"A large fire erupted Tuesday in Egypt’s parliament and five people were hospitalized for smoke inhalation," official said. There was no official word on the cause of the blaze which ravaged a 19th century palace where parliament’s upper house is located. Dozens of fire tracks were at the scene. While firefighters focused on one corner of the building, the blaze burned heavier on the second corner, spreading to the second floor, Two helicopters scooped water from the nearby Nile River in small buckets and dumped it onto the blaze. Evacuated employees said authorities told them they had ruled out terrorism and that an electrical short-circuit had likely Sparked the fire "Those hospitalized included parliament employees and firefighters," said Ahmand Salah, the fire operation supervisor. The extent of damage was not immediately known.Egypt requires some fire-safety measures in buildings, including fire extinguishes. But in general, the rules are not
A. A big fire erupted on the Nile River.
B. Helicopters were used to evacuate people.
C. Five people were taken to hospital for burns.
D. A big fire took place on two floors.
"A large fire erupted Tuesday in Egypt’s parliament and five people were hospitalized for smoke inhalation," official said. There was no official word on the cause of the blaze which ravaged a 19th century palace where parliament’s upper house is located. Dozens of fire tracks were at the scene. While firefighters focused on one corner of the building, the blaze burned heavier on the second corner, spreading to the second floor, Two helicopters scooped water from the nearby Nile River in small buckets and dumped it onto the blaze. Evacuated employees said authorities told them they had ruled out terrorism and that an electrical short-circuit had likely Sparked the fire "Those hospitalized included parliament employees and firefighters," said Ahmand Salah, the fire operation supervisor. The extent of damage was not immediately known.Egypt requires some fire-safety measures in buildings, including fire extinguishes. But in general, the rules are not
A. electrical short-circuit.
B. lack of fire-safety measures.
C. terrorism.
D. not known.
"Copper" and "bobby" are two of several nicknames that the English policeman has. And "peeler" was the early nickname for the policeman, but this one has died out. Of course, among the criminal part of the community where the police are given more derogatory (贬损的) nicknames which originated in America, such as "fuzz" or "pig".
Visitors to England seem, nearly always to be very impressed by the English police. They are usually very friendly and have helpful sort of character. In London, the policemen spend so much of their time directing visitors about the city that one wonders how they ever find time to do anything else!
Two things are immediately noticeable to the stranger, when he sees an English policeman for the first time. The first is that he does not carry a pistol and the second is that he wears the policeman’s helmet. From time to time it is suggested that the policeman should be given a pistol and t
A. pig
B. peeler
C. fuzz
D. bobby
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