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中英文本
When firefighters in Rochester, Minnesota responded to an emergency at their own house, they discovered their usual equipment wouldn't work.
当明尼苏达州罗切斯特市的消防员们因紧急情况在自己家出动时，他们发现往常的工具不管用了。
So they grabbed shovels and seeds.
于是他们拿起了铁铲和种子。
Over 50% of the firefighter deaths that we've seen over the last 10 years are cardiovascular-related.
过去10年中，超过50%的消防员的死亡都与心血管疾病有关。
The garden was an opportunity for us to segue into healthier eating habits, healthier lifestyles with some of our members.
花园是一个好机会，能让我们与大家一起坚持更健康的饮食习惯和生活方式。
Fire station meals got a lot healthier as the fire station garden took root.
消防站的花园建好以后，那里的食物也变得健康多了。
We've done kohlrabi, broccoli, summer squash, butternut squash, tomatoes, cause that's my favorite part of summer is the fresh garden tomato.
我们种的有甘蓝、花椰菜、西葫芦、东南瓜和西红柿，因为夏天我最喜欢的就是新鲜的西红柿。
The Rochester firefighters hope the changes they're making will help themselves and also serve as an example to the community.
罗切斯特的消防员们希望他们正在做出的改变能够对自己有所帮助，同时也为社会树立榜样。
Healthy eating habits are of course something we'd like to promote with everyone.
我们当然愿意向每个人推广健康的饮食习惯。
By having this garden out here, it gives us a great opportunity to share the wealth of what we planted and harvested ourselves and that's kind of a prideful thing.
有了这个花园，我们就有机会分享自己播种和收获的财富了，这是一件很值得骄傲的事。
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重点讲解
1.respond to 回应，响应
例句：The Mounties are quick to respond to a call for help.
皇家骑警对求救电话响应迅速。
2.segue into 继续，坚持
例句：Then I would segue into a medley of his favorites, "Red River Valley" and "Home on the Range", and he would drift off to sleep, the newspaper folded on his lap.
于是我一口气拉下去，把他最喜欢的歌曲《红河谷》和《牧场上的家园》混在一起，于是他不知不觉地睡去，报纸还摊在膝上。
3.take root 生根，扎根
例句：Wherever we go, we must unite with the people, take root and blossom among them.
我们到了一个地方，就要同那里的人民结合起来，在人民中间生根、开花。
4.serve as 作为，充当，用作
例句：Animals may serve as a vehicle for viral transmission.
动物可能成为病毒传播的媒介。
