Warm-up Question: What should you do during a fire?
The coal in her pocket catches fire.Then, Nan gets free and runs away. Everyone thinks she died in the fire. To getaway from Crudd, she hides in an old building.
Soon, something strange happens. Her special piece of coal starts moving. It’s alive! The chimney fire brought the coal to life, and it saved Nan’s life. Soon the coal grows big and learns to talk. Nan names the coal monster “Charlie.” She learns about this kind of monster from a book. It’s a golem: a monster from Jewish legends. A golem’s job is to keep someone safe. After it does its job, it will die.
读之前想想看：火灾发生时你应该采取哪些行动？
Nan 口袋里的那块煤炭着火了。接着，她成功脱困。所有人都认为她在那场火灾中丧生了。为了摆脱 Crudd，她躲在一栋老旧的建筑物里。
不久后，奇怪的事情发生了。她那块特别的煤炭动了起来，它是有生命的！烟囱的火让煤炭活了过来，它救了 Nan 一命。很快，这块煤炭越变越大，还学会了说话。Nan 给这个怪物取名为「Charlie」。她从一本书中得知这种怪物，这是一种来自犹太传说中叫做「魔像」的怪物。魔像的任务是保护某人，完成任务后便会死去。
1. free (adj.)自由的；行动不受限制的
The school was on fire, but the students and teachers got free. No one got hurt.
学校失火了，但是学生和老师都顺利脱困。没有人受伤。
2. alive (adj.)有生命的；活着的
The man got into a terrible car accident, but he’s still alive.
那名男子经历了一场严重的车祸，但他仍然活着。
3. save (v.)拯救；救助
Spider-Man often saves New York City from bad people.
蜘蛛人时常从坏人的手中解救纽约市。
4. monster (n.)怪物；怪兽
When I was young, I was worried about a monster under my bed.
我小的时候很担心我的床底下有怪兽。
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