梦想的力量：世界上最矮的消防员
<p><span word="Training">Training</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fireman">fireman</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tall">tall</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="odds">odds</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="bigger">bigger</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="re">re</span> 4 <span word="feet">feet</span> 2 <span word="inches">inches</span> <span word="tall">tall</span>.</p><p>想成为一名消防员，对任何人来说都不是件容易的事请，尤其是当你的身高只有4英尺2英寸。</p><p><span word="Still">Still</span>, <span word="Vince">Vince</span> <span word="Brasco">Brasco</span>, 19, <span word="hasn">hasn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="height">height</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="volunteering">volunteering</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Carbon">Carbon</span>, <span word="Pa">Pa</span>., <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="achondroplasia">achondroplasia</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dwarfism">dwarfism</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="affects">affects</span> <span word="bone">bone</span> <span word="growth">growth</span>.</p><p>然而，19岁的文思·布拉斯科却没让身高这样的小事，阻止他成为宾夕法尼亚州卡本市当地消防部门的一名志愿者。尽管出生时患有一种影响骨头生长的侏儒症--软骨发育不全症，但是现在他已经在消防部门里工作了四年。</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="achondroplasia">achondroplasia</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="anything">anything</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Barcroft">Barcroft</span> <span word="Media">Media</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="best">best</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fireman">fireman</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="volunteer">volunteer</span> <span word="at">at</span> 16。 <span word="I">I</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="it">it</span>."</p><p>“我决不会让软骨发育不全症阻止我做任何事情” ，他告诉巴克罗夫特媒体。“我下定决心做某件事情，我就会全力以赴。我很小就想成为一名消防员，当我16岁，我就成为了消防志愿者。我实现了我的梦想。”</p><p><span word="Achondroplasia">Achondroplasia</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="disability">disability</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="hasn">hasn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="Brasco">Brasco</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="blaze">blaze</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="fires">fires</span>. <span word="Nope">Nope</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="races">races</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="emergencies">emergencies</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="crew">crew</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="tower">tower</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p>
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