连日大火肆虐,已使悉尼歌剧院笼罩在浓烟之中。澳大利亚政府部门10日发布预警,大悉尼地区面临最高级别的“灾难性”火灾风险。这是澳大利亚2009年实施新的火灾风险等级以来,大悉尼地区首次面临这一级别的风险预警。
Raging bushfires have razed properties in Australia and briefly spread to suburbs of Sydney, officials say.
澳大利亚当局表示,势无可挡的森林大火已经将一些房屋夷为平地,并迅速蔓延到悉尼郊区。
raze [reɪz]:vt.夷为平地;破坏;拆毁
Scores of fires are still burning in New South Wales amid temperatures of 35C and winds of 80km/h.
新南威尔士州仍有数十处大火在燃烧,气温达到35摄氏度,风速达到每小时80公里。
A feared southerly wind change has now occurred but the "catastrophic" day feared has largely been avoided.
风向确如人们担心的那样转为了南风,不过大家所惧怕的“灾难性”一天基本上得以避免。
No deaths were reported on Tuesday but fire chiefs warned that conditions meant the dangers facing the state were far from over.
本周二(11月12日)没有人员死亡报告,但消防官员警告称,目前的情况意味着该州面临的危险远未结束。
About six million people live in New South Wales (NSW) state.
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