Lesson 62:After the fire 火灾过后
Firemen had been fighting the forest for nearly three weeks before they could get it under control. A short time before, great trees had covered the countryside for miles around. Now, smoke still rose up from the warm ground over the desolate hills. Winter was coming on and the hills threatened the surrounding villages with destruction, for heavy rain would not only wash away the soil but would cause serious floods as well. When the fire had at last been put out, the forest authorities ordered several tons of a special type of grass-seed which would grow quickly. The seed was sprayed over the ground in huge quantities by aeroplanes. The planes had been planting seed for nearly a month when it began to rain. By then, however, in many places the grass had already taken root. In place of the great trees which had been growing there for centuries patches of green had begun to appear in the blackened soil.
句子讲解：
1、Firemen had been fighting the forest fire for nearly three weeks before they could gel it under control.
消防队员们同那场森林大火搏斗了将近三个星期最后才把火势控制住。
语言点 get sth. under control让某物得到控制
真题测试 测试语言点：give和get相关短语
——The boss said we had only three days to finish the work.
——Don’t worry. We have already ( ) two thirds of it. (2006 年高考四川卷，第 25 题)
A. got down B. got through C. given in D. given away
答案：选B
分析：get down 下来;get through 完成;give in 屈服;give away 赠送 翻译：一老板说我们必须在三天内完成这项任务。
一没问题，我们已完成了三分之二。
2、A short time before, great trees had covered the countryside for miles around.
就在不久前，参天大树还覆盖着方圆数英里的土地。
语言点 covered the countryside for miles around 覆盖着数英里的土地
3、Now, smoke still rose up from the warm ground over the desolate hills.
而现在发热的地面上仍然升腾着烟雾，弥漫在荒凉的土丘上。
语言点 over the desolate hills在荒凉的山丘上空
真题测试 测试语言点：beyond, over, on的区别
I’m sorry it's ( ) my power to make a final decision on the project.
(2004年上海春季高考，第26题)
A. over B. above C. off D. beyond
答案：选D
分析：beyond one's power to do某人无权去做，其他三项不符合题意。
翻译：很抱歉，我无权对这个工程做最后的决定。
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