中英對照讀新聞》Firefighters put out flaming breakfast at their own station消防隊員在自家消防站撲滅燃燒中的早點

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The smoke was coming from inside the fire station.

煙霧是從消防站裡冒出的。

Firefighters in suburban Atlanta returned from a call Sunday to find their own breakfast was in flames.

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亞特蘭大郊區的消防員週日接到電話後打道回府，發現他們自己的早餐著火了。

The Times of Gainesville reports that a Hall County fire crew accidentally left the stove on when they left the station to respond to a house fire on Sunday morning.

《蓋恩斯維爾時報》報導，霍爾郡一名消防隊員週日早上為因應一場房屋火災離開消防站時，不小心讓爐子開著。

Other firefighters returned to the Flowery Branch station to find smoke and a small fire.

其他消防員返回弗勞爾里布蘭奇站，發現煙霧和小火。

Fire officials say the stove’s fire suppression system put out the blaze while firefighters tried to grab a fire extinguisher.

消防官員說，當消防員試圖抓起滅火器時，爐子的滅火系統撲滅了火焰。

The stove was lightly damaged, while no one was injured. (AP)

爐子輕微損壞，無人受傷。（美聯社）

新聞辭典

flame：名詞，指火焰、強烈的感情、憤怒無理的電子郵件；動詞，指燃燒、感情爆發、寄送憤怒無理的電子郵件。例句：Please don’t flame us if you disagree with this message.（請勿發送惡意回信給我們，若您不同意此信內容。）

put out：片語動詞，指關燈、滅火、熄滅香煙、逐出、解僱、脫臼、出版發行、使生氣煩惱。例句：His parents felt put out when he brought some friends to stay over.（他帶一些朋友回家過夜，父母感到不高興。）

grab：動詞，指攫取、搶奪、抓住、利用機會、藉機趕緊、吸引注意。例句：Just grab a quick bite!（快點吃些東西吧！）