在英语学习领域，新概念英语第二册凭借系统化的教学理念和丰富实用的课程材料，为广大英语学习者搭建起坚实的语言基石。今日，我们将聚焦于“大火之后”这一课题，希望通过这一真实而实用的场景，为大家带来富有深度的学习素材和有价值的参考资料！

【课文】

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.

消防员与森林大火搏斗了近三周，才终于将其控制住。不久之前，参天大树还覆盖着周围数英里之内的乡村。如今，温暖的地面上仍从荒凉的山丘间升起袅袅烟雾。冬天即将来临，山丘对周边村庄构成了毁灭性的威胁，因为大雨不仅会冲走土壤，还会导致严重的洪水。大火最终被扑灭后，林业部门订购了几吨一种能迅速生长的特种草籽。飞机在空中大量播撒这种草籽。飞机播种近一个月后，下起了雨。然而，到那时，许多地方的草已经扎根。原本数世纪以来一直生长着大树的地方，黑土之上开始出现一片片绿色。

【生词】

control n. 控制

smoke n. 烟

desolate adj. 荒凉的

threaten v. 威胁

surrounding adj. 周围的

destruction n. 破坏，毁灭

flood n. 洪水，水灾

authority n. 当局，官方

grass-seed n. 草籽

spray v. 喷撒

quantity n. 量；数量

root n. 根

century n. 世纪

patch n. 小片

blacken v. 变黑，发暗

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