The Fire Alarm
<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="Jennifers">Jennifers</span> <span word="ears">ears</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="bubbles">bubbles</span> <span word="bursting">bursting</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="bubble">bubble</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="bursting">bursting</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="second">second</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="painful">painful</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="annoying">annoying</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cause">cause</span>.</p><p> <span word="While">While</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="cleaning">cleaning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whiteboard">whiteboard</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="alarm">alarm</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="off">off</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="was">was</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="blaring">blaring</span> <span word="alarm">alarm</span> <span word="sounded">sounded</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="signal">signal</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="phone">phone</span>, <span word="but">but</span> 1,000 <span word="times">times</span> <span word="louder">louder</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="empty">empty</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="room">room</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="inside">inside</span>.</p><p> <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="supervisor">supervisor</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="by">by</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="packing">packing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hair">hair</span>-<span word="care">care</span> <span word="equipment">equipment</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="bags">bags</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="supervisor">supervisor</span> <span word="waited">waited</span> <span word="impatiently">impatiently</span>. <span word="Finally">Finally</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="building">building</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="apologized">apologized</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="slow">slow</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="firemen">firemen</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="officer">officer</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="supervisor">supervisor</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="false">false</span> <span word="alarm">alarm</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="officer">officer</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="alarm">alarm</span>.</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Jennifer">Jennifer</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="listened">listened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="loud">loud</span> <span word="alarm">alarm</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="long">long</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="better">better</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="drove">drove</span> <span word="home">home</span>, <span word="her">her</span> <span word="ears">ears</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="strange">strange</span>.</p>
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