True Story 19. The Fire

Дата публикации: Dec 06, 2015 10:10:29 AM

Изложение

Однажды в гостинице Сент-Джеймс в Монреале произошел пожар.

В гостинице работала одна девушка. Её звали Джоанна. Днем она работала на кухне, а ночевала в комнатах для персонала на пятом этаже.

К несчастью, в ту ночь загорелся именно пятый этаж.

Джоанна проснулась от криков "Пожар!" Она попыталась выйти в коридор, но он был весь заполнен черным дымом.

Она бросилась к окну и стала звать на помощь.

Пожарные уже приехали. Они заметили человека на пятом этаже и приставили к стене длинную лестницу, намереваясь вытащить Джоанну через окно.

К несчастью, лестница оказалась слишком короткой, она не доставала до пятого этажа.

В это время огонь ворвался в комнату Джоанну, её кровать загорелась.

Счет шел на минуты, а у пожарных не было более длинной лестницы.

Тогда одному из них пришла в голову идея. Он подхватил короткую лестницу и стал подниматься к Джоанне.

Когда он достиг верха лестницы, то развернулся спиной к стене, оперся на нее, а короткую лестницу поднял вверх, так что верхний её конец оказался вровень с окном Джоанны.

Джоанна понимала, что теперь все зависит от силы рук пожарного, она собралась с духом и начала спускаться.

Через 5 минут Джоанна благополучно спустилась на землю. Так она была спасена благодаря смекалке и силе пожарного.

Translation

One day St.James Hotel in Monreal, Canada, caught fire.

A young woman worked in the hotel. Her name was Johanna. She worked at the kitchen in the morning and afternoon and lived in the staff rooms on the fifth floor.

Unfortunately, it was the fifth floor that the fire started on that night.

Johanna was woken up by cries 'Fire! Fire!'. She tried to leave the room but the hall was filled up with a black smoke.

She dashed to the window and yelled for help.

Firefighters'd already arrived. They were trying to control the fire. They noticed a person in the fifth floor window and leaned the longest ladder they had against the wall, trying to rescue Johanna.

Unluckily, the ladder wasn't long enough to reach the fifth floor.

At that moment the fire spread to Johanna's room, her bed was on fire.

It was just a couple of minutes from the inevitable death of Johanna when one of the firefighters had an idea.

He took a short ladder and climbed up the long ladder. Then he turned over, leaned against the wall and raised the short ladder as high as he could, so the upper end of the short ladder reached Johanna's window on the fifth floor.

Johanna understood that her life was in the firefighter's hands. She plucked up her courage and started to go down.

It took her 5 minutes to be safe and sound on the ground.

So, that's a way Johanna was rescued, thanks to a smart and strong firefighter.

One day St.James Hotel in Monreal, Canada, caught fire.

A young woman worked in the hotel. Her name was Johanna. She worked at the kitchen in the morning and afternoon and lived in the staff rooms on the fifth floor.

Unfortunately, it was the fifth floor that the fire started on that night.

Johanna was woken up by cries 'Fire! Fire!'. She tried to leave the room but the hall was filled up with a black smoke.

She dashed to the window and yelled for help.

Unluckily, the ladder wasn't long enough to reach the fifth floor.

At that moment the fire spread to Johanna's room, her bed was on fire.

It was just a couple of minutes from the inevitable death of Johanna when one of the firefighters had an idea.

Johanna understood that her life was in the firefighter's hands. She plucked up her courage and started to go down.

It took her 5 minutes to be safe and sound on the ground.

So, that's a way Johanna was rescued, thanks to a smart and strong firefighter.

One night St.James Hotel in Montreal caught fire.

A young woman worked in the hotel. Her name was Johanna. She worked at the kitchen and lived in one of the staff rooms on the fifth floor.

Unfortunately, it was the fifth floor that ignited that night.

Johanna was woken up by cries 'Fire!'. She tried to leave her room but the passageway was filled up with a dense black smoke.

She dashed to the window and yelled for help.

Firefighters'd already arrived. They were trying to control the fire. They noticed a person in the fifth floor window and leaned the longest ladder they had, against the wall to rescue Johanna.

Unluckily, the ladder wasn't long enough to reach the fifth floor.

At that moment the fire spread to Johanna's room, her bed was on fire.

It was just a couple of minutes from Johanna's inevitable death when one of the firefighters had an idea.

He took a short ladder and climbed up the long one. Then he turned round, leaned against the wall and raised the short ladder as high as he could, so that the upper end of the short ladder reached Johanna's window on the fifth floor.

Johanna understood that her life literally was in the firefighter's hands. She plucked up her courage and started to go down.

It took her 5 minutes to come down and then she found herself to be safe and sound on the ground.

So, that's the way Johanna was rescued, thanks to a smart and strong firefighter.

One night St.James Hotel in Montreal caught fire.

A young woman worked in the hotel. Her name was Johanna. She worked at the kitchen and lived in one of the staff rooms on the fifth floor.

