练习材料：

Lesson62 After the fire

Firemen had been fighting the forest fire 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 aero planes. 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.

ˈfaɪəmən hæd biːn ˈfaɪtɪŋ ðə ˈfɒrɪst ˈfaɪə fɔː ˈnɪəli θriː wiːks bɪˈfɔː ðeɪ kʊd gɛt ɪt ˈʌndə kənˈtrəʊl. ə ʃɔːt taɪm bɪˈfɔː, greɪt triːz hæd ˈkʌvəd ðə ˈkʌntrɪˌsaɪd fɔː maɪlz əˈraʊnd. naʊ, sməʊk stɪl rəʊz ʌp frɒm ðə wɔːm graʊnd ˈəʊvə ðə ˈdɛsəlɪt hɪlz. ˈwɪntə wɒz ˈkʌmɪŋ ɒn ænd ðə hɪlz ˈθrɛtnd ðə səˈraʊndɪŋ ˈvɪlɪʤɪz wɪð dɪsˈtrʌkʃən, fɔː ˈhɛvi reɪn wʊd nɒt ˈəʊnli wɒʃ əˈweɪ ðə sɔɪl bʌt wʊd kɔːz ˈsɪərɪəs flʌdz æz wɛl. wɛn ðə ˈfaɪə hæd æt lɑːst biːn pʊt aʊt, ðə ˈfɒrɪst ɔːˈθɒrɪtiz ˈɔːdəd ˈsɛvrəl tʌnz ɒv ə ˈspɛʃəl taɪp ɒv grɑːs-siːd wɪʧ wʊd grəʊ ˈkwɪkli. ðə siːd wɒz spreɪd ˈəʊvə ðə graʊnd ɪn hjuːʤ ˈkwɒntɪtiz baɪ eərəʊ pleɪnz. ðə pleɪnz hæd biːn ˈplɑːntɪŋ siːd fɔː ˈnɪəli ə mʌnθ wɛn ɪt bɪˈgæn tuː reɪn. baɪ ðɛn, haʊˈɛvə, ɪn ˈmɛni ˈpleɪsɪz ðə grɑːs hæd ɔːlˈrɛdi ˈteɪkən ruːt. ɪn pleɪs ɒv ðə greɪt triːz wɪʧ hæd biːn ˈgrəʊɪŋ ðeə fɔː ˈsɛnʧʊriz, ˈpæʧɪz ɒv griːn hæd bɪˈgʌn tuː əˈpɪər ɪn ðə ˈblækənd sɔɪl.

任务配置：

L0＋L4

知识笔记：

词组：for miles around 方圆数公里；rise up 上升，起来造反；

新词：desolate 荒凉的；destruction 毁灭，消亡；flood 洪水，泛滥；authority 权威，当局；

练习感悟：

今天，总的来说，这周末都该是疲惫的。

下周一要进行班徽班歌大赛，拭目以待吧。