62 · 大火之后
After the fire
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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 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.
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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 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.
消防员与森林大火搏斗了将近三个星期，才终于把火势控制住。 不久前，方圆数英里的乡间还满是参天大树，如今只剩荒凉的山坡，地面依然滚烫，还冒着烟。 冬天快到了，这些山坡又威胁着周边村庄：大雨不仅会冲走泥土，还会引发严重洪水，造成破坏。 大火终于扑灭后，林业部门订购了几吨生长很快的特殊草籽，再用飞机大量撒到地面。 飞机播种将近一个月，雨才下起来。不过这时，许多地方的草已经生根了。 那些曾生长了几个世纪的大树不见了，焦黑的土地上开始长出一片片新绿。
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先沿这条线复述《大火之后》：大火终于受控 → 林地成了荒山 → 雨季带来新危险 → 紧急播种草籽 → 降雨前已经扎根 → 焦土开始出现新绿。再借一个结构讲自己的事：本句更关心做了多久，还是完成了多少？换自己的学习过程说一句。
译文依据整理稿，由本站按中文表达重新校订；解析据吴应时整理资料及首轮审校稿；词伙与练习提示为本站学习设计。原PDF第151—152页，2022年3月第1版。