hendrix">Hendrix</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="even">even</span>-<span word="tempered">tempered</span>. <span word="Common">Common</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="anybody">anybody</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="fires">fires</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wooded">wooded</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="blowing">blowing</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="crazy">crazy</span>. <span word="Any">Any</span> <span word="idiot">idiot</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span>, <span word="these">these</span> <span word="bastards">bastards</span> <span word="ought">ought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="burned">burned</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stake">stake</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="Id">Id</span> <span word="grab">grab</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="front">front</span>-<span word="row">row</span> <span word="seat">seat</span>.</p>
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