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(单词翻译:双击或拖选)
A series of disasters has devastated1 parts of southern California, the largest wildfire in state history flared2 up in early December. It was named the Thomas Fire because it started near Thomas Aquinas College. It's been burned more than 281,000 acres and it's still not completely contained or blocked off. Officials expect that to happen later this month.
But its effects led to another problem. The Thomas Fire burned off trees, brush and bushes in the area. And when a storm struck earlier this week, dumping rain on charred3 hillsides, there wasn't enough living vegetation to help keep mud, boulders4 and dead trees from flowing downhill. Debris5 covered roads and swamped buildings.
Mudslides and flooding destroyed 65 homes and damage more than 460 others, and at least 17 were killed, though several others are still missing.
The rain has stopped and hundreds of first responders are working through the debris field searching for survivors6. Deadly mudslides have struck this area before. Its unique landscape has contributed to both its beauty and its potential threat from disaster.
1 devastated | |
v.彻底破坏( devastate的过去式和过去分词);摧毁;毁灭;在感情上(精神上、财务上等)压垮adj.毁坏的;极为震惊的 | |
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2 Flared | |
adj. 端部张开的, 爆发的, 加宽的, 漏斗式的 动词flare的过去式和过去分词 | |
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3 charred | |
v.把…烧成炭( char的过去式);烧焦 | |
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4 boulders | |
n.卵石( boulder的名词复数 );巨砾;(受水或天气侵蚀而成的)巨石;漂砾 | |
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n.瓦砾堆,废墟,碎片 | |
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6 survivors | |
幸存者,残存者,生还者( survivor的名词复数 ) | |
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