Lesson62 After the fire 大火之后.doc

Lesson62 After the fire 大火之后 Firemen had been fighting the forest fire for nearly three weeks before they could get it under control . 消防队员们同那场森林大火搏斗了将近 3 个星期才最后把火势控制住。 control [k? n'tr ? ul] n. 控制 under control: 控制住 get/bring ….under control: 把…控制住 The governor has got the situation under control. 州长已经掌控了形势。 Everything is under control 。一切尽在掌握之中。 be under one ’s control: 在…控制下 keep ….under control: 使…. 在控制中 A short time before, great trees had covered the countryside for miles around. 就在不久之前,参天大树还覆盖着方圆数英里的土地。 A short time before: 这里有 a ,估计就是****惯用法了 great trees :参天大树 for miles around: 方圆数英里 Now, smoke still rose up from the warm ground over the desolate hills. 而现在,发热的地面上仍然升腾着烟雾,弥漫在荒凉的山丘上。 desolate ['des ? leit] a. 荒凉的 rise up: 升起来 Winter ing on and the hills threatened the surrounding villages with destruction , for heavy rain would not only wash away the soil but would cause serious floods as well. 冬季即将来临,这些山丘对周围的村庄具有毁灭性的威胁,因为大雨不仅会冲走土壤,而且还会引起严重的水灾。 threaten ['θ retn] v. 威胁 threaten ….with: 以…. 威胁/ 恐吓 surrounding [s? 'raundi ?] a. 周围的 destruction [di'str ?k ?? n] n. 破坏, 毁灭 flood [fl? d] n. 洪水, e on: 来临 ing on: 短暂动词的进行时表将来:即将来临。 f or 引导的句子与前面的两个分句为并列句,用于引出表推理判断之原因。 wash away: 冲掉,冲走,冲刷类似的还有: throw away: 扔掉 put away: 收拾好,放好 run away: 逃跑你还能想出来吗?哈。。。。。。。 cause: 引起 not only …..but (also) ….as well: 不但…. 而且(注意这里还有尾巴 as well 跟着,没有也是一样的。) When the fire had at last been put out, the forest