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1、原文Australian man describes how he survived bushfire in makeshiftshelter as inferno roared around himFrom the Telegraph 268 words 3 minsAn Australian man who became trapped by a bushfire has describedhow he survived the inferno as it tore through his property. SteveHarrison decided to stay for as lon

2、g as possible to defend his home inthe New South Wales village of Balmoral, which was all but wiped outby the out-of-control fires.When it came, it came in like three or four minutes, just a big plume ofblack smoke and then ember fallout, recalled Mr. Harrison. In aninterview with ABC, the 67-year-o

3、ld artist described how he franticallytried to turn on the sprinklers on buildings in his property but withinminutes he found himself trapped, unable to escape. My garden wasalready on fire here. And the driveway was on fire, and the road was onfire. So I realised I couldnt evacuate, Mr Harrison sai

4、d.He said he had to turn to his plan B: Hiding in a small kiln, just the sizeof a coffin, that he had built the day before. It was just big enough forhim to crawl inside, he said. I hid in there for half an hour while thefirestorm went over, he said. It was huge, just glowing orange-redeverywhere. J

5、ust scary. I was terrified. Mr Harrison said all hisneighbours homes had been destroyed.Dozens of homes have been lost in massive wildfires since the forestfire broke out, including the Gospers Mountain blaze, which coveredmore than 460,000 hectares (1.1 million acres). Thirty firefighters fromCanad

6、a and nine from the United States were among fresh crews set tojoin the battle against the fires.翻译Australian man describes how he survived bushfire in makeshiftshelter as inferno roared around him亲历般的森林火灾，一名澳大利亚男子讲述了他如何躲在临时避难所中幸存下来From the Telegraph 268 words 3 minsAn Australian man who became trap

7、ped by a bushfire has describedhow he survived the inferno as it tore through his property. SteveHarrison decided to stay for as long as possible to defend his home inthe New South Wales village of Balmoral, which was all but wiped outby the out-of-control fires.When it came, it came in like three o

8、r four minutes, just a big plume ofblack smoke and then ember fallout, recalled Mr. Harrison. In aninterview with ABC, the 67-year-old artist described how he franticallytried to turn on the sprinklers on buildings in his property but withinminutes he found himself trapped, unable to escape. My gard

9、en wasalready on fire here. And the driveway was on fire, and the road was onfire. So I realised I couldnt evacuate, Mr Harrison said.He said he had to turn to his plan B: Hiding in a small kiln, just the sizeof a coffin, that he had built the day before. It was just big enough forhim to crawl insid

10、e, he said. I hid in there for half an hour while thefirestorm went over, he said. It was huge, just glowing orange-redeverywhere. Just scary. I was terrified. Mr Harrison said all hisneighbours homes had been destroyed.Dozens of homes have been lost in massive wildfires since the forestfire broke o

11、ut, including the Gospers Mountain blaze, which coveredmore than 460,000 hectares (1.1 million acres). Thirty firefighters fromCanada and nine from the United States were among fresh crews set tojoin the battle against the fires.一名被森林火灾困住的澳大利亚男子，讲述了当大火烧毁了他的房屋时，他是如何幸存下来的。史蒂夫哈里森(Steve Harrison)决定尽可能长地

12、呆在新南威尔士州的巴尔莫勒尔村(Balmoral)，保卫自己的家园，而失控的大火几乎将其夷为平地。“当大火来临时，大约三到四分钟还只是一缕黑烟，接着变成了余烬。”哈里森回忆说。在接受美国(ABC)采访时，这位 67 岁的艺术家讲述了他如何发疯似的试图打屋中的洒水装置，但几分钟后他就发现自己被困住了，无法逃脱。“我的花园已经着火了，车道着火了，公路也着火了，所以我意识到我无法撤离。他说，他不得不执行备选方案：躲进一个棺材大小的小窑洞里那是他前一天建的，窑洞的大小只够他爬着进去。“我在那里躲了半个小时，大火过去后才出来，”他说，“火势很大，到处都是橙红色的炙热火光，可怕极了，我被吓坏了。”哈里森先

13、生还说，他邻近的所有房屋都被烧毁了。自从森林大火以来，已有数十座房屋在大规模的野火中被烧毁，其中包括覆盖面积超过 46 万公顷(110 万英亩)的高斯柏山（Gospers Mountain）大火。来自加拿大的 30 名消防队员和来自美国的 9 名消防队员将加入灭火战斗。讲义知识积累Australian man describes how he survived bushfire in makeshift shelteras inferno roared around himmakeshift /mekft/ adj.临时的释义：used temporarily for a particular

14、 purpose because the real thing isnot available表达：makeshift tent 临时帐篷；makeshift station 临时的车站近义：provisional; improvised例句：The hall had been turned into a makeshift hospital.拓展：makeshift n.权宜之计inferno /nfrno/ n.大火灾释义：a very large dangerous fire that is out of control表达：a blazing inferno 熊熊烈火相关：infern

