1、Throughout the season of summer,certain areas of Australia usually experience such a drought that they set alight(燃烧)during the months of January and February.But this year,the fires came early.Para 1:词汇拓展：词汇拓展：自然灾害 natural disaster 地震 earthquake 雪崩 avalanche 火山喷发 volcanic eruption 洪水 flood 干旱 droug
2、ht 森林大火 forest fires 饥荒 famine 热浪 heat wave 暴风雪 blizzard 龙卷风 tornado 飓风 hurricaneBlizzard EarthquakeHurricane Forest firesVolcanic eruption Flood Tornado Drought 背景知识背景知识澳大利亚地处南半球，虽然时差与中国只有2-3小时，但是季节却完全相反。12月2月为夏季，3月5月为秋季，6月8月为冬季，9月11月为春季，年平均气温北部27，南部14。vsvssummer in Australia (January)winter in Chi
3、na (January)Australia has been burning since October.As the fires have become worse than they have ever been before,starting earlier and spreading over a larger amount of land,the devastation(毁坏)has been enormous and the coverage has been global.Para 2:a large amount of:输出词块 大量的（常接不可数名词）enormous:同义异
4、构 极大的；巨大的（huge）coverage:派生词 新闻报道（cover+age）The fires have been growing rapidly with many still not under control due to the size and violence of them.The constant fear and terror Australians are currently living through is insane(疯狂的)the fear that they may have to evacuate(撤离)their homes potentially
5、 never to return with their possessions lost forever and burnt to the ground.There have been many images taken by the evacuees on social media of people escaping to the beach,where they are surrounded by flames and smoke,yet its the safest place for them to be.Para 3:rapidly:派生词 快地；迅猛地 rapidly growi
6、ng/changing/expanding 迅速发展的/快速变化的/快速扩张的be under control:输出词块 被控制；受控制同族词同族词:terror,terrible,terribly,terrify,terrifiedcurrently:派生词 目前；当前（presently/at the present time）live through sth:输出词块 经历（灾难或其他困境）而幸存potentially:派生词 可能地（possibly）possession:同义异构（formal）（常用复数）财产；所有物（belongings）be burnt to the groun
7、d:认知词块 被全部烧毁；被夷为平地take images:输出词块 拍照（take pictures/take photos）Not only are the fires destroying human homes,but also wildlife and their homes.Koalas and Kangaroos are terrified fleeing from the fires,approaching humans for care,water and help.Koalas are slowly becoming an endangered species with p
8、eople desperately trying to help them.flee from:输出词块 逃离（escape from/run away from）approach:学术词汇 靠近；接近（come near to）endangered species:认知词块 濒危物种desperately:精准的汉语释义 拼命地；不顾一切地 Para 4:长难句:Not only are the fires destroying human homes,but also wildlife and their homes.译文：大火不仅在摧毁人类的家园，还杀害野生动物，破坏它们的家园。分析：在
9、not only.but also.句型中，not only 位于句首时，引导的分句部分倒装。侧重侧重“损损”，可修复，可修复侧重侧重“毁毁”，无法修复，无法修复vsvsThe landmass that the fires have covered is so far larger than the country Wales in the UK,over 5.1 million hectares(公顷).Last years California fires covered around 68,000 hectares.It is estimated that half a billion
10、 animals have been killed as well as 1/3 of the koala population in New South Wales.This figure is set to rise as the fires continue to burn as koalas are slow movers and they cannot escape quick enough.Para 5:landmass:合成词 地块；路块cover:一词多义 覆盖（语义网络图见下页）around:同义异构 大约（about）It is estimated that.:固定句式 据
11、估计figure:一词多义 数字（语义网络图见下页）quick:adv 同义异构 迅速地；快速地（fast）覆盖；覆盖；遮盖遮盖（基本义）（基本义）cover 覆盖覆盖真相真相 掩饰掩饰 走完走完(一段路一段路程程)；占地；占地 涵盖；包括；涵盖；包括；涉及；处理涉及；处理 采访；报道采访；报道 足以支付；够付足以支付；够付 覆盖覆盖多个事物多个事物 覆盖覆盖地面一定地面一定距离或面积距离或面积 覆盖覆盖新闻事件新闻事件 覆盖覆盖费用、花费用、花销销“数字数字”的的形形状状数字数字体形体形 身材身材 身影身影 人物；人士人物；人士画像；塑像画像；塑像位数位数算术算术图表图表图形图形“人或动物人
12、或动物”的的形状形状“几何图形几何图形”的的形状形状形状形状(词源义词源义)figure n.背景知识背景知识新南威尔士州(New South Wales)位于澳大利亚东南部，东濒太平洋，北邻昆士兰州，南接维多利亚州，是英国在澳大利亚最早的殖民地，也是澳大利亚人口最多、工业化和城市化水平最高的州。矿产资源、森林资源、旅游资源丰富，拥有世界最大之一的天然良港悉尼港。主要城市有悉尼、纽卡斯尔、卧龙岗等。The amount of coverage the fires have had has been incredible,individual celebrities donating half
13、a million dollars and donating their profits from their brands to the fire service and animal reserves,people donating anything they can to help protect Australia over the next couple months of summer.Its incredible to watch the world come together through such a devastating time,and its terrifying to watch how destructive fire is.Para 6:fire service:认知词块（常用单数）消防队an animal reserve:输出词块 动物保护区the next couple months:输出词块 接下来的几个月terrifying:派生词极其可怕的；骇人听闻的（extremely frightening）destructive:派生词 破坏的；毁灭性的（同族词 destroy,destruction,destructive）
