Mia's black cat climbed to the top of a telephone pole and couldn't get down.（ 米娅的黑猫爬到了电话杆的顶上下不来了。）"Come down, Spooky!" cried Mia. （“快下来，斯普琪！”米娅喊道。）She thought hard. What could she do? （她努力地想，自己能做什么呢？）She went across the street to ask Mr. Carson for help. （她跑到街对面向卡森先生寻求帮助。）He was a firefighter before he retired.（ 他退休之前是一位消防员。）"What's the matter, Mia?" asked Mr. Carson when he saw Mia's tears.（“怎么了，米娅？”他看到米娅哭了于是问道。） "My cat is up that pole, and I can't get her down!" （“我的猫跑到杆子上面去了，现在弄不下来了。”）Mr. Carson hugged Mia and said, "I'll call my buddies at the fire station. They will come and help."（卡森先生抱了抱米娅说：”我这就给我消防局的伙计们打电话。他们会来帮忙的。“） A few minutes later, Mia saw the fire truck coming.（ 几分钟之后，米娅看到消防车到了。）The firefighters parked near the pole and raised a long ladder to the top. （那些消防员们把车停在了杆子附近，然后举起一个长长的梯子伸到顶端。）A firefighter climbed the ladder and reached out for Spooky.（一位消防员爬上了梯子，伸手去够斯普琪。） Just then, Spooky jumped to a nearby tree branch, climbed down the tree, and ran into the backyard. （就在那个时候，斯普琪跳到了附近的树枝上，顺着树爬了下去，跑到了后院。）Mia said, "Spooky! You naughty cat!" （米娅说到：”斯普琪！你个淘气的猫！“）Mr. Carson and the firefighters laughed and laughed.（卡森先生和消防员们都笑了。）

Word list:（词汇列表）

retired: stopped working because of old age（退休）

buddies: friends（伙计，朋友）

branch: arm of a tree（树枝）

naughty: bad（淘气）