《新版新概念英语第二册(英音)Lesson (62)》歌词

[00:00:01] --- lesson 62 after the fire

[00:00:06] --- first listen and then answer the question.

[00:00:12] --- what was the danger to the villages after the fire?

[00:00:20] firemen had been fighting the forest fire for nearly three weeks before they could get it under control.

[00:00:28] a short time before, great trees had covered the countryside for miles around.

[00:00:36] now, smoke still rose up from the warm ground over the desolate hills.

[00:00:43] winter was coming on and the hills threatened the surrounding villages with destruction,

[00:00:50] for heavy rain would not only wash away the soil but would cause serious floods as well.

[00:00:59] when the fire had at last been put out,

[00:01:02] the forest authorities ordered several tons of a special type of grass-seed which would grow quickly.

[00:01:11] the seed was sprayed over the ground in huge quantities by aeroplanes.

[00:01:18] the planes had been planting seed for nearly a month when it began to rain.

[00:01:25] by then, however, in many places the grass had already taken root.

[00:01:31] in place of the great trees which had been growing there for centuries, patches of green had begun to appear in the blackened soil.

[00:01:42] --- end