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Passage One
段落一
One of the greatest heartbreaks for fire fighters occurs when they fail to rescue a child from a burning building because the child, frightened by smoke and noise, hides under a bed or in a closet and is later found dead.
消防員最傷心的是無(wú)法從燃燒的大樓里救出孩子，因?yàn)楹⒆訒?huì)被煙霧和噪音嚇壞。他們躲在床底下或壁櫥里，最后發(fā)現(xiàn)他們的時(shí)候已經(jīng)死了。
Saddest of all is when children catch a glimpse of the masked fire fighter but hide because they think they have seen a monster.
最可悲的是當(dāng)孩子看見(jiàn)帶消防面具的消防員時(shí)，他們還以為看見(jiàn)了怪物就躲了起來(lái)。
To prevent such tragedies, fire fighter Eric Velez gives talks to children in his community, explaining that they should never hide during a fire.
為了防止這種悲劇，消防戰(zhàn)士埃里克·貝萊斯在他的社區(qū)里與兒童會(huì)談，讓他們?cè)谥饡r(shí)不躲藏。
He displays fire fighters' equipment, including the oxygen mask, which he encourages his listeners to play with and put on.
他展示消防員的裝備，包括氧氣面罩，然后鼓勵(lì)他的聽(tīng)眾帶上它一起玩。
“If you see us,” Velez tells them, “don't hide! We are not monsters. We have come to rescue you.”
“如果你看到我們，” 貝萊斯告訴他們，“不要躲起來(lái)！我們不是怪物。我們是來(lái)救你的。”
Velez gives his presentations in English and Spanish.
貝萊斯在他的演講上以英語(yǔ)和西班牙語(yǔ)講述。
Growing up in San Francisco, he learnt Spanish from his immigrant parents.
他在舊金山長(zhǎng)大，他從他的移民父母那里學(xué)會(huì)了西班牙語(yǔ)。
Velez and other fire fighters throughout North America, who give similar presentations, will never know how many lives they save through their talks.
貝萊斯和整個(gè)北美地區(qū)的消防戰(zhàn)士都講過(guò)類(lèi)似的演講，他們通過(guò)演講不知挽救了多少生命。
But it's a fact that informative speaking saves lives.
但是這個(gè)現(xiàn)象說(shuō)明要珍愛(ài)生命。
For example, several months after listening to an informative speech, Pete Gentry in North Carolina rescued his brother who was choking on food, by using the method taught by student speaker, Julie Perris.
例如，幾個(gè)月后，在聽(tīng)完由學(xué)生演講者朱莉·佩里斯介紹的一個(gè)內(nèi)容豐富的演講后，皮特·金特里在北卡羅萊納州救了因食物噎住的兄弟。
In addition to saving lives, informative speakers help people learn new skills, solve problems and acquire fascinating facts about the exciting world in which they live.
除了救人，演講者還教人學(xué)習(xí)新技能，解決問(wèn)題和獲取有關(guān)他們生活中令人激動(dòng)的世界趣聞。
Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.
基于你聽(tīng)到的對(duì)話(huà)，回答26至29題。
Question 26. Why do some children trapped in a burning building hide from masked fire fighters?
問(wèn)題26. 為什么有些孩子被困在失火的房子里躲避戴面具的消防員？
Question 27. What does the passage tell us about fire fighter Eric Velez?
問(wèn)題27. 文章告訴我們消防員戰(zhàn)士埃里克·貝萊斯的什么事情？
Question 28. What do we learn about Pete Gentry?
問(wèn)題28. 我們了解到皮特·金特里的哪些事？
Question 29. What message is the speaker trying to convey?
問(wèn)題29. 作者試圖傳達(dá)什么信息？
