People are alarmed by the succession of campus fires in recent years. In each of these accidents, heavy casualties were reported – houses were burned down, students lost their lives, and properties were damaged. Faced with such a chilling fact, people keep asking, “What on earth results in these repeated tragedies?”
近年來，人們對連續的校園火災感到震驚。每一個事故中都有嚴重傷亡報道，房屋被燒燬，學生失去生命，財產受到損失。面對這樣一個令人毛骨悚然的事實，人們不禁反問，“究竟是什麼導致這些悲劇反覆發生?”
A brief survey of them reveals that human factors still prove to be the leading causes. For example, three of these fires were caused by the students’ use of electric water-heaters. As students often leave the heaters unattended, the risks are rather high should the water in the bottle boil dry while no one is around to turn off the power. In other cases, fires were also caused by stoves, candles, cigarette butts, etc.
一項簡單的調查揭露，人為因素仍然是主要的原因。比如，其中三起事故都是由於學生使用熱得快引起的。由於學生經常讓熱得快處於無人看守狀態，如果瓶中的水燒乾卻沒有人在旁邊拔掉電源的話風險是相當高的。其他情況，如火爐，蠟燭，煙頭等也會引起火災。
Since most of these disasters could have been prevented if proper precautions had been taken, students should be better educated on the importance and measures of fire control. The following three reminders are of particular importance for us students: First, learn how to use a fire extinguisher. Second, double-check candles, heaters, stoves and other electric appliances, and make sure there are no open flames before leaving rooms. Lastly, do not smoke in the dorm.
因為如果能夠採取適當的預防措施，大部分的這些災難本可以避免的，所以學生應該更好地被教育控制火災的重要性以及措施。以下三個警告對我們學生尤其重要：第一，學會如何使用滅火器。第二，仔細檢查蠟燭，熱水器，爐具及其他電器，並確保在離開房間之前沒有明火。最後，不要在寢室內吸煙。
There was a big fire in one office building in our neighborhood at about nine4 o'clock last night. Many firemen and fire engines came. In the beginning, we saw flames with thick black smoke coming out from the sixth floor; and we also heard the explosion of the gas tank mixed with the noisy sounds from shattering windows. Soon the fire spread one by one to the floors above, and finally reach the top floor. Some aluminum window frames and some brick walls meted and collapsed from the heat. Many people like myself stood outside on the streets watching the fire in horror as we heard the sirens and gas explosions. Luckily there was no one in that office building when the fire broke out. The fire-men were unable to control the fire until the top floor was burned out; it took about one and a half hours for the firemen to put out the big fire. The next morning newspapers carried the story and pictures of the fire.
One night, when I was about to go to sleep, I suddenly heard an explosion of bomb. I watched out from the window and saw that heavy smog rise from a factory near my home. Then flames leap out. My father realized that it was an explosion and then caused a fire. He called 119 and 120 immediately. At the same time, my neighborhoods looked out from balconies and windows. They made phone calls, telling others what happened, or discussed with others. After a while, several fire engines and ambulances arrived. They immediately starting to put out the fire and rescue the trapped people. About half an hour later, the fire was put out, two people injured and no people died. It was lucky. However, it reminds us that we should focus on preventing fire carefully in daily life. A slightest mistake may cause serious consequences.
某天晚上，我正準備去睡覺，突然聽見一聲爆炸聲。我從窗口看去，看見離我家附近的一家工廠上升起了濃濃的煙霧，還躥出火苗。我爸爸意識到那是爆炸並且引起了火災，他馬上打了119報火警和120急救。與此同時，我的鄰居們也從陽台和窗口看去，他們打電話，告訴他人所發生的事，或者相互間議論。過了一會兒，幾輛消防車和急救車到達現場。他們馬上投入到滅火工作中，解救被困人員。大約半個小時之後，火被撲滅了，幸運的是，只有兩個人受傷，沒有人死亡。但是，這也提醒我們在日常生活中要時刻注意小心防火，一個細微的錯誤就有可能帶來嚴重的後果。
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