澳大利亚遭遇灾难性火灾蔓延至悉尼郊区_BEC初级作文

澳大利亚遭遇灾难性火灾蔓延至悉尼郊区

大约有600万人居住在新南威尔士州。

消防工作最新进展

The number of fires still afflicting NSW ranged from 100 to 300 in Australian media reports.

据澳大利亚媒体报道，新南威尔士州目前仍有100至300起火灾。

Crews have been battling a front spanning 1,000km along the north coast of NSW, with several blazes "exceeding 100,000 hectares alone", officials have said.

消防人员一直在新南威尔士州北部绵延1000公里的前线作战，有关官员表示，几场大火“单是着火面积就超过10万公顷”。

Flame retardant had to be dropped in Sydney's northern suburbs as some bushfires approached within 15km of the city centre.

一些森林大火蔓延至距市中心15公里以内地区，消防人员不得不在悉尼北部郊区投放阻燃剂。

retardant [rɪ'tɑːd(ə)nt]：n. [化学]阻滞剂；抑止剂

Flames came within metres of engulfing the homes of Blake Haymen and Sean Murphy in the affluent suburb.

大火距离布莱克·海门和肖恩·墨菲家所在的郊区富人区只有几米远。

The residents were forced to use pool water to tackle a blaze that had spread from dense bushland across the road from their homes.

大火从居民家门前马路对面的茂密丛林蔓延开来，居民们被迫用游泳池的水灭火。

"We actually ran out of water pressure, so we had to go to the pool. Sean put out a spot-fire with one of these buckets," Mr Haymen told the Sydney Morning Herald.