新概念英语第二册Lesson 62 After the fire 新版译文

Lesson 62 After the fire

Firemen had been fighting the forest fire for nearly 3 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 rush 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 airplanes. The planes had been planting the 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.

第62课火灾之后

消防员们同森林火灾搏斗了三个星期才最后控制住火势。不久之前，周围几英里的乡间还被许多大树覆盖。现在，荒凉的山丘热腾腾的土地上仍然冒着烟。冬天正在来临，山丘对周围的村庄是毁灭性的威胁。因为大雨不仅会冲走土地，也会引起严重的洪灾。火灾终于被扑灭了，森林当局订购了几吨一种能快速生长的特殊草籽。飞机将草籽大量喷撒在地上。飞机已经种了将近一个月草，天开始下雨了。然而那时许多地方的草已经长出了根。在大树曾经生长了几个世纪的地方，一片片绿色开始出现在焦黑的土地上。