Fighting Fire with Water (Part 2 of 2) (1)

Harry finds himself in hot water

In his lab late at night, Harry examined the medicine he was developing. He decided it needed to be watered down. Harry's job was interesting but intense. There was so much to do that he could barely keep his head above water.

Suddenly the floor in front of Harry exploded, throwing him backward against some shelves. An open bottle fell on his head, and the medicine in it poured all over him. Harry winced, but soon his head stopped hurting.

Fire was spreading across the room toward him. Startled, Harry threw his hand up to protect himself. Water shot out of his palm, putting out the fire. This super power was new to Harry, but he took to it like a duck to water.

A tile broke off and fell toward Harry. He blasted it aside with water.

Harry thought the building might cave in, so he ran outside. There he saw his friend Iris. The first time they had met, Iris had stolen medicine from his lab. But that was now water under the bridge.

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Teaching Topic: Labs and Lab Rats (實驗室與白老鼠)
lab=laboratory 實驗室
lavatory 洗手間
lab rat 白老鼠或指一整天都待在實驗室的人
gym rat 一整天都待在健身房的人

Grammar Gym
Fire was spreading across the room toward him.
[Subject] was [verb-ing] across [a place] toward [somewhere].
- The student was walking across the soccer field toward the library.
- Mr. Lee was walking across the lobby toward the front desk.

Language Lab
intense adj.
having a very strong effect or felt very strongly:
- The intense atmosphere among the contestants attracts viewers to watch the game show.
- The intense heat caused many elderly people to be hospitalized.
intensive adj.
involving a lot of activity, effort, or careful attention in a short period of time:
- intensive training

wince v.
to suddenly change the expression on your face as a reaction to something painful or upsetting:
to have an expression on your face for a very short time which shows that you are embarrassed or in pain
- As the child's fingers got near the boiling pot, he winced.
- When the nurse changed his gauze, Frank winced in pain.
gauze n.
also gauze bandage American English
thin cotton with very small holes in it that is used for tying around a wound:
- His hands were wrapped in gauze bandages.

startle v.
to make someone suddenly surprised or slightly shocked:
- Startled by the sight of blood, the girl fainted.
- The news report of the bomber startled the people of this town.
startled adj.
- a startled look

blast v.
if air or water is blasted somewhere, or if it blasts somewhere, it moves there with great force:
- The storm is blasting great drifts of snow on the mountain.
blast n.
an explosion, or the very strong movement of air that it causes
- Many people were injured by the blast set up by the terrorists.

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