时间:2018-12-11 作者:英语课 分类:365个英语简短小故事


英语课

The fire started Saturday afternoon. Fire officials didn’t yet know how it started, but they suspected arson 1. Arsonists 2 listen to weather reports. They get excited when they hear that the Los Angeles area is going to have Santa Ana winds, which can blow steadily 3 at 30 mph and gust 4 to 60 mph.


Planes dropped flame retardant around the southern edge of the fire to protect houses closest to the foothills. On the radio, a reporter said the fire had consumed 100 acres. Fire officials thought that the fire would be out within 24 hours, if the Santa Ana winds didn’t start blowing.


At 10:30 Saturday evening, Adam walked downtown to see if he could get a better view of the fire. He had never seen his small town so crowded on a Saturday night. Everyone was watching the fire. He got a great view with his binoculars 5. Even though downtown was windless, he saw flames that looked like they must have been 50 or 60 feet high. The winds had picked up in the foothills. The red flames stood out clearly against the night sky. At 11 p.m., fire officials announced a mandatory 6 evacuation of about 100 homes north of Carter Avenue.


 



1 arson
n.纵火,放火
  • He was serving a ten spot for arson.他因纵火罪在服十年徒刑。
  • He was arraigned on a charge of arson.他因被指控犯纵火罪而被传讯。
2 arsonists
n.纵火犯( arsonist的名词复数 )
  • The factory was destroyed in a fire started by arsonists. 工厂在纵火犯引起的火灾中烧毀了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Australian Attorney-General Robert McClelland said suspected arsonists could face murder charges. 澳大利亚总检察长罗伯特麦克莱兰说,怀疑纵火犯可能面临谋杀指控。 来自互联网
3 steadily
adv.稳定地;不变地;持续地
  • The scope of man's use of natural resources will steadily grow.人类利用自然资源的广度将日益扩大。
  • Our educational reform was steadily led onto the correct path.我们的教学改革慢慢上轨道了。
4 gust
n.阵风,突然一阵(雨、烟等),(感情的)迸发
  • A gust of wind blew the front door shut.一阵大风吹来,把前门关上了。
  • A gust of happiness swept through her.一股幸福的暖流流遍她的全身。
5 binoculars
n.双筒望远镜
  • He watched the play through his binoculars.他用双筒望远镜看戏。
  • If I had binoculars,I could see that comet clearly.如果我有望远镜,我就可以清楚地看见那颗彗星。
6 mandatory
adj.命令的;强制的;义务的;n.受托者
  • It's mandatory to pay taxes.缴税是义务性的。
  • There is no mandatory paid annual leave in the U.S.美国没有强制带薪年假。
学英语单词
.rdf
a passage of arms
all-in-one-piece
Ammotragus lervia
Anaphalis royleana
Anisolobis
antibachii
auxotrophic(ryan & lederberg 1946
baby-sittings
bell-and-plain end joint
benzalcyanhydrin
block-front
brewer bubbler
change in factor demand
chemoorganotrophic
cohomology of a group
CRSF
Dangam
departure quarantine inspection
diseases of channels-limbs
doriden
driven radiator
dry air pressurization
erase key
family pinaceaes
flagellate
fleur-de-lyss
forecasted overhead
free of all average with salvage charge
garbage carter
gleditsia delavayi franch.
Glesborg
glott-
hamaspora hashiokai
handwrote
harardera (xarardheere)
Hawf
Heleidae
high hurdle
highway geology
indicator hole
iron phosphate
kick butt
kritik
larynx
lock-fit leads
Madzhalis
Malin's syndrome
malugay
mis-castings
morphoses
mulberg
naser
newish
nimber
normopaths
OPCABG
paracercion melanotum
penalty copy
phenol-formaldehyde
polonois
polyradiculomyelopathy
position finding
precourt
pso-ric
quiet location
radiator panel
record type identifier
red mangrove
rescue centre
rsum
Rājampet
safety of human body
satellite delay
self-evolution
service lift
Shabalinskiy Rayon
ship formation
single-beam electric hook crane
SLIP trap
southrons
spill type atmizer
spiltest
spur gear '
Stockholm syndrome
supermodeldom
system of idea
team competition
tear plate
temporary-use spare tire
territorial analysis of distribution costs
thafe
throw transporter
top air
tunnel without cover
uncocted
vee antenna
vertical shaft
whacking it
windows 3.11
wirelessed
wyma