熊熊大火像一堵高墙封住人们的去路,浓烟滚滚遮天蔽日……3日,加拿大艾伯塔省发生森林大火,连日的高温和大风导致火势失控。目前大火已摧毁1600栋建筑,过火面积达1万多公顷,8.8万人紧急疏散,所幸没有人员伤亡报告。
The wildfire in western Canada has ballooned to 85,000 hectares in Fort McMurray overnight and is now billowing across a wide front south of the city, a senior official said Thursday. 【balloon to/billow】 Billow做名字指“巨浪,如波涛滚滚而来之物”;做动词则指在波涛中翻滚,扬起,鼓起;比如:The curtains billowed in the breeze.(窗帘在微风中鼓了起来。)
The fire, which broke out early this week, has forced a massive evacuation, said Alberta Premier Rachel Notley one day after the province declared a state of emergency. 【state of emergency】 【break out】
Supercharged by winds of up to 70 km/h, the Fort McMurray wildfire has grown 8 times larger Wednesday night and is expected to continue to burn out of control Thursday as more than 1,110 firefighters, 145 helicopters and 22 air tankers are fighting to protect homes and critical infrastructure across the oil sands gateway. 【supercharge】 例如:Tesla owners get access to its few supercharge stations for free. (中国日报网英语点津 yaning)
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