纵火—英语短故事

     Brad was angry. He was angry at the apartment building manager. The apartment building manager had kicked him out.“If you can’t pay the rent,”the manager said,“I have to kick you out.”“But I always pay the rent on time,”Brad said.“That’s nice, but you’re supposed to always pay the rent on time,”said the manager. One evening Brad drove to the gas station. He bought a gallon of gas. He put the gas into a gas can. He waited until 11 p.m. The manager lived in a corner apartment. His apartment was on the ground floor.Brad waited until the manager’s lights went out. He poured all the gas in the hall near the manager’s door. He lit a match.

     布拉德很生气，是因为公寓大楼经理生气。公寓楼经理把他赶了出去。“如果你付不起房租，我得把你赶走。”但我能按时交房租，布拉德说。“那很好，但是你应该要按时交房租，”经理说。一天晚上，布拉德开车去了加油站。他买了一加仑汽油。他把煤气装进煤气罐里。他一直等到晚上11点。经理住在一个角落的公寓里。他的公寓在一楼。布莱德一直等到经理房里的灯熄，然后他把所有的煤气都倒进了经理公寓门附近的大厅里，最后他点燃了一根火柴。