Unfortunately, it was the fifth floor that ignited that night.

Johanna was woken up by cries 'Fire!'. She tried to leave her room but the passageway was filled up with a dense black smoke.

She dashed to the window and yelled for help.

Firefighters'd already arrived. They were trying to control the fire. They noticed a person in the fifth floor window and leaned the longest ladder they had, against the wall to rescue Johanna.

Unluckily, the ladder wasn't long enough to reach the fifth floor.

At that moment the fire spread to Johanna's room, her bed was on fire.

It was just a couple of minutes from Johanna's inevitable death when one of the firefighters had an idea.

Johanna understood that her life literally was in the firefighter's hands. She plucked up her courage and started to go down.

It took her 5 minutes to come down and then she found herself to be safe and sound on the ground.

So, that's the way Johanna was rescued, thanks to a smart and strong firefighter.

Essay

Orig

Fire! Fire!

It is 1873. The St.James Hotel in Montreal, Canada, is on fire.

Johanna O'Connor, 20 years old, works at the hotel. During the day, she works in the kitchen. At night, she sleeps in her room on the fifth floor.

Johanna is sleeping in her room when she hears people yelling, 'Fire! Fire!'. She runs to the door and opens it.

She sees only black smoke. She closes the door, quickly gets dressed, and runs to the window.

'Help! Help!' she yells from the window.

Firefighters are on the street below. They see Johanna at the window. They put a ladder against the building.

It is a long ladder - it reaches to the fourth floor. The ladder doesn't reach her.

Now the fire is in Johanna's room. Her bed is on fire!

'Help! Help!' she yells again.

'What can we do?' the firefighters ask one another. 'We don't have a longer ladder.'

'I have an idea', one firefighter says.

He gets a short laddder. He climbs up the long ladder with the short ladder in his hand.

He stands at the top of the long ladder, turns around, and presses his back against the building. He holds the short ladder above him.

'Come on, Miss, climb down the ladder,' he says to Johanna.

'I can't' Johanna says.

'Yes, you can,' the firefighter says. 'Just take your time and come down slowly.'

Slowly, Johanna climbs down the short ladder to the long ladder. A few minutes later, she is on the ground.

Johanna is safe, thanks to a smart and strong firefighter.

take one's time - повременить/не спешить

Firefighting vocabulary

fire noun BrE /ˈfaɪə(r)/ ; NAmE /ˈfaɪər/

something burning

1. [uncountable] the flames, light and heat, and often smoke, that are produced when something burns

Most animals are afraid of fire.

2. [uncountable, countable] flames that are out of control and destroy buildings, trees, etc.

The car was now on fire.

The warehouse has been badly damaged by fire.

Several youths had set fire to the police car (= had made it start burning).

A candle had set the curtains on fire.

These thatched roofs frequently catch fire (= start to burn).

forest fires

Five people died in a house fire last night.

A small fire had started in the kitchen.

Fires were breaking out everywhere.

It took two hours to put out the fire (= stop it burning).

to catch fire - загореться

to put out the fire - потушить

fire = destructive flames

ADJ. big, huge | fierce | serious | disastrous | bush, forest, house

VERB + FIRE

be on The house is on fire!

catch A lantern was knocked over and the barn caught fire.

cause, set sth on, start Groups of rioters attacked and set the police headquarters on fire.

fan Strong winds fanned the fire.

add fuel to, fuel (both figurative) Frustrated ambitions can fuel the fire of anger and resentment.

extinguish, put out

fight He joined the crowds of men and women fighting the fire.

contain, control Firefighters struggled to control the fire.

be damaged by/in, be destroyed by/in The factory was destroyed in a fire started by arsonists.

be killed by/in, die in

FIRE + VERB

break out, start A fire broke out in the mail room.

go out

blaze, burn, rage The fire burnt for three days before it was finally contained.

spread, sweep through sth In 1925 a disastrous fire swept through the museum.

damage sth

destroy sth, gut sth The fire gutted the building, leaving just a charred shell.

FIRE + NOUN safety legislation open fire.

FIRE + VERB

burn Although it was summer a fire burned in the great stone hearth.

kindle, light We had plenty of dry wood, so the fire lit easily.

die (down) The fire was beginning to die down.

burn (itself) out, go out

crackle

glow

smoke The fire smoked instead of burning properly.

PHRASES the glow from/of a fire The interior was only lit by the golden glow of the fire.

fire behaviour - характер распространения пожара

fire control - борьба с пожаром, предотвращение или тушение пожаров

fire damage - повреждения от пожара, ущерб от пожара

fire danger - опасность пожара

fire detection - обнаружение пожара

fire escape - средства эвакуации при пожаре

fire extinguishing - тушение пожара

fire extinguisher noun BrE /ˈfaɪər ɪkstɪŋɡwɪʃə(r)/ ; NAmE /ˈfaɪər ɪkstɪŋɡwɪʃər/ - a metal container with water or chemicals inside for putting out small fires, огнетушитель