Lesson53 Hot snake

　　At last firemen have put out a big forest fire in California. Since then, they have been trying to find out how the fire began. Forest fire are often caused by broken glass or by cigarette ends which people carelessly throw away.Yesterday the firemen examined the ground carefully, but were not able to find any broken glass. They were also quite sure that a cigarette end did not start the fire. This morning, however, a fireman accidentally discovered the cause. He noticed the remains of a snake which was wound round the electric wires of a 16,000-volt power line. In this way, he was able to solve the mystery. The explanation was simple but very unusual. A bird had snatched up the snake from the ground and then dropped it on to the wires. The snake then wound itself round the wires. When it did so, it sent sparks down to the ground and these immediately started a fire.

　　10、A bird had snatched up the snake from the ground and then dropped it on to the wires.

　　一只鸟把蛇从地上抓起来，然后把它扔到了电线上。…

　　语言点 辨析drop, fell:

　　1) drop v.丢在，降落(主动);drop n.水珠;[复]眼药水，滴剂

　　2) fell v.掉下，坠落(被动);falln.秋天;瀑布(=waterfall)

　　11、The snake then wound itself round the wires.

　　于是蛇就缠住了几根电线。

　　语言点 then意为“然后”

　　12、When it did so, it sent sparks down lo the ground and these immediately started a fire.

　　当它这样做时，把大花送到了地面，这法火花立刻引起了一场大火

　　语言点 so常常用在动词后表示前句说过的一件事情或者某个动作，避免重复。

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