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"Very nice," the firefighter says, "but what does that have to do with the fire service?"
"Well," the man answers, "the house next door is on fire and I don't want you to trample my front yard."
一个人给消防队打电话，“我刚美化了前院，新的花床，带喷泉的新鱼塘和一个新玫瑰园。
“很好，”消防队员说，“可那和我们有什么关系？
“是这样，”这个人回答，“我邻居家着火了，我不想让你们踩我的前院。