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P.T. 巴纳姆:奋斗与胜利·补录 379

P.T. 巴纳姆《奋斗与胜利》· Struggles and Triumphs · 领导

upon the fire. Fortunately, several men had been engaged during the day in repairing the roof, and their ladders were against the house. By these means and with the assistance of the men employed upon my grounds, water was passed very rapidly and the flames were soon subdued without serious damage. The inmates of Iranistan were thoroughly frightened; Catherine Hayes and other visitors packed their trunks and had them carried out on the lawn; and the house came as near destruction as it well could, and escape.

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定位:Additional excerpt 379 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

幸运的是,白天有工人修屋顶,梯子还靠在屋上。巴纳姆和园丁们用这些梯子快速传水,火很快被扑灭,没有造成严重损失。但屋里的人吓坏了,凯瑟琳·海斯等客人收拾行李搬到草坪上。房子几乎毁于一旦,侥幸逃过。这说明:日常维护和现场工具在危机中能救命;平时做好预防、保持应急资源可用,比事后补救更重要。

上下文

巴纳姆的豪宅“伊朗尼斯坦”失火后,因工人梯子尚在,众人及时扑救,化险为夷。

今日一问

你所在的环境里,有哪些日常工具或设施可以在紧急时派上用场?

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