62_After_the_Fire
62 After the Fire¶
Firemen had been fighting the forest fire for nearly three weeks before they could get it under control. A short time before, great trees had covered the countryside for miles around. Now, smoke still rose(rise) up from the warm ground over the desolate hills. Winter was coming 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. When the fire had at last been put out, the forest authorities ordered several tons of a special type of grass-seed (which would grow quickly). The seed was sprayed over the ground in huge quantities by aeroplanes. The planes had been planting seed for nearly a month when it began to rain. By then, however, in many places the grass had already taken root. In place of the great trees(which had been growing there for centuries), patches of green had begun to appear in the blackened soil.
Words¶
- get /ɡɛt/ it /ɪt/ under /ˈʌndɚ/ control /kənˈtrol/ 控制
- desolate /ˈdɛsələt/ 荒凉的
- threatened /ˈθrɛtənd/ 威胁
- destruction /dɪˈstrʌkʃən/ 毁灭
- soil /sɔɪl/ 土地
- floods /flʌdz/ 洪水
- authorities /əˈθɔrətiz/ 当局, 官方
- grass-seed /ˈɡræs ˌsid/ 草种
- sprayed /spred/ 喷
- In /ɪn/ place /ples/ of /ʌv/ 替代
- patches /ˈpætʃəz/ 斑块
- blackened /ˈblækənd/ 变黑
过去完成进行时¶
结构
肯定句: 主+had been doing...
否定句: 主+had not been doing...
一般疑问句: Had 主 been doing...?
用法一: 过去A进行的动作(结束)对过去B有影响
用法二: 过去A进行的动作持续或重复到过去B