每天读一篇英语小故事：The Fire Alarm

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　　Jennifer's ears were "talking" to her. They were making little sounds, like
little bubbles bursting. A "bubble" was bursting almost every second. It was not
painful, but annoying. She knew the cause.
        　　While she was cleaning the whiteboard after her class ended last night, the
fire alarm went off. Instead of leaving the building immediately, she walked
around to see what the problem was. The blaring alarm sounded like the busy
signal on a phone, but 1,000 times louder. The school seemed to be empty. Then
she walked by one room, and saw about seven students inside.
        　　Just then the night supervisor came by. She told everyone to leave
immediately. The students were packing their hair-care equipment into their
bags. The night supervisor waited impatiently. Finally, after almost five
minutes, all the students and their teacher left the building. They apologized
for being so slow.
        　　The firemen never arrived. Instead, a school police officer showed up. He
walked around the area with the supervisor. It was a false alarm. The officer
used his key to finally turn off the alarm.
        　　But it was too late for Jennifer. She had listened to the loud alarm for
too long. She should have known better. Even as she drove home, her ears felt
strange.