2015年3月12日 星期四

fire up, set fire, Halloween-time arson,

The Americas: Firing up America Read for free via: http://econ.st/1wZjYPj
Taiwan prosecutor: Cancer patient set deadly fire
Boston.com
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A nursing home resident upset about being ill with cancer confessed to setting a fire that killed 12 fellow patients, most of them bedridden and too frail to escape, authorities in Taiwan said. Security video broadcast on TV ...


Detroit Fights Devil's NightThe city combats Halloween-time arson,
a deadly local custom




ar·son (är'sən) pronunciation
n.
The crime of maliciously, voluntarily, and willfully setting fire to the building, buildings, or other property of another or of burning one's own property for an improper purpose, as to collect insurance.
[Anglo-Norman, from Late Latin ārsiō, ārsiōn-, from Latin ārsus, past participle of ārdēre, to burn.]
arsonist ar'son·ist n.


4.1Fill (someone) with enthusiasm:he was fired up for last season’s FA Cup final
4.2[NO OBJECT] (fire uparchaic Show sudden anger:If I were to hear anyone speak slightingly of you, I should fire up in a moment

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