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    2003 年 11 月 7 日 (No. 118)
     
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    1. fire escape 7. burning building 燃燒中的 12. victim 受難者;受災者
      (室外的)逃生梯   建築物;發生火災的建築物 13. ax 消防斧;破門斧
    2. smoke 煙霧 8. fire 火勢;火焰 14. fire extinguisher 滅火器
    3. fire truck/fire engine 消防車 9. ladder 雲梯 15. fire hydrant (hydrant)
    4. helmet 防火盔 10. fire hose 消防水管   消防栓
    5. firefighter 消防員 11. ladder truck 雲梯車    
    6. compressed air tank(消防員救火時攜帶的)氧氣瓶    
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    1. fire station 消防局
    2. firehouse 消防局(規模較小,通常位於鄉間)
    3. fire alarm 火警警報;火警警報器
    4. 9-1-1 (911) (美加地區)緊急求助電話號碼
    5. flame 火舌;火焰
    6. burn [v] 燃燒;燒傷
    7. burn [n] 燒傷
    8. fight a fire 滅火;救火
    9. siren(警車、消防車等的)警笛
    10. emergency 緊急情況
    11. blaze [v] 冒出火焰;熊熊燃燒
    12. ablaze [adj. or adv.] 熊熊燃燒的;熊熊燃燒地
    13. blaze [n] 烈火;熊熊烈焰
    14. smoke alarm 偵煙警報器;煙霧警報器
    15. sprinkler system 消防灑水系統
    16. fire inspection 消防設施檢查
    17. fire preparedness 消防措施(包括防火設備及發生火警時的救災方案)
    18. safety exit 安全門
    19. ash(es) 灰燼
    20. two-alarm fire 需動員兩間消防局人員的火災(數字部分可隨動員的消防局數量更改)
    21. cause of a fire 起火原因
    221. arson 縱火行為
    23. arsonist 縱火犯
    24. wildfire 野火
    25. forest fire 森林大火
    26. Dalmatian 大麥町狗(以往美國的消防車是使用馬匹拖拉的,因此消防員
        會帶大麥町狗陪伴馬匹,這個習慣沿襲至今,現在有些消防隊仍飼養大麥町狗)
  • 流行口語  Spoken English
  • Someone, please call 9-1-1! 來人啊,拜託快打九一一!
    I smell smoke. Do you smell it, too? 我聞到煙味,你有沒有聞到?
    Quick! Go get the fire extinguisher! 快點!去拿滅火器!
    Where is the fire extinguisher? 滅火器在哪裡?
    The smoke alarm is going off. 偵煙警報器響了。
    There are three fire trucks at that fire station. 那間消防局裡有三輛消防車。
    My aunt and uncle are both firefighters. 我的阿姨和叔叔都是消防員。
    There was a big four-alarm fire in the city last night. 
      昨晚城裡發生一場大火,動員了四間消防局的人員。
    The house burned to the ground. 那棟房子被燒得精光。
    The fire spread so quickly. I got out of the house as fast as I could. 
      那場火延燒得非常快,我拼了命趕緊逃出房子。
    Firefighters suspect that an arsonist started the fire.
    消防員懷疑那場火災是人為縱火。
  • 成語 Idioms
  • play with fire 從事危險的舉動
    這個成語字面意思是「玩火」,常用來比喻「從事危險的舉動」的意思。
      Bob is playing with fire if he thinks that he can keep coming to work late and leaving early.
        如果鮑伯以為上班時可以繼續遲到早退的話,他簡直是在玩火
     
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    Dialogue 1 
    April and her husband, Fred, are watching the news.
    艾波和丈夫弗列德正在看新聞。
    April: Look at that fire on the news, Fred. It looks like two whole buildings caught on fire. 艾波: 弗列德,你看新聞報導的那場火災。看樣子有兩棟大樓整棟都著火了。
    Fred: The news station has a reporter reporting live at the scene of the fire. She just said that it is a four-alarm fire. 弗列德: 這家新聞台有記者在火災地點做現場報導。她剛剛說這場火災動用了四間消防局的人員。
    April: Wow! That's a big fire. I hope everyone was able to get out of the building in time. 艾波: 哇!這火勢還真大。希望每個人都能及時離開大樓。
    Fred: Wait! I just heard the reporter say that there are some people trapped on the top floors. 弗列德: 等等!我剛剛聽到記者說有些人被困在頂樓。
    April: The firefighters will probably use their ladder truck to get them down. 艾波: 消防員應該會用雲梯車把他們救下來。
    Fred: Oh! The reporter just said that many people got out of the buildings safely by using the fire escapes. 弗列德: 喔,記者剛剛說許多人都走逃生梯平安離開大樓了。
    Dialogue 2 
    Erica and Stanley are coworkers. They are talking about how to prepare for a fire.
    艾瑞卡和史丹利是同事,他們正在談如何預防火災。
    Erica: Our company needs to be ready in case we have a fire in our office. 艾瑞卡: 萬一我們辦公室發生火災,公司應該要有預防措施。
    Stanley: You're right. I recently bought some new fire extinguishers and smoke alarms to put around the office. 史丹利: 妳說得沒錯。我最近買了一些新的滅火器和偵煙警報器,要放在公司的各處。
    Erica: Our office also has a sprinkler system installed in the ceiling. 艾瑞卡: 我們辦公室的天花板也裝了消防灑水系統。
    Stanley: Let's have a meeting with the other employees this afternoon to make sure that everyone knows where all the safety exits are. 史丹利: 我們今天下午來和其他員工開個會,一定要讓每個人都知道安全門在哪裡。
    Erica: That is so important. Many people die in fires because they cannot find the exits when it is smoky. 艾瑞卡: 那很重要。很多人在火災時喪生,都是因為在煙霧瀰漫中找不到出口。
    Stanley: Finally, we need to teach everyone how to use a fire extinguisher. 史丹利: 最後,我們必須教大家如何使用滅火器。
    Erica: Being prepared is the best way to save lives. 艾瑞卡: 做好防火準備是保命最好的方式。
     
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    Choose the best word or phrase to answer each question.

    a. flames b. fire hydrant c. Dalmatian d. arsonist e. ax
    f. fire escape g. fire extinguisher h. smoke i. ladder truck j. fireproof clothes
    1.
      You will often see this kind of dog at a North American fire station.
    2.
      Use one of these to put out a small fire in your home.
    3.
      Firefighters use this to cut open doors in a fire.
    4.
      Connect a fire hose to this to get water to fight a fire.
    5.
      This special kind of fire truck has a extendable ladder on top.
    6.
      Many North American buildings have this special kind of safety staircase.
    7.
      Firefighters wear this special kind of clothing.
    8.
      These are the orange parts of a fire that you can see.
    9.
      You will most likely smell this if there is a fire nearby.
    10.
      This person starts fires on purpose.
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