Lesson 62 After the fire

What was the danger to the villages after the fire?

　　Firemen had been fighting the forest 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 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.

ˈlɛsn 62 ˈɑːftə ðə ˈfaɪə 

wɒt wɒz ðə ˈdeɪnʤə tuː ðə ˈvɪlɪʤɪz ˈɑːftə ðə ˈfaɪə? 

ˈfaɪəmən hæd biːn ˈfaɪtɪŋ ðə ˈfɒrɪst fɔː ˈnɪəli θriː wiːks bɪˈfɔː ðeɪ kʊd gɛt ɪt ˈʌndə kənˈtrəʊl.

 ə ʃɔːt taɪm bɪˈfɔː, greɪt triːz hæd ˈkʌvədðə ˈkʌntrɪˌsaɪd fɔː maɪlz əˈraʊnd. 

naʊ, sməʊk stɪl rəʊz ʌp frɒm ðə wɔːm graʊnd ˈəʊvə ðə ˈdɛsəlɪt hɪlz. 

ˈwɪntə wɒz ˈkʌmɪŋ ɒn ændðə hɪlz ˈθrɛtnd ðə səˈraʊndɪŋ ˈvɪlɪʤɪz wɪð dɪsˈtrʌkʃən, 

fɔː ˈhɛvi reɪn wʊd nɒt ˈəʊnli wɒʃ əˈweɪ ðə sɔɪl bʌt wʊd kɔːz ˈsɪərɪəs flʌdz æz wɛl. 

wɛn ðə ˈfaɪə hæd æt lɑːst biːn pʊt aʊt, ðə ˈfɒrɪst ɔːˈθɒrɪtiz ˈɔːdəd ˈsɛvrəl tʌnz ɒv ə ˈspɛʃəl taɪp ɒv grɑːs-siːd wɪʧ wʊd grəʊˈkwɪkli. ðə siːd wɒz spreɪd ˈəʊvə ðə graʊnd ɪn hjuːʤ ˈkwɒntɪtiz baɪ ˈeərəpleɪnz. 

ðə pleɪnz hæd biːn ˈplɑːntɪŋ siːd fɔː ˈnɪəli ə mʌnθwɛn ɪt bɪˈgæn tuː reɪn. baɪ ðɛn, haʊˈɛvə, ɪn ˈmɛni ˈpleɪsɪz ðə grɑːs hæd ɔːlˈrɛdi ˈteɪkən ruːt. ɪn pleɪs ɒv ðə greɪt triːz wɪʧ hæd biːnˈgrəʊɪŋ ðeə fɔː ˈsɛnʧʊriz ˈpæʧɪz ɒv griːn hæd bɪˈgʌn tuː əˈpɪər ɪn ðə ˈblækənd sɔɪl.

任务配置：L0+L4

知识笔记：

countryside 英 /'kʌntrɪsaɪd/  n. 农村，乡下；乡下的全体居民

desolate 英 /'des(ə)lət/  adj. 荒凉的；无人烟的 vt. 使荒凉；使孤寂

destruction 英 /dɪ'strʌkʃ(ə)n/   n. 破坏，毁灭；摧毁

soil 英 /sɔɪl/  n. 土地；土壤；国家；粪便；务农；温床 vt. 弄脏；污辱 vi. 变脏

flood 英 /flʌd/ vt. 淹没；充满；溢出 vi. 涌出；涌进；为水淹没 n. 洪水；泛滥；一大批

blood  英 /blʌd/ n. 血，血液；血统 vt. 从…抽血；使先取得经验

authority 英 /ɔː'θɒrɪtɪ/   n. 权威；权力；当局 

spray 英 /spreɪ/ n. 喷雾，喷雾剂；喷雾器；水沫 vt. 喷射 vi. 喷

take root v. 生根，扎根

patch 英 /pætʃ/  n. 眼罩；斑点；碎片；小块土地 vt. 修补；解决；掩饰 vi. 打补丁

 blacken 英 /'blæk(ə)n/ vt. 使变黑；诽谤，诋毁 vi. 变黑

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