火警不当班，勇救三邻居

张弛

Duge是一名消防员，在下班途中，他看到了邻居房子里冒着浓烟，听到了里面的尖叫声。Duge奋不顾身地冲了进去，挽救了三位邻居的性命。

Off-duty firefighter Roben Duge smelled

the smoke， saw the flames and heard the screams from inside his neighbors house. He thought instantly of his own family.

The hero pulled a grandmother and two children from a serious fire Thursday night， taking a dramatic detour （绕道） while walking home from his job.

“Im not a hero， Im just reacting off instinct（本能），” the fearless father said Friday at his Jamaica home， right next door to the fire-damaged house.

His wife Crystal disagreed， “Its just who he is. Hes Superman.”

The mild-mannered firefighter was headed home from the subway when he noticed the thick black smoke pouring out of his neighbors house.

A child playing downstairs in the basement accidentally started the fire—and was too frightened to tell his grandmother as the flames spread quickly.

Duge， a five-year FDNY veteran （退伍军人）， started running toward the two-story （两层的） residence when he saw the smoke. Visions of his own three kids flashed through his mind.

“When I heard the kids screaming， it hit home，” Duge told the Daily News. “I thought， If I can only get in deep enough and I dont have any tool， and I dont know how dangerous it is.”

The grandmother， a stroke victim， was barely able to get around on her own once he made his way inside.

“The lady could stand up， but she needed assistance while walking，” recounted（敘述） Duge.“The kids were screaming， scared to death.”

After getting the three residents out of their house， he assisted them over to his home.

“I gave them water， shelter and blankets for the children， who were cold，” said Duge， sitting inside his home. “Paramedics （护理人员）treated them right there on that couch （长沙发）.”

The fire was brought under control after about 30 minutes. Duge， reflecting on his daring rescue， shrugged off （不把……当回事） the praise that arrived via text and voicemail from fellow firefighters.

“We operate in organized chaos and we do put ourselves at risk，” said the Flatbush native. “I believe theres a higher power watching over me when I do put myself in these situations.”

1.How did the fire break out？ （no more than 8 words）

2.What do you think of Roben Duge？ （no more than 5 words）

Difficult Sentences

1.The hero pulled a grandmother and two children from a serious fire Thursday night， taking a dramatic detour（绕道）while walking home from his job.

翻译：

【点石成金】本句中taking a dramatic detour（绕道）while walking home from his job作方式状语，逻辑主语The hero和take之间构成逻辑上的主谓关系；while walking home from his job为省略结构，相当于while he was walking home from his job。

2.A child playing downstairs in the basement accidentally started the fire—and was too frightened to tell his grandmother as the flames spread quickly.

翻译：

【点石成金】本句中playing downstairs in the basement为后置定语，修饰名词a child，被修饰词a child和play之间构成逻辑上的主谓关系；as the flames spread quickly为时间状语从句。

3.Duge， reflecting on his daring rescue， shrugged off the praise that arrived via text and voicemail from fellow firefighters.

翻译：

【点石成金】句中reflecting on his daring

rescue充当状语，逻辑主语Duge和reflect on之间构成逻辑上的主谓关系；that arrived via text and voicemail from fellow firefighters为定语从句，修饰先行词the praise，that在定语从句中作主语。

Ⅰ.Important phrases in the text

1.pour out of 涌出

2.make ones way 前进

3.be scared to death 吓得要死

4.under control 处于控制之下

5.watch over 监督；保护；照管

Ⅱ.Complete the sentences according to the given Chinese.

1.被美麗的景色吸引着，他骑车前往山上。

Attracted by the beautiful scenery， he to the mountain by bike.

2.当地政府承诺说让房价得以控制。

The local government promised to make the house prices .

3.他们看到屋子里有一条大蛇时吓得要死。

They when seeing a big snake in their room.

4.看这个有趣的节目时，很多好主意从他的脑子里涌现出来。

A lot of good ideas his mind when he saw the interesting program.

5.他出国旅行时，他的朋友托尼来帮他照看院子。

His friends Tony came to help his yard when he travelled aboard.

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