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：
7、The planes had been planting seed for nearly a month when it began to rain.
飞机撒播近一个月后，开始下起雨来。
语言点 had been planting seed用过去完成进行时表7K持续播种。
8、By then, however, in many places the grass had already taken root.
然而到那时，很多地方的草籽已经生根了。
语言点 take root生根
真题测试 测试语言点：“by +时间名调”用于完成时态
The mayor of Beijing says that all construction work for the Beijing Olympics ( )by 2006. (2004年高考北京卷，第27题)
A. has been completed B. has completed
C. will have been completed D. will have completed
答案：选C
分析：此题考查动词的语态和时态。很显然本句应该用被动语态，因此排除B、D;根据时间状语by 2006，应选择将来完成时，因此选C。
翻译：北京市市长说所有有关北京奥林匹克的建筑将于2006年完成。
9、 In place of the great trees which had been growing there for centuries, patches of green had begun to appear in the blackened soil.
一片片绿草开始出现在这片烧焦的土地上，代替了多少世纪以来一JL生长在那里的麥 天大树。
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