15、al adj.的例句：The oil wells turned into a raging inferno.roar /rr/ v.燃烧释义：(of a fire) to burn brightly with a lot of flames, heat and noise近义：burn例句：A log fire was roaring in the hearth.拓展：roar v.吼表达：loud roar 大声吼叫An Australian man who became trapped by a bushfire has described howhe survived the infer

16、no as it tore through his property. Steve Harrisondecided to stay for as long as possible to defend his home in the NewSouth Wales village of Balmoral, which was all but wiped out by the out-of-control fires.trap /trp/ v.被困住释 义 ：to force somebody/something into a place or situation that theycannot e

17、scape from表达：someone/something is trapped相关：trapped adj.陷入困境的；trapper n.捕捉器例句：The escaped prisoners were eventually trapped in an undergroundgarage and recaptured.拓展：trap n.陷阱表达：set a trap 设陷阱property /prprti/ n.财产；房屋释义：a thing or things that are owned by somebody; land and buildings表达：property pric

18、es 房屋价钱；a property developer 房地产开发商近义：building；complex例句：We have a potential buyer who wants to view the property.拓展：property n.特性表达：physical properties 物理特性all but 几 乎近义：almost；nearly例句：The party was all but over when we arrived.wipe out 摧 毁释义：to destroy or remove somebody/something completely表达：a

19、campaign to wipe out malaria 一场消除疟疾的运动近义：destroy例句：Whole villages were wiped out by the earthquake.拓展：wipe out 滑雪时翻倒Steve Harrison decided to stay for as long as possible to defend hishome in the New South Wales village of Balmoral, which was all butwiped out by the out-of-control fires.主句部分的主语是 Ste

20、ve Harrison，谓语是 decide，宾语是不定式 to stay, 后面接时间和地点状语，逗号之后的 which 引导非限定性定语从句。When it came, it came in like three or four minutes, just a big plume ofblack smoke and then ember fallout, recalled Mr. Harrison. In aninterview with ABC, the 67-year-old artist described how he franticallytried to turn on the

21、 sprinklers on buildings in his property but withinminutes he found himself trapped, unable to escape. My garden wasalready on fire here. And the driveway was on fire, and the road was onfire. So I realised I couldnt evacuate, Mr Harrison said.plume /plum/ n.飘升之物；一缕 (烟雾、尘土等)释义：a cloud of something t

22、hat rises and curves upwards in the air表达：a plume of smoke 一缕烟相关：plumy adj.有羽毛的例句：A great plume of dust and ash rose from the volcano.拓展：plume n.大的羽毛表达：a black hat with an ostrich plume 一顶带着鸵鸟羽毛的黑帽子ember /embr/ n.灰烬释义：a piece of wood or coal that is not burning but is still red and hotafter a fire h

23、as died近义：ash例句：Only the embers of the bonfire remained.recall /rkl/ v.想起释义：to remember something表达：suddenly recall 突然想起近义：recollect例句：He recalled that she always came home late on Wednesdays.frantically /frntkli/ adv.发疯似地释义：quickly and with a lot of activity, but in a way that is not very wellorgan

24、ized表达：applaud frantically 疯狂地鼓掌近义：wildly；furiously相关：frantic adj.疯狂的例句：They worked frantically to finish on time.sprinkler /sprklr/ n.洒水器释义：a device with holes in that is used to spray water in drops on plantsor grass表达：circular sprinkler 环形喷洒机；street sprinkler 洒水车相关：sprinkle v.洒例句：The smoke activa

25、ted the sprinkler system.evacuate /vkjuet/ v.撤离释 义 ：to move out of a place because of danger, and leavethe placeempty近义：retreat相关：evacuation n.疏散；evacuee n.被疏散的人例句：Families were evacuated to safer parts of the city.He said he had to turn to his plan B: Hiding in a small kiln, just the size ofa coffi

26、n, that he had built the day before. It was just big enough for himto crawl inside, he said. I hid in there for half an hour while the firestormwent over, he said. It was huge, just glowing orange-red everywhere.Just scary. I was terrified. Mr Harrison said all his neighbours homes hadbeen destroyed

27、.kiln /kln/ n.窑释义：a large oven for baking clay and bricks, drying wood and grain, etc.表达：pottery kiln 陶窑例句：Modern farming methods have made these kilns redundant.coffin /kfn/ n.棺材释义：a box in which a dead body is buried or cremated表达：wooden coffin 木棺近义：casket例句：A procession of mourners slowly followe

28、d the coffin.crawl /krl/ v.爬行释义：to move forward on your hands and knees, with your body close tothe ground近义：creep相关：crawler n.爬行者例句：A man was crawling away from the burning wreckage.glow /lo/ v.发出光释义：to produce a dull, steady light近义：shine；glisten；glitter；glare辨析：glow 指发出较为柔和的光；shine 指发出较为明亮的光；glisten 通常指与水、油等发出的光；glitter 指发出亮丽的光芒，常用于阳光照射下物体的反光；glare 指发出耀眼的光芒。相关：glowing adj.灼热的；glowingly adv.灼热地例句：The strap has a fluorescent coating that glows in the dark.拓展：glow n.微光表达：neon glow 霓虹灯光Dozens of homes have been lost in massive wildfires since