美国有线新闻 CNN 澳大利亚再起山火 世界最大沙岛火势失控

As parts of the United States saw near record cold this week, parts of Australia have been sweltering under record breaking heat. And that's a concern as the nation's bush fire season heats up.

本周，美国部分地区的寒冷接近历史纪录，而澳大利亚部分地区却在创纪录的高温下闷热难耐。由于澳大利亚丛林火灾季不断升温，这成为令人担忧的问题。

Wildfires are common in Australia especially during the summer which just began there. But it's 2019-2020 bush fire season was its worst on record and that's why people inside and outside of Australia are keeping a close eye on Fraser Island, a strip¹ of land off the country's east coast that's about 75 miles long and 15 miles wide. An illegal campfire there ignited² a wildfire that's been burning out of control for a month and a half.

野火在澳大利亚很常见，尤其是在夏季，即该国刚刚进入的季节。但2019到2020年是有史以来最严重的丛林火灾季，这也是澳大利亚内外人士都在密切关注弗雷泽岛的原因，弗雷泽岛位于澳大利亚东海岸，长约75英里，宽15英里。该岛上的一次非法营火点燃了已失控一个半月的野火。

Firefighters have been doing all they can to stop it. Sometimes dropping water on it from the air but strong winds and a heat wave that hit Fraser Island this week have threatened to make matters worse. It's the world's largest sand island.

消防员一直在尽其所能救火。他们有时会从空中喷水，但本周侵袭弗雷泽岛的强风和热浪可能令事态进一步恶化。弗雷泽岛是世界上最大的沙岛。

The only one with a tall rainforest that grows on sand and a popular vacation destination but Fraser Island is being scorched³. Some of the people there have been told to get off the island and given what happened in other parts of Australia last year at this time, residents⁴ are hoping Fraser Island isn't the sign of things to come.

弗雷泽岛是唯一沙滩上生长高大雨林的岛屿，也是备受欢迎的度假胜地，但弗雷泽岛正在被烧焦。岛上的一些居民被告知要离开这个岛，鉴于去年这个时候澳大利亚其他地区发生的事情，当地居民希望弗雷泽岛不会成为未来趋势的征兆。

1 strip   

n.长条，条状；连环漫画；n.脱衣舞；vt.脱衣，剥夺；挤干(牛奶)；vt.拆卸；去除(烟叶的茎)；vi.脱衣，表演脱衣舞；剥落

参考例句：

• I need one more strip of cloth to finish this decoration.我还要一根布条来完成这个装饰品。
• We had to strip the old paint from the doors.我们只好把门上的旧漆刮掉。

2 ignited   

点燃，引发( ignite的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The blast was caused by pockets of methane gas that ignited. 爆炸是由数袋甲烷气体着火引起的。
• He ignited the wood with a band of hay. 他用一把干草引燃了这些木柴。

3 scorched   

烧焦，烤焦( scorch的过去式和过去分词 )； 使（植物）枯萎，把…晒枯； 高速行驶； 枯焦

参考例句：

• I scorched my dress when I was ironing it. 我把自己的连衣裙熨焦了。
• The hot iron scorched the tablecloth. 热熨斗把桌布烫焦了。

4 residents   

n.居民( resident的名词复数 )；（旅馆的）住宿者

参考例句：

• Plans to build a new mall were deep-sixed after protests from local residents. 修建新室内购物中心的计划由于当地居民反对而搁浅。
• Local residents have reacted angrily to the news. 当地居民对这一消息表示愤怒。