英文看天下：最美逆行者

喜艾笔记之凉山大火

1.A forest fire in southwestern China turned deadly overthe weekend when winds shifted unexpectedly, trapping firefighters and localofficials in a maelstrom.

deadly     致命的，非常危险的

shift    移动，转移

unexpectedly    出乎意料地，意外地

trap    使...陷入困境

例句：Twenty miners were trapped underground.

20名矿工被困在地下。

firefighter    消防员

official     官员

maelstrom     不可抗的破坏力，极度混乱

2.Nearly 700 firefighters from the Liangshan branch ofthe Sichuan Forest Fire Brigade have been fighting the blaze.

branch    分支

forest fire brigade     森林消防队

blaze    大火

3.On Sunday, 27 firefighters and three civilians, two ofwhom were officials in the forestry bureau, were reported missing after theylost contact with other rescuers when the wind changed, trapping them fromrescue.

civilian    平民，百姓

forestry     林业

bureau     局，机构

rescuer     救援者

rescue     营救，

4.China has been battling forest fires in recent weeks invarious parts of the vast country, including on the outskirts of Beijing, fedby dry weather and high winds across many northern areas.

battle    与...作战

various    各种不同的

vast    广阔的，巨大的

outskirt     郊区，市郊

feed    提供，供给

5.The 30 victims have been recognized asmartyrs. The recognition is approved by the Ministry of EmergencyManagement and the Sichuan provincial government.

victim    牺牲者

recognize   认可

martyr    烈士

recognition    表彰，认可

Ministry of Emergency Management    应急管理部