Passage One
段落一
One of the greatest heartbreaks for fire fighters occurs when they fail to rescue a child from a burning building because the child, frightened by smoke and noise, hides under a bed or in a closet and is later found dead.
消防员最伤心的是无法从燃烧的大楼里救出孩子，因为孩子会被烟雾和噪音吓坏。他们躲在床底下或壁橱里，最后发现他们的时候已经死了。
Saddest of all is when children catch a glimpse of the masked fire fighter but hide because they think they have seen a monster.
最可悲的是当孩子看见带消防面具的消防员时，他们还以为看见了怪物就躲了起来。
To prevent such tragedies, fire fighter Eric Velez gives talks to children in his community, explaining that they should never hide during a fire.
为了防止这种悲剧，消防战士埃里克·贝莱斯在他的社区里与儿童会谈，让他们在着火时不躲藏。
He displays fire fighters' equipment, including the oxygen mask, which he encourages his listeners to play with and put on.
他展示消防员的装备，包括氧气面罩，然后鼓励他的听众带上它一起玩。
“If you see us,” Velez tells them, “don't hide! We are not monsters. We have come to rescue you.”
“如果你看到我们，” 贝莱斯告诉他们，“不要躲起来！我们不是怪物。我们是来救你的。”
Velez gives his presentations in English and Spanish.
贝莱斯在他的演讲上以英语和西班牙语讲述。
Growing up in San Francisco, he learnt Spanish from his immigrant parents.
他在旧金山长大，他从他的移民父母那里学会了西班牙语。
Velez and other fire fighters throughout North America, who give similar presentations, will never know how many lives they save through their talks.
贝莱斯和整个北美地区的消防战士都讲过类似的演讲，他们通过演讲不知挽救了多少生命。
But it's a fact that informative speaking saves lives.
但是这个现象说明要珍爱生命。
For example, several months after listening to an informative speech, Pete Gentry in North Carolina rescued his brother who was choking on food, by using the method taught by student speaker, Julie Perris.
例如，几个月后，在听完由学生演讲者朱莉·佩里斯介绍的一个内容丰富的演讲后，皮特·金特里在北卡罗莱纳州救了因食物噎住的兄弟。
In addition to saving lives, informative speakers help people learn new skills, solve problems and acquire fascinating facts about the exciting world in which they live.
除了救人，演讲者还教人学习新技能，解决问题和获取有关他们生活中令人激动的世界趣闻。
Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.
基于你听到的对话，回答26至29题。
Question 26. Why do some children trapped in a burning building hide from masked fire fighters?
问题26. 为什么有些孩子被困在失火的房子里躲避戴面具的消防员？
Question 27. What does the passage tell us about fire fighter Eric Velez?
问题27. 文章告诉我们消防员战士埃里克·贝莱斯的什么事情？
Question 28. What do we learn about Pete Gentry?
问题28. 我们了解到皮特·金特里的哪些事？
Question 29. What message is the speaker trying to convey?
问题29. 作者试图传达什么信息？