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進入中英對照讀新聞》Woman burning love letters sparks Nebraska apartment fire 女子燒情書引發內布拉斯加州公寓火警
美國女子燒情書，結果引發火災。此為示意圖。（路透檔案照）
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Police in Lincoln say a 19-year-old woman sparked an apartment fire Monday by burning love letters from her ex in her bedroom.
（美國內布拉斯加州）林肯市警方表示，1名19歲女子週一在臥室焚燒前男友寫給她的情書，引發公寓火警。
Police say the woman used a butane torch to burn the letters and left some of them of the floor. She then went to another room to take a nap. Police say she awoke a short time later to find the carpet on fire.
警方指出，該名女子以丁烷噴槍燒情書，並將部分被燒掉的情書留在地板上，然後到另一個房間去小睡片刻。警方說，女子不久後醒來，發現地毯著火。
Firefighters were able to extinguish the fire within minutes. Officials say the fire caused an estimated $4,000 in damage to the building. No one was injured.
消防人員得以在數分鐘內撲滅火勢。官員表示，這起火警對該棟建物造成估計約4000美元的損失。所幸無人受傷。
The woman was cited for negligent burning. （AP）
該名女子被以過失縱火的罪名傳訊。（美聯社）
新聞辭典
spark：動詞，引起，導致，觸發（尤指爭論或打鬥）。例句：Many of Facebook’s moves seems to spark public and official anger these days, from its alleged anticompetitive behavior to its refusal to take down phony political ads or doctored videos.（從其被指稱的反競爭行為，到拒絕撤下假的政治廣告或被竄改過的影片，臉書的許多行為似乎已引發大眾與官方的怒火。）
on fire：慣用語，著火。例句：The building around the corner was on fire last night.（拐角處那棟建築昨天晚上失火。）
extinguish：動詞，撲滅。
