He took his accustomed seat by the fire.

他在炉火边惯常坐的座位上坐了下来。

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It took about 50 minutes to extinguish the fire.

扑灭那场大火花了约五十分钟。

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It took two hours to bring the fire under control.

花了两个小时才控制住火势。

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The first fire jump in the United States took place on July twelfth, nineteen forty, in the Nez Perce National Forest in Idaho.

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We thought that that would be it." But the day after the fire, the mayor of the District of Columbia, Adrian Fenty,took action.

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He pulled off his gloves, took out his matches, and lighted the fire.

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It took fire crews four hours to control the blaze in Pwllheli, Gwynedd.

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In the dark and in a sandstorm, they took fire.

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Belovoshin also said that it took fire fighters an hour to get to the hospital following an emergency call because a ferry across the canal was closed and the fire fighters had to make a detour.

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