Lesson 53Hot Snake
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Whatcausedthefire?
火灾是由什么引起的？
AtlastfiremenhaveputoutabigforestfireinCalifornia.
消防队员们终于扑灭了加利福尼亚的一场森林大火。
Sincethen, theyhavebeentryingtofindouthowthefirebegan.
从那时起，他们一直在设法查明火灾是怎么发生的。
Forestfiresareoftencausedbybrokenglassorbycigaretteendswhichpeoplecarelesslythrowaway.
森林火灾常常是由人们随手扔掉的碎玻璃或烟头引起的。
Yesterdaythefiremenexaminedthegroundcarefully, butwerenotabletofindanybrokenglass.
昨天消防队员们仔细检查了地面，但没有发现任何碎玻璃。
Theywerealsoquitesurethatacigaretteenddidnotstartthefire.
他们还非常肯定，火灾不是烟头引起的。
Thismorning, however, afiremanaccidentallydiscoveredthecause.
然而今天上午，一位消防队员偶然发现了起火的原因。
Henoticedtheremainsofasnakewhichwaswoundroundtheelectricwiresofa16,000-voltpowerline.
他注意到一条蛇的残骸缠绕在一条16000伏高压电线上。
Inthisway, hewasabletosolvethemystery.
就这样，他解开了这个谜。
Theexplanationwassimplebutveryunusual.
解释很简单，但却非常不同寻常。
Abirdhadsnatchedupthesnakefromthegroundandthendroppeditontothewires.
一只鸟从地上抓起了这条蛇，然后把它扔到了电线上。
Thesnakethenwounditselfroundthewires.
接着，蛇就把自己缠在了电线上。
Whenitdidso, itsentsparksdowntothegroundandtheseimmediatelystartedafire.
蛇这样一缠，就把火花送到了地面上，火花立刻引起了大火。
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英英解释为课文中的义项。
- put out/pʊt aʊt/phr v.
to stop a fire from burning
扑灭（火）
#1At last firemen have put out a big forest fire in California.
- forest/ˈfɔːrɪst/n.
a large area of land covered with trees
森林
#1At last firemen have put out a big forest fire in California.
- find out/faɪnd aʊt/phr v.
to learn a fact or piece of information
查明；弄清
#2Since then, they have been trying to find out how the fire began.
- cause/kɔːz/v.
to make something happen
引起；导致
#3Forest fires are often caused by broken glass or by cigarette ends which people carelessly throw away.
- carelessly/ˈkerləsli/adv.
without thinking about what you are doing
粗心地；不小心地
#3Forest fires are often caused by broken glass or by cigarette ends which people carelessly throw away.
- examine/ɪɡˈzæmɪn/v.
to look at something carefully to find something out
检查；察看
#4Yesterday the firemen examined the ground carefully, but were not able to find any broken glass.
- accidentally/ˌæksɪˈdentli/adv.
by chance, without planning to
偶然地；意外地
#6This morning, however, a firemen accidentally discovered the cause.
- remains/rɪˈmeɪnz/n.
the parts of something left after it is dead or destroyed
残骸；遗骸
#7He noticed the remains of a snake which was wound round the electric wires of a 16, 000-volt power line.
- wind/waɪnd/v.
to turn or twist something around another thing
缠绕
#7He noticed the remains of a snake which was wound round the electric wires of a 16, 000-volt power line.
- wire/ˈwaɪər/n.
a long thin piece of metal that electricity goes through
电线；导线
#7He noticed the remains of a snake which was wound round the electric wires of a 16, 000-volt power line.
- volt/voʊlt/n.
a unit for measuring the force of electricity
伏特
#7He noticed the remains of a snake which was wound round the electric wires of a 16, 000-volt power line.
- power line/ˈpaʊər laɪn/n.
a thick cable that carries electricity over long distances
电力线；输电线
#7He noticed the remains of a snake which was wound round the electric wires of a 16, 000-volt power line.
- solve/sɑːlv/v.
to find the answer to a problem
解决；解开
#8In this way, he was able to solve the mystery.
- snatch/snætʃ/v.
to take something quickly and roughly
抓起；夺取
#10A bird had snatched up the snake from the ground and then dropped it on to the wires.
- spark/spɑːrk/n.
a very small bit of fire or electric light
火花；电火花
#12When it did so, it sent sparks down to the ground and these immediately started a fire.