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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.

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。就在不久之前，参天的大树还覆盖着方圆数英里的土地。 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。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。在大火最后被扑灭后，森林管理当局订购了好几吨一种生长迅速的特殊类型的草籽。 飞机把这种草籽大量地撒播在地上。飞机撒播近一个月后，开始下起雨来。 然而到那时，很多地方的草已经生了根。一片片的绿草开始出现在这片烧焦的土地上，代替了多少世纪以来一直生长在那里的参天大树。

Words

  • get /ɡɛt/ it /ɪt/ under /ˈʌndɚ/ control /kənˈtrol/ v. 控制
    1. The moment you get it under control, we’ll talk.
    2. It is said that she can always get everything under control.（L58）
    3. I’m at the baggage claim, and everything’s under control.（L58）
  • desolate /ˈdɛsələt/ adj. 荒凉的
    1. It’s obvious that there’s no one in this desolate place.（L51）
    2. I prefer to travel to a desolate place all by myself.（L50）
    3. I’m tired of living in this desolate place.（L49）
  • threatened /ˈθrɛtənd/ v. 威胁
    1. The man threaten him with a knife.
    2. It’s said that you threaten him with the police.
    3. You don't have to threaten me.（L17）
    4. I have to threaten to call his wife.
  • destruction /dɪˈstrʌkʃən/ n. 毁灭
    1. The hills threatened the surrounding villages with destruction.
    2. The destruction came from the surrounding hills. did/where/why…
    3. He told me a story of destruction.（L27）
  • soil /sɔɪl/ 土地
  • floods /flʌdz/ n. 洪水
    1. The rain can cause serious floods.
    2. It’s you who saved my life from the floods, not him.（L58）
    3. They trained their kids to survive from the floods.（L59）
    4. We must learn how to swim so that we could survive from the floods.（L59）
  • authorities /əˈθɔrətiz/ n. 当局, 官方
    1. I don't have the authority to do that.
    2. I may not have the authority to order you to get out of here.（L19 L43）
    3. James!
    4. The authorities won’t allow that to happen.
  • grass-seed /ˈɡræs ˌsid/ n. 草种
    1. The moment you bought these grass seeds, trust me, you’ll regret it.（L60）
    2. After buying these grass seeds, Leo regretted it.（L49）
    3. Leo loves collecting all kinds of grass seeds.
  • sprayed /spred/ v. 喷
    1. They sprayed again last night.
    2. (1993) 2 did/why/when/what…
    3. The authorities sprayed the grass-seed in the surrounding area.
    4. They're all sprayed with ice cold water.（L10）
  • In /ɪn/ place /ples/ of /ʌv/ 替代
  • patches /ˈpætʃɪz/ n. 斑块
    1. His car hit a patch of ice and went into a tree.（L25）
    2. Don’t stand on that little patch of grass so that…（L59）
    3. They found a patch of grass in the winter.
    4. How wonderful is that!
  • blackened /ˈblækənd/ v. 变黑
    1. Patches of green had begun to appear in the blackened soil.
    2. Leo had a blackened finger. did/who/why…
    3. He was eager to see the blackened soil near the village.（L57）
  • surrounding /səˈraʊndɪŋ/ adj. 周围的
    1. 1 + n. area / villages / towns
    2. Although this place is completely safe, the surrounding area of London is not.
    3. I’ve been checking the surrounding area for three hours.（L52）
    4. If we control this place, we’ll control the whole surrounding area.（L16）
  • quantity /ˈkwɑntəti/ n. 数量
    1. She pointed out that he had a large quantity of gold.（L58）
    2. He loves buying large quantity of grass seeds.
    3. They found a small quantity of gold in the cave near the beach last weekend.
  • root /rut/ n. 根
    1. If the seeds are good, they'll take root.
    2. The grass seeds are not allowed to take root in my garden.（L10）
    3. We hope that the orange trees will take root.
  • century /ˈsɛntʃəri/ n. 世纪
    1. For centuries, women were not allowed to work outside their home.（L10）
    2. For centuries, people who works for banks get a good salary.（L11）
    3. For centuries, these people go on a journey by themselves when they are eighteen.

Expressions

  • fight the fire 灭火
  • under control 得到控制
  • cover the countryside 覆盖乡村
  • wash away 冲走
  • take root 扎根
  • in place of 代替

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