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Hot snake 触电的蛇
At last firemen have put out a big forest fire in California. Since then, they have been trying to find out how the fire began. Forest fire are often caused by broken glass or by cigarette ends which people carelessly throw away.
Yesterdaythe firemen examined the ground carefully, but they were not able to find any broken glass. They were also quite sure that a cigarette end did not start the fire.
Thismorning, however, a fireman accidentally discovered the cause. He noticed the remains of a snake which was wound round the electric wires of a 16,000-voltpower line. In this way, he was able to solve the mystery. The explanation was simple but very unusual. A bird had snatched up the snake from the ground and then dropped it on to the wires. The snake then wound itself round the wires. When it did so, it sent sparks down to the ground and these immediately started a fire.
Tips：

put out 扑/熄灭（火、蜡烛灯）；关闭（电灯）
find out 查明；弄清楚
Since then, theyhave been trying to find out how the fire began.注意宾语从句的陈述句语序。
carelessly 粗心地
反义词为 carefully
examine 仔细检查 （强调过程）
find 发现（强调结果）
quite 和 quiet
quite 副词，相当（类似very）
quiet 形容词，安静的
start 发动；开始
start a car 发动小汽车
mystery 名词，谜；神秘的事物
形容词，神秘的；来历不明的
snatch （迅速）拿走；强夺
spark 